Start with what the Hyundai ix35 is: a 5-door crossover SUV with 2.0 L Nu I4, built from 2010 to 2023, as electrification stopped being an experiment and the crossover took every market. What it meant takes a little longer.
The story
The Hyundai ix35 is a compact SUV produced by Beijing Hyundai while the predecessing Hyundai Tucson was sold in China alongside as a cheaper alternative next to the Hyundai ix35 (international second generation Hyundai Tucson). The ix35 name was introduced by Hyundai in 2009 with the launch of the second generation Tucson crossover, but only outside South Korea and North America.
From 2015, with the introduction of the third generation model, the model was again sold as the Tucson. In China, Beijing Hyundai kept the ix35 as an independent model, due to its high demand. As a result, the Tucson and ix35 crossovers were sold alongside in the same market.
What is underneath
The engine is 2.0 L Nu I4. Drive goes through a 6-speed manual / 6-speed automatic. The wheelbase is 2640 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Its place in the line
In the Hyundai line-up the Hyundai ix35 has a clear place: it handed the line to the Hyundai Mufasa; the factory was Beijing (Beijing Hyundai), China. The cars a buyer would have weighed it against include the Jeep Grand Cherokee, the Nissan Leaf, the Lexus LFA. Nearby in the Hyundai catalogue sit the Hyundai Accent WRC and the Hyundai Accent.