The Hyundai Tucson is a 5-door SUV from Hyundai, built from 2004, in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids. Under the bonnet: Petrol engine.
How it came about
The Hyundai Tucson (; Korean: 현대 투싼) is a compact crossover SUV produced by the South Korean manufacturer Hyundai. It is named after the city of Tucson, Arizona, U.S. The second-generation model was marketed as the Hyundai ix35 in several markets, including Europe, Australia and China, before reverting to Tucson for the third-generation.
Since its first-generation, the Tucson has been developed alongside the Kia Sportage, sharing platforms and engines. The Tucson is the best-selling Hyundai model, with more than 7 million units sold globally since it launched in 2004. Of these, 1.4 million units have been sold in Europe.
The hardware
Power comes from Petrol engine; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. It weighs 1470-1529 kg. It shifts through a 5-speed Manual transmission / manual / 6-speed manual / 4-speed Automatic transmission / automatic / 5-speed automatic. The wheelbase is 2630 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Family and rivals
Its contemporaries in the catalogue — the Ford Mustang, the Suzuki Swift, the Chrysler 300 — show what else the money bought that year. Its Hyundai stablemates include the Hyundai Accent WRC and the Hyundai Accent.
What it costs now
The money question first: $7,400–$36,000 is the typical asking range today, and running it — fuel and maintenance at its age — costs about $2,705–$9,021 a year. Insurance sits around $1,020–$2,250 a year. The figures are class-level estimates from the federal record, with the formula on the methodology page; the model-year pages carry complaints, recalls and repair costs year by year.