MODEL TESTED: Tucson Hybrid N Line S
PRICE: £39,005 POWERTRAIN: 1.6-litre 4cyl turbo petrol hybrid, 227bhp
227bhp
Powertrain
1.6-litre 4cyl
52 litres
Fuel tank
£75 fill up
8.0 secs
Performance
120mph
616 litres
Seats up/down
1,795 litres
WE’RE testing the Tucson here in N Line S trim which, at £39,005, just dips under the Austral’s price to the tune of £490.
Tech highlights
THE Hyundai Group’s N3 architecture forms the basis of the Tucson. The platform is also shared with the larger Santa Fe, plus the Kia equivalents: the Sportage and the Sorento.
As with the Austral, the Tucson is powered by a mix of petrol and electric energy sources. While they fundamentally operate in the same way, the main difference between the two is that the Hyundai is equipped