Hyundai Tucson Reviews

The Hyundai Tucson is the brand's best-selling SUV, with almost 20,000 finding homes in Australia over the past 12 months. Have all those buyers made the right choice? Chesto puts the Tucson Active X to the long-term test to find out.

The midsize SUV segment is a busy place. There are dozens of options to choose from, but we've assembled three of the most important players.Those models are the all-new Toyota RAV4 GLX, which is up against the Hyundai Tucson Active X and Kia Sportage SX Plus. All are petrol-powered, front-wheel drive, and automatic.Which is the best of the bunch? Read on to find out!

The new-generation Hyundai Tucson is still a way off, but in the meantime there are a lot of good reasons why the current tried-and-tested mid-size SUV could still be the perfect fit.

The Highlander sits at the top of the Tucson range with a list price starting from $46,500.There are two engines to choose from; a 1.6-litre turbo petrol making 130kW and 265Nm (all-wheel drive), and a 2.0-litre diesel with outputs of 136kW and 400Nm (all-wheel drive).Coming standard are 19-inch alloy wheels, LED headlights, an eight-inch screen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, eight-speaker stereo, dual-zone climate control, proximity unlocking with push-button start, rear privacy glass, front and rear parking sensors, leather seats, panoramic sunroof, ventilated and heated front seats, auto tailgate, wireless charging, a heated steering wheel and power front passenger and driver's seats.  The Highlander scored the maximum five-star ANCAP rating when it was tested in 2016, and comes with blind spot warning, AEB which works at higher speeds and can detect pedestrians, rear cross-traffic alert and adaptive cruise control.

The Active X occupies the second rung of the Hyundai Tucson ladder. So what do you get for your money?

The Elite is the second most expensive Tucson you can buy. Here's what that extra cash buys you.

The Active is the cheapest Tucson you can buy. So what do you get as standard?

The Hyundai Tucson was never going to be left looking out of place amidst the Korean company's more aggressively-styled SUV line-up - and so what you see here is the mid-life update of the popular mid-size SUV. Admittedly, the Hyundai Tucson 2019 model doesn't look exactly like the smaller Kona or larger seven-seat Santa Fe, both of which are more... evil looking. But there are some minor cosmetic changes for this updated Tucson model - and the underlying story here is that the amendments go beyond the metal.The Tucson's tech has been upgraded, and so have the drivetrains - plus the model range has been tweaked. How does it all stack up? Let's get down to the nitty gritty.

We take a city-friendly 2WD 2019 Hyundai Tucson Elite off the bitumen and into the bush. It's a compact SUV more suited to cafe-hopping than creek-crossings. What could possibly go wrong?

It's the standard size car most families with two kids and a dog are looking for. The mid-size SUV.