Updated July 31, 2019:
Since we first published this story on August 17, 2018, there have been a few notable changes in the segment, as well as to this particular model.
There’s an all-new Toyota RAV4, for example, and the Mazda CX-5 and Honda CR-V line-ups have both been tweaked a little, too. So the competition is stronger than ever.
The Tucson range was revised in reaction to these developments in July 2019, with the launch of the model year 2020 Tucson seeing more equipment, safety gear, spec revisions and features across the line-up. Stay tuned for our Hyundai Tucson 2020 review, coming soon. Read the full Hyundai Tucson 2019 review.