Hyundai Tucson vs Ssangyong Tivoli

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Hyundai Tucson
Hyundai Tucson

$27,490 - $66,500

2024 price

Ssangyong Tivoli
Ssangyong Tivoli

2019 price

Summary

2024 Hyundai Tucson
2019 Ssangyong Tivoli
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 4, 1.6L

Diesel Turbo 4, 1.6L
Fuel Type
Unleaded Petrol/Electric

Diesel
Fuel Efficiency
5.3L/100km (combined)

5.5L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Drive experience is mixed
  • Higher price point than before
  • Safety tech improved but still intrusive

  • Boot could be more useful
  • Divisive rear styling
  • Still some naff interior bits
2024 Hyundai Tucson Summary

For the first time in Australia, the mid-sized Hyundai Tucson is being offered with a hybrid powertrain – which combines its spritely turbo-powered engine with a fuel efficiency-improving electric motor. And it might be enough to swing you to becoming a hybrid fan.

The new powertrain makes the Tucson a proper competitor against Australia’s darling, the Toyota RAV4 but the Nissan X-Trail e-Power and Kia Sportage remain strong rivals.

This week I’m family-testing the mid-spec Elite Hybrid with the N Line option pack to see how the newly updated Tucson handles family life.

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2019 Ssangyong Tivoli Summary

Did you know SsangYong translates to ‘Double Dragon’?

How friggin’ cool is that? Far cooler, at least, than the Korean brand’s history, which the word ‘tumultuous’ barely begins to cover.

After years of ownership woes and a near-bankruptcy, the brand came out the other side with enough stability to field a range of new vehicles, courtesy of its ambitious new owners - Indian giant Mahindra & Mahindra.

The Tivoli small SUV is the first car to launch under the new, cashed-up leadership and when it landed in Korea in 2015 it was solely responsible for the ‘Double Dragon’ brand turning its first profit in nine years.

Fast forward a few years, and a re-booted SsangYong is again confident enough to enter the Australian market, with a four-pronged, all-new SUV assault.

So, does the Tivoli have what it takes to break into our highly competitive small-SUV scene and help SsangYong pull a miraculous Korean turn-around, a-la-Hyundai?

I spent a week in the mid-spec Tivoli ELX diesel to find out.

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