Hyundai Tucson launched in India; prices begin at Rs 18.99 lakh

After seeing the success the Creta has garnered over the past year, Hyundai has now launched its third SUV in India, the Tucson. The carmaker has positioned the new mid-size SUV in between its existing compact SUV the Creta, and its most premium offering in the SUV segment in India, the Santa Fe. The base trim of the Tucson has been priced at Rs 18.99 lakh (Ex-showroom, New Delhi) 

The latest SUV from Hyundai follows the Fluidic 2.0 design philosophy that is present on their other cars. The new hexagonal front-grille gives the Tucson an imposing stance and the wrap around headlamps with LED DRLs gel well with the design of the car. The rear features wrap-around tail lamps which look a lot like the i20. The Tucson measures 4,475mm in length, 1,850mm in width, 1660mm in height and has a wheelbase of 2670mm.

The Tucson will be offered with two different engine options in India, one petrol and one diesel. The petrol variant is a 2.0-litre DOHC Dual VTVT motor that pushes out 155bhp and 192Nm of torque. The diesel variant will also get a 2.0-litre mill but this one dishes out 185bhp and 400Nm of torque. Both the engines will be available with a six-speed automatic and manual gearbox, although the manual gearbox will only be available on base trims of both diesel and petrol while the top-spec model will only be as a diesel variant with the six-speed automatic gearbox.

The all-new Tucson received a five star rating from EURO NCAP in 2015. It comes loaded with safety features like 6-airbags, Electronic Stability Program (ESP), Hill-start Assist Control (HAC), Downhill Brake Control (DBC), ABS with EBD, and front/rear parking sensors. Other features present on the Tucson are Hands free tail gate with height adjustment, Electric parking brake, auto ORVM with heating function. HAC, front parking sensors, DBC, Hands free tailgate with height adjustment and heated ORVMs are a segment first. The Tuscon will get a 3 year/unlimited kilometre warranty.

The Tucson will be available in five colours: Pure White, Sleek Silver, Star Dust, Phantom Black and Wine Red. It will compete against the SsangYong Rexton, Mahindra XUV500, Honda CR-V and the Tata Safari.