Hyundai Tucson 2015 Brutally Honest Review - The Car that changed Hyundai's Fortunes

Hyundai Tucson 2015 Brutally Honest Review - The Car that changed Hyundai's Fortunes
overview 00:00
background 00:33
driving experience 02:41
design and build 09:19
market and model range 16:58
cost of ownership 28:16
summary 32:45
Jonathan Crouch writes an in-depth Hyundai Tucson 2015 -2018 review. If you want to watch more reviews on vehicles like this Hyundai Tucson 2015-2018, make sure to SUBSCRIBE to our channel and comment what YOU want us to review next.
With this post-2015 third generation Tucson model, Hyundai got serious about the growing Qashqai-class family SUV Crossover segment, delivering pretty much everything customers were looking for in this kind of car in one smartly-styled reasonably spacious package. Early buyers were told that this car would 'change the way they drove'. This model has certainly changed this Korean brand's fortunes in this sector.
History
In an era where nearly a quarter of all European car buyers are looking at something from the SUV Crossover class, mainstream brands need to take this segment very seriously. Back in 2015, Hyundai did just that with this car, its third generation Tucson model.
This Korean maker has done well on this continent with SUVs since the beginning of this century. By 2015, it had sold over 1.2 million of them, some of those orders accounted for by a first generation Tucson model that sold between 2004 and 2009. This was then replaced by a design sold in some markets badged 'Tucson' and in others (including ours) badged as 'ix35'. That model actually sold very well for the company in the family SUV segment, quickly accounting for over 20% of the marque's total sales. It was always thought this is the car you tended to buy in this sector if you couldn't quite afford the segment-leading Nissan Qashqai. By 2015, Hyundai's ambitions were a bit more far-reaching than that. Hence the replacement of the ix35 by this far more stylish third generation Tucson model, a family-sized SUV that made a move up-market and aimed to offer the prefect stepping stone toward the brand's smartly-proportioned Santa Fe seven-seat SUV.
Writer - Jonathan Crouch
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[@neuro.weaver]

This was a great looking SUV!
Too bad Huyndai could not keep it up with its 2021 replacement, which looks like a cross between a stormtrooper's helmet and an upside-down Christmas tree.

[@volt8684]

Abs top of the range as all your tests are. When I tested one in 2016 a 1.6 petrol it reminded me of the first good Nissans like 120y bluebird. Dissimilar vehicles but mechanically felt alike. Drove the tucson back to back with qashqai - tucson any day

[@Madonsteamrailways]

Supposing you have a garage linked to your home? What would the light your way home headlights do? Light up the end of the garage?

[@Madonsteamrailways]

I would only look at a Tucson if they ever bring out an electric version, and I don’t mean a plug in hybrid!!

[@jamesford6431]

I'm surprised with the comments from what I've read seems all positive. I'm a father of 3, and we haven't been on a family holiday since 2013, so not to bore with the story, I've decided to plan a road trip from Dorset to the south of Portugal so the drive would be going across France into Spain then the north of Portugal drive down to the south as I have family living out there, there will be over nights stay for sightseeing. I'm a proud owner of a Honda Civic 8th gen for 6 years going strong hitting 200k miles now.
I'm looking to get a family car with space for luggage and especially room for the kids.... Don't know. Much about Hyundai or Kia but so far for the budget these two are coming out on top and within. Budget.
Could anyone tell me if this Tucson would be highly recommended for long journeys and has anyone been on a European trip in one?
Many thanks

[@jamesford6431]

One thing to point out, I'm not fused with the heated seats and oddly steering wheel, but the panoramic sunroof I like very much, but the models I'm looking at sadly don't come with these cars seem good, this one the tucson is a nice looking car with the space I'm looking for especially for the running costs tickets the boxes. But for the same price the Kia Sportage 3 2015 have the sunroof. Feeling a little stuck in the suv world.

[@Madonsteamrailways]

The Tucson is certainly not an ugly car, but I very much doubt that a car of this size, with a petrol or diesel engine, will be an obvious problem to those living in Greater London!!