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2025–2026 you have to choose between
Hyundai, Toyota and possibly Volkswagen.00:00:09
That's about how things work around here.00:00:11
There are also, of course, Dacia options.00:00:14
Bigster is an interesting option that
I'll talk about a bit more at the end.00:00:19
But all in all, if you want, excellent
equipment and a car that really moves00:00:24
and is surprisingly comfortable,
this could be the Hyundai Tucson.00:00:27
And I’ve driven it over the past few
days, and in the minutes ahead I’ll00:00:32
share my unfiltered impressions.00:00:33
As usual, I must remind you that these
tests are completely independent;00:00:37
brands don’t tell us what to say,
which is why some of them boycott me.00:00:42
I'll leave it to you to
figure out which ones.00:00:45
There are those that don't
appear here on this channel yet.00:00:49
Still, I think I'll have to start
visiting dealerships or private00:00:52
sellers so I can drive, for
instance, a Mercedes these days.00:00:55
This won't compete with premium
brands, though it has a huge00:00:59
set of premium-level features.00:01:00
So the Hyundai Tucson is an alternative
for those who still don't want to switch00:01:05
to an electric car that costs only a few
thousand euros more; by the way, they want00:01:10
a comfortable gasoline car but to have a
touch of electric power as well, and, once00:01:15
again, truly a great deal of technology.00:01:31
Until we get to drive it and show
you the cool stuff on the dash,00:01:35
Hyundai has packed nearly all it
had into the equipment pantry, so00:01:39
let's talk a bit about the exterior.00:01:41
And I like this fluid sculpture, as
Hyundai people call it, with these00:01:45
headlights integrated into the grille.00:01:48
We also have fog lights
and turn signals here.00:01:50
I like this design.00:01:52
The first time I saw
the Tucson, I liked it.00:01:55
I liked it even back when it was
called the iX35, two generations ago.00:01:59
Since they started designing these cars at
the design center in Rüsselsheim, Germany,00:02:03
Hyundai has greatly improved the design.00:02:05
It's more European, closer
to what we like here.00:02:07
Look at it from the side
to see how it looks.00:02:10
It attracts attention.00:02:11
People who see the car for the first
time say that's how a nice car looks.00:02:15
But let's take the car for a spin, a
little, slowly, slowly, slowly, yes?00:02:19
Slow down, slow down, easy
there; you've taken it too hard.00:02:22
Here, let's drive it from the front.00:02:24
Thus, what you’re seeing here is, in
theory, a compact SUV—a crossover.00:02:28
Beyond the grille you see, we have a
short hood with a hint of sport, though00:02:34
underneath there’s a 1.6 turbo petrol
engine, aided by an electric one.00:02:38
I’ll tell you a bit more later,
after which we have a relatively00:02:42
tall windshield, because
you want clear visibility.00:02:45
People in Europe buy this car
primarily because it is tall.00:02:48
Not because it's necessarily spacious,
because I remember Hyundai made some00:02:52
good cars called the i40, and they
were spacious; those don't yet have00:02:57
a strong badge, but people seem to
want something taller, and if we00:03:01
talk about height, that's roughly
what the ground clearance looks like.00:03:05
Here we have a mid-level trim; the winter
tires are on—great work to Hyundai.00:03:10
Here we have a 19-inch UTP wheel, a
50-series tire, and the setup looks tidy.00:03:15
That means you’ll have a comfortable
car; the wheels look good.00:03:19
I’d avoid 20-inch or larger; you want
comfort from this car, not a sporty setup.00:03:25
There are Hyundai variants
that can be sporty.00:03:27
Some have truly electric entrances.00:03:29
But this one does not want that thing.00:03:31
This one aims to be good for
families, especially in a city.00:03:35
And a few other things.00:03:36
So let's talk in fidebot.00:03:38
This grille is very complicated,
with all these elements.00:03:41
In the bottom part, it has this front lip,
let's say, a bit gray, and tall enough00:03:46
that you can take any curb—meaning you
can approach any curb and it won't touch.00:03:50
That’s a good part.00:03:51
But when we move along the side, this
shows Hyundai’s attention to detail.00:03:55
Look, this thing is... This is a leather
piece meant as a sacrificial insert;00:03:59
it’s matte and, as far as I can tell,
unpainted, and it’s also a separate piece.00:04:04
I think it’s separate; it could
be that I can swap this entirely.00:04:08
After that, these trim pieces are
matte again and fairly easy to swap.00:04:12
And this is another sacrificial area.00:04:14
So here’s how it goes: we come at
it from the bar with the molding,00:04:18
then we come with this sill.00:04:21
Hey, do you know what I’m keeping
a close watch on with these cars?00:04:26
That this threshold fully covers
the true, actual threshold.00:04:29
And the really good news is that, indeed,
Hyundai covers the entire threshold.00:04:33
I’ve just come back from the car wash,
and as you can see the threshold is00:04:39
clean, so I shouldn’t wipe it off here.00:04:42
Bravo to Hyundai for this.00:04:44
We still have, therefore, a fairly
generous ground clearance, which, however,00:04:48
will penalize the car a little; later on
we’ll see how it affects fuel economy.00:04:53
Well, a few more important
design-related things: these edges00:04:56
you see here make these doors
impossible to repair at a body shop.00:05:00
Practically with this car,
any repair to the sheet metal00:05:03
will be done by replacement.00:05:05
I don't know a mechanic who
can... But I do know one guy00:05:09
who does these things by hand.00:05:12
You know him, right?00:05:13
We'll greet our friend from the folks
at Fast Auto Dealt, for example,00:05:16
who repair something like that.00:05:18
He even repaired a BMW for me once,
the one I touched in a parking lot.00:05:22
But these doors are hard to repair
because there’s a lot of work to do.00:05:27
It looks nice, and with insurance
anyway everything will be settled.00:05:30
What did I like?00:05:31
Especially at this level.00:05:33
We have all kinds of chrome trim.00:05:35
The windows are smoky with a
heat-treated finish; all sorts00:05:38
of these very beautiful elements.00:05:40
I don't know whether it's aluminum or
plastic, but again it looks very nice.00:05:45
This whole area is excellently crafted.00:05:47
Among those who worked here,
the designer did a fine job.00:05:51
That same strip I told you about,
here I can't show you a power00:05:55
outlet; I can only show you the plug.00:05:57
We don't have an outlet on this
car, though Hyundai calls it a Full00:06:01
Hybrid, it doesn't have an outlet.00:06:03
And if we move toward the rear, we'll see
about the same approach as in the front.00:06:07
For clearance, a fairly tall bar is there,
so the back again will be impossible to00:06:12
reach unless you crash into the posts.00:06:14
And now a double exhaust if we see here
this double exhaust that exhausts for00:06:19
a 1.6 turbo internal combustion engine.00:06:21
I think a motorcycle exhaust pipe would
have been enough, but it looks good.00:06:26
And they’re chrome horns.00:06:27
On the rear, what I liked is that we have
the Hyundai logo very nicely inscribed00:06:32
here on the tailgate, and the tailgate
is smoky, in addition to the Hyundai00:06:37
Tucson inscriptions and the hybrid badge.00:06:39
I like the stops; I like these
things that look like you have00:06:43
something... the predator.00:06:44
This car looks far sportier than
it really is, but it is beautiful00:06:48
and it attracts attention.00:06:50
And now, for the slowest high-on
competition, I think BYD still outdoes it00:06:54
here, but we also have plenty of speed.00:06:56
For the sake of the competition,
it's quite fast overall.00:06:59
What I liked was a truly full-size trunk.00:07:02
No compromises there.00:07:03
Why?00:07:04
Hyundai’s people hid the hybrid battery,
otherwise pretty small, about 1.200:07:08
to 1.3 kWh, under the front seats.00:07:10
That means you’ll have around
six hundred liters of cargo space00:07:14
for that, making it a family car.00:07:16
By the way, see?00:07:18
Can you put sixty kilos on this thing
alone, or can you do it like this?00:07:22
And you'll also discover here that you
can stash all sorts of things, such as00:07:27
the emergency kit and other such items.00:07:29
I've noticed that on roads in
Romania people have started00:07:32
getting punctures again.00:07:33
All right! I'll do it.00:07:34
Do they happen?00:07:35
Punctures happen often.00:07:36
Here we have 12-volt outlets
capable of delivering up to 18000:07:39
watts if you want to install a
fridge or other items in the trunk.00:07:44
Another interior mounting
hook for a light here nearby.00:07:47
On this side, that thing pulls you into
the seats; I’ll show you right away.00:07:52
Another hook here, we still have a few
hooks at the back, with four hooks of this00:07:56
kind on each corner; you can put a net.00:07:58
Here we pull the seats out, here
we have a speaker, we have a CREL00:08:02
system on this car, a premium system,
here there is another tie-down00:08:05
hook for nets and for all kinds of
stuff, so very sensible, this car.00:08:09
We even have something like
that, something you don’t need.00:08:12
I think this thing will be good only
for putting something light over it,00:08:16
like a kind of tray, because I showed
you the smoky scope a little earlier.00:08:20
However, if you really have
something important to haul by00:08:23
car, obviously, what did you say?00:08:25
I pull from here, you
pull from there, okay?00:08:28
Three, two, one.00:08:29
He pulled himself forward and with
the belts he moved to the front,00:08:32
and there's yet another thing I have
to respect about Hyundai people.00:08:36
They solved the belt problem on
the rear seats when they fold down.00:08:40
Those who drive cars like this know.00:08:42
This is the belt for the trailer
that hangs a little oddly here.00:08:46
But I think we can catch her
in a slightly better position.00:08:49
Yes, right here it goes in.00:08:51
I think this is exactly where it goes in.00:08:53
Somewhere around here.00:08:54
Yes, yes.00:08:55
Like this, we’ve got her.00:08:56
Good. Now let me show you what we were
talking about with the back seats.00:09:00
And, on this occasion, again,
at the slowest trunk contest.00:09:06
There are still handles there, just
in case you want to pull on it.00:09:10
And perhaps you did not
choose the electric tailgate.00:09:13
Okay then. For the charging portion you
can do it like this, but I think00:09:17
you should also be able to do it
in the alternative way as well.00:09:21
Right?00:09:22
No. No. I should be able to remove them so
they can operate even more freely.00:09:27
After around that date though,
what I asked you about, at this00:09:30
trim level, I have perforated
leather for the rear seats.00:09:33
Let's move the seat back a bit
more, look, there are levers00:09:37
right there by the seat base.00:09:39
With that hand you pull another one,
and you can leave them how you want—see,00:09:43
as much as you like from the back.00:09:45
You pull it.00:09:46
You pull like me... Yes,
yes, that's it, easy.00:09:49
Yes, yes, look, the position—let it go.00:09:51
This is a lounge position; look at how
much space is here, and we have chairs00:09:55
that look great, they feel quality.00:09:56
What we appreciated was this hook.00:09:58
Hey, so here’s a specific detail
for you to notice: there, you00:10:02
can see it—the part that actually
holds the seat belt in place.00:10:06
The belt cannot detach from the
buckle, and you won’t loosen it00:10:09
or strike this plastic piece, as
some people do with pricier cars.00:10:13
The headrests can lower or raise, which
is a very good feature for visibility and00:10:18
comfort, and from the rear seats there
is a handy armrest with a cup holder.00:10:24
With this thing I can’t shift
it aside to get my skis in, at00:10:27
least with this level of gear, no.00:10:29
They’re retractable, so to speak, and the
belt mounts, that’s a very handy feature,00:10:33
and Rizofix mounts for the two spots.00:10:35
I don’t know if these clamps came as
standard, but that’s a very nice feature.00:10:40
This strap holds securely all the seats
here and all the objects, and space-wise00:10:45
it is more than enough for everyone and
their belongings and luggage, comfortably.00:10:49
The comfort is exemplary for the
back seats; for the children's little00:10:53
feet we used a stiffer plastic here.00:10:55
The ambience is very pleasant.00:10:57
I have two charging sockets,
I can control the temperature.00:11:00
I don’t have any screen here, but
visibility from the back seats00:11:04
is excellent, not only toward the
exterior through the smoked glass,00:11:07
but also toward the front and the
panoramic ceiling, with good air flow00:11:12
and easy reach to adjust settings.00:11:14
Like I told you before, this car has a
lot of surprisingly premium features.00:11:18
At this trim level it should already
compete with premium brands, and at00:11:22
that price you simply can't beat it,
as I mentioned, compared with Dacia.00:11:26
We have a panoramic roof and a sunroof
here, which actually looks very good.00:11:30
Handles for all the passengers,
and a light by the button.00:11:36
And a little curtain.00:11:37
When was the last time you saw a
curtain like this on this trim?00:11:42
In this complete package.00:11:43
It's not bad at all that this is luxury;
by the way, it has everything, there00:11:48
are variations as well, and as I was
telling you, it starts from around 27,000.00:11:53
The one I drive is listed at 39,
around there, at the high end.00:11:58
But the rear-seat comfort, once
again, is exemplary; enormous00:12:01
trunk space; it already behaves
and looks like a family car.00:12:04
Let's see what this one
gets, the head of the family.00:12:08
The rear seats have three-level heating.00:12:11
And obviously power windows,
and a textile-leather00:12:13
combination in three colors.00:12:14
The ambience in the
rear area is very good.00:12:18
It surpasses what I've seen some
European brands do in the same segment,00:12:22
which is again to be appreciated.00:12:25
Storage space, however, is quite
small; there isn’t room there00:12:28
for more than 750 ml. That’s a
bit of a downside, if you want.00:12:33
I’ve told you I’ve been living
with this car in the last few days00:12:38
and I’ve even got candies here.00:12:40
I have a very generous armrest.00:12:42
I have a space where I can place
my phone to charge wirelessly, and00:12:47
what I like is that when I put it
here, not only does it show that it’s00:12:52
charging, but these lights pulse.00:12:54
But to start charging you have to
press the brake and press Start,00:12:58
and now charging will begin.00:13:00
In approximately four out of every five
situations, the charging process begins.00:13:06
Seriously, it does indeed.00:13:07
According to Hai, indeed!00:13:14
Probably just after you
start up the engine, indeed.00:13:18
Yet the entire atmosphere inside the
neat cabin is surprisingly very pleasant.00:13:22
From this very cute little shelf,
with a touch of textile here, with00:13:26
some leatherette, with nicely stitched
leather, with speakers mounted up high.00:13:30
A huge head-up display we
badly needed but didn't have.00:13:33
And after that we have this really nice
cluster with a full digital display here.00:13:38
This is the thing that's
new on this facelift.00:13:41
And another massive screen for
the infotainment that serves00:13:44
exceptionally well for CarPlay.00:13:46
Because that's actually why
you bought a car with CarPlay.00:13:50
Some other things that have changed,
and as you can see, all these00:13:53
buttons look absolutely great.00:13:55
What I still really like about
Hyundai is that they do a lot of00:13:59
research in America—big buttons.00:14:00
You’ve got all the big buttons here.00:14:02
We’ll cover features and what
the car does when we drive it,00:14:05
but I also have buttons here.00:14:07
Here I place my phone, and it sits well.00:14:09
Here in these two cupholders
I can stash things.00:14:12
Here I have storage and more storage, and
here, here, a properly sized purse fits.00:14:16
That, in fact, we all know that in the
vast majority of cases the front-right00:14:21
seat is a mini handbag trunk.00:14:23
The door storage compartments are, for
a bottle of up to a liter and a few00:14:28
other things, not the largest, but all
the elements, all the details look good.00:14:32
Continuing, we have hard plastic,
combined with leatherette, combined with00:14:36
...
Glossy plastic, again with a
small handle in a different color.00:14:39
There are quite a lot of elements
there that pile up on the car and00:14:44
still make it look really okay.00:14:46
The sound system, by the way, at
this trim level, is equipped with00:14:50
acoustic enclosures, if I’m not
mistaken, and it sounds really good.00:14:53
For me, especially when I commute,
and this car will be a commuter00:14:57
car above all, the sound system
is more important than ever.00:15:01
It pairs well with the car's quietness.00:15:03
Did you hear it start up earlier?00:15:05
It started and stopped
because it's a hybrid.00:15:07
But I'll tell you more about how
to drive it in the coming minutes.00:15:25
Let me show you the key, now classic
and oval, like a small pebble.00:15:29
I’ve found I can sometimes open the
car from a distance and even start it.00:15:34
To precondition it.00:15:35
I think it’s important in cold weather
that you can heat your car beforehand.00:15:39
Otherwise, it’s fine.00:15:40
For most of the time it works; you
just need to keep it in your pocket.00:15:45
These features let you move
the car forward and back,00:15:47
to drive it around the lot.00:15:49
They're pretty cool to show off to
friends once, and that's really it.00:15:52
But when you get in, you drop your
phone into the cup holder, and you00:15:56
connect your system to CarPlay.00:15:57
Before you pull away, you
must do a few things now.00:16:05
Simple and intuitive, all of the
functions resemble cards, and this00:16:08
is roughly how the main screen looks,
with built-in navigation, and it00:16:12
can carry you farther into CarPlay.00:16:14
It shows me where I am, but what
you must do every time you figure00:16:19
it out is to go into Settings, then
Vehicle, then Driver Assistance.00:16:23
I'm glad Hyundai's team placed them
here, conveniently within reach,00:16:26
and yes, you do as I did: reduce
all the warning sounds to zero.00:16:31
The problem is that everyone
will hear them, so you have to go00:16:35
back again to Driver Assistance,
Speed Limit, and switch Off.00:16:38
Why am I doing this?00:16:40
Not because I truly want to trigger the
radar or to exceed the legal speed limit,00:16:45
but because these speed differences
between these little streets happen so00:16:49
often that the car will beep very often.00:16:52
Anyway it will beep when it seems
I’m getting too close to someone00:16:57
in front to stay in my lane, all
the safety systems I need, which00:17:02
prevent most accidents at low speeds.00:17:04
I think these systems have already
made people too comfortable00:17:07
driving, and they're less alert
now, but again, nice to have.00:17:11
Good.00:17:15
That is what Hyundai truly stands
for: common sense and careful,00:17:19
meticulous attention to detail.00:17:24
There's nothing you can reproach them for.00:17:26
Very, very careful attention.00:17:27
And look at how nice these details on
the seats are, all the perforations.00:17:32
This looks like a premium seat
that is both heated and ventilated.00:17:35
And the climate control is on a button.00:17:38
There are many cool things done with
great attention to detail in this00:17:42
car you can't help but appreciate.00:17:44
But we did indeed get behind the
wheel in order to drive it properly.00:17:49
And I’ve told you from the very start
that I have a few reservations about the00:17:54
overall efficiency aspect of this car.00:17:56
Because one of the reasons you’ll choose
a hybrid is that there’s this persistent00:18:01
myth that hybrids are more economical.00:18:03
Well, this car is economical, but
only in city driving, mind you.00:18:07
I will tell you about my combined fuel
consumption over the last few days.00:18:11
I got a 7.3.00:18:13
In cold weather conditions, because I
ran the heater and drove a bit on DN100:18:17
and did a few trips around Bucharest,
this, as far as I understand, is an00:18:22
excellent fuel consumption, because on
the highway the Germans achieved, for00:18:26
example, around nine and a bit, and I,
for my part, when I drove a little more00:18:32
steadily, also came close to that speed.00:18:34
From one hundred, for example when
you drive, consumption begins to rise.00:18:38
At one hundred thirty, it
could be even higher than that.00:18:41
And a seven point three,
therefore, is okay.00:18:44
But this is Sensor Refueling.00:18:46
I am going to reset, see, since
the last reset seven point three.00:18:50
Now the car is warmed up, we’re in the
city, and I want to show you under typical00:18:56
city conditions for the current trip.00:18:57
Let's track the car's consumption for
my trip, because, again, I truly believe00:19:01
this car will spend most of its time in
town, since that's where most of us are.00:19:06
It's not its fault; this is our life.00:19:08
On weekends perhaps we want to go out,
and many people think about this scenario.00:19:12
If you drive a hybrid you think, okay,
I do the daily commute all day, but when00:19:17
I step out I want a car that I won’t
have to stress about charging stations.00:19:22
There are plenty of
stations, that’s their right.00:19:24
But let’s see what option
there is in the city.00:19:27
And right now I keep switching between
electric mode and the combustion mode,00:19:31
and I hear very quietly the 1.6 turbo
GDI engine starting up from time to time.00:19:36
And it's odd it's called GDI, you
might think of diesel, but it's00:19:41
not diesel—it's a 1.6 petrol.00:19:43
The combined power of this petrol
turbo engine and the electric00:19:47
motor stands at 239 horsepower.00:19:48
That makes the car with the
equipment package I showed you00:19:52
one of the most powerful variants
on the current market today.00:19:56
Because in everyday life you do
not really need more than a hundred00:20:00
horsepower, most of the time you won't
use more than about sixty or seventy,00:20:04
but from time to time you'll need to00:20:09
...
You're speeding up.00:20:10
And when you push it a little harder,
the first difference appears against00:20:15
the market's top rival, the Toyota
RAV4 Hybrid, which is theoretically00:20:19
the leader of this class, by several
thousand euros more than the Tucson.00:20:23
The difference between the two is that
this 1.6 Turbo GDI engine, together with00:20:28
the electric motor, is tied to a six-speed
automatic transmission, not to a CVT.00:20:33
Practically you don't hear that
vacuum-cleaner noise when you floor it.00:20:37
It actually shifts a few gears.00:20:39
Now you can't shift it yourself.00:20:42
This shifter, the neutral and
reverse switch, is placed here very00:20:45
well behind the steering wheel.00:20:47
I like how it is here.00:20:49
It’s big, intuitive, we’ll see about it.00:20:52
It’s simple, but to shift gears you’ll
have to trust the car because it00:20:56
doesn’t change them with the paddles
behind the steering wheel here.00:21:00
I have them only to change
the regeneration level, and00:21:03
that’s a very good thing.00:21:05
The car constantly shows me
the battery status there under00:21:08
the fully digital tachometer.00:21:10
This car, powered by gasoline, obviously
does mechanical work, meaning it moves,00:21:14
but now, as I approach, it has switched
again to full electric, and when I00:21:19
slow down it will start regenerating;
the regeneration goes into a battery.00:21:23
I told you the battery is fairly
small, only 1.3 kWh, and it is very00:21:28
entertaining when you come, for example
from DN1; you’re at 100 km/h outside00:21:32
the town and you slow to enter, you
can see with your own eyes how whole00:21:37
percentages of the battery charge
up, because there are hundreds of00:21:41
watts charging during deceleration.00:21:42
Here is the car's advantage in the city:
if you want to go faster, like this now.00:21:51
Rev it to 6000 rpm, 1.6 TGDI, after
which we switched to full electric.00:21:55
Right now I don't need sprint.00:21:57
You don't have to press the accelerator
as hard as I do; you can accelerate00:22:01
more gradually, but if you hurry,
you won't feel, by any means, a00:22:05
sporty response from this car at all.00:22:07
You don't buy it for that; you
buy it for this driving feel.00:22:12
Comfort and quiet.00:22:13
The suspension system is among the
best I’ve tested in this segment, and00:22:18
I’ve driven a few more cars recently.00:22:20
I think Hyundai has understood the
clientele very well—perhaps too well00:22:24
already—and this car is much more agile.00:22:26
The windows are well soundproofed, the
whole car is well soundproofed, and the00:22:30
engine does not transmit much to the body.00:22:33
Clearly you will feel the gentle murmur
of the thermal engine as it starts up00:22:38
smoothly, but most of the time you're
seated in a warm, comfortable chair00:22:43
that's heated and well ventilated.00:22:45
You look around and above, you listen
to your music or podcasts with this00:22:49
premium, crystal-clear audio system.00:22:51
And life feels truly pretty good.00:22:53
You don’t have to stress or worry.00:22:55
And then the safety systems start
beeping if you’re not careful,00:22:59
because it’s surprisingly common
for traffic to never be interesting.00:23:02
It's absolutely boring, really.00:23:03
And this car tries to keep you relaxed and
a bit calmer in traffic, which otherwise00:23:08
can annoy you pretty quickly, and many
of us choose not to get as worked up.00:23:13
A few more cool things
I liked about this car.00:23:16
I like, for example, how they placed
the preset buttons for drivers.00:23:20
If there are two people who want to drive
the car constantly, I have button 1 here.00:23:25
That changes the position of my chair.00:23:27
Two for the second preset setting.00:23:29
You've pressed it longer; please
remember the current setting.00:23:32
There are many small, easily
reachable buttons on the door00:23:36
around here for locked windows.00:23:37
I slowly slide everything
over to the button.00:23:40
I have all the buttons here that
you hardly ever touch because00:23:44
it's simply set and forget.00:23:46
I think you’ll set your car from the
start to auto or eco mode, and it’s00:23:51
so simple that today, anyway, the
acceleration is fly-by-wire and the00:23:54
car maps itself to your driving style,
without needing to touch anything.00:23:58
I don’t know how well these newer
microphones pick up and cancel background00:24:02
noise like the engine, but that’s
the only moment when I might want00:24:06
something else from this car at all.00:24:08
Whenever I pull away from a full
stop, I begin to hear this rumble00:24:13
from the combustion engine trying
to do its job, especially at the00:24:17
moment of starting from rest.00:24:19
Why? Now, these days, we have a theoretical
ninety-three horsepower electric motor,00:24:23
but it is aided by a rather small battery,
and it won't be able to sprint or work00:24:29
very hard when you are in city traffic.00:24:32
Look, for example, I’m right
now going fairly relaxed, fairly00:24:35
civil, and the internal combustion
engine starts quite often.00:24:38
I would have liked it to start a
bit less often, because if I’ve00:24:43
recovered quite a lot of energy,
I’d like to be able to use it.00:24:47
From what I’ve observed, the battery
stubbornly stays at half, regardless of00:24:51
the scenario; it will start even if you
go slowly enough, the engine will start00:24:56
to recharge if needed that battery there.00:24:59
Full hybrid. Hybrid.00:25:00
It's a fairly standard hybrid.00:25:01
Yes, indeed, there are plug-in hybrid
versions as well, there is also a00:25:06
version that is only purely thermal,
but what I can appreciate about Hyundai00:25:11
is that almost all of their versions
come with this H-track as standard.00:25:15
Aside from the obviously 2WD version,
all the others are truly four-by-four.00:25:20
And why am I saying this?00:25:22
Because for many of us
it matters a great deal.00:25:25
If you want truly the best control
of traction, you should have an00:25:29
all‑wheel‑drive setup tied to a
gearbox—even if it's automatic—but it00:25:33
must be mechanical, because on the RAV4,
for example, you have a CVT gearbox, and00:25:38
there is a four‑by‑four arrangement there
that does its job, but with the usual00:25:43
limitations, because that gearbox does
not have a traditional gear ratio; it00:25:47
doesn't shift gears, it simply varies.00:25:49
It is essentially a CVT, whereas here
the CVT is the truly important and real00:25:54
competitor for the car and will most
likely be the Dacia Big Star, in my view,00:25:59
followed by the Tiguan, especially when
prices become more affordable during00:26:03
a promotion or in a lower‑spec trim.00:26:05
On the Big Star, yes indeed, we’ll have
a four-by-four, but with several electric00:26:10
motors, which, yes, operate in a manner
somewhat similar to how BYD’s hybrids00:26:14
work, where one electric motor, or two,
drives an axle and the internal-combustion00:26:19
engine drives the other axle.00:26:20
Here you have a complete
all-wheel-drive system.00:26:23
It feels a bit more traditional, in
the tactile sense of the buttons,00:26:27
the same way the gearbox works
with the engine and all that.00:26:31
Right now I’ve been driving around
the city and in the last 3.600:26:36
km my fuel consumption is poor.00:26:38
I’m at 11.6 liters per 100 kilometers.00:26:40
The car is fairly new; it hasn’t
yet worn in, but I expected that00:26:45
in-city driving would still drop.00:26:47
Probably after I add a few
more kilometers, and after a00:26:50
while it will begin to settle.00:26:53
Those who have driven these cars for
longer periods say they’ve achieved00:26:57
consumption of around 5 per 100
kilometers, even six—between five00:27:00
and six—in certain ideal conditions;
for example in spring when you use00:27:04
heating or cooling too often, you
can obtain even lower consumption.00:27:08
In reality, though, for me, gasoline
consumption is somewhat surprisingly high.00:27:12
And that is one of the drawbacks we
have with these cars, which have a00:27:18
gasoline engine plus an electric one
plus a battery, and all of this has to00:27:24
bear some of the load from the others
when one of the other systems operates.00:27:30
That is one of the drawbacks of hybrids,
but those are the advantages of a Hyundai00:27:37
Tucson that I like, because during these
days it has offered me a comfortable,00:27:42
familiar, predictable experience.00:27:43
There's a car that won't surprise you.00:27:46
The most important part is that
it won't deliver any unpleasant00:27:50
surprises when it comes to service.00:27:52
Hyundai is truly a champion when
it comes to warranty coverage.00:27:55
It offers five years of
warranty on this car.00:27:58
And about eight years on the hybrid
system, which makes the car unbeatable.00:28:03
Not even the competition can keep
up with them in this regard, and00:28:07
we should appreciate them for that.00:28:09
A warranty that big is
always a welcome thing.00:28:12
And even for me, my own consumption
has started to drop as well.00:28:16
Well, I did exaggerate a little earlier.00:28:18
But what we should consider about
these cars is the total operating cost.00:28:22
This car is nearly the champion
of total ownership cost.00:28:25
From a life-cycle efficiency standpoint,
the cost, and the expense of owning00:28:29
the car, it comes to about 30 and a bit
cents per kilometer over its lifetime.00:28:34
I did some calculations, per
kilometer over the entire lifetime.00:28:37
From the moment you buy it until the
moment you resell it, with all the00:28:42
costs, you’ll come out about there.00:28:44
So, at the moment you own such a car, I
think that’s where the calculation lies.00:28:48
With a Dacia you can shave a few cents
off; if you want a Toyota you must add00:28:54
a few more cents per kilometer, but all
told 35 cents, that’s roughly the cost00:28:58
you should keep in mind when you want
to drive such a car with such features.00:29:03
Because yes, you can reduce the initial
investment—the actual upfront cost—but00:29:07
you should keep in mind that after
about five years you’ll still have00:29:12
around sixty percent of its new value.00:29:14
Practically, a car like this,
well maintained, if you paid forty00:29:18
thousand dollars and you can sell it
for twenty-five thousand after five00:29:22
years, I think that’s not bad at all.00:29:25
This also depends on how the
market for electrified cars00:29:29
will move in the coming years.00:29:31
Overall, Hyundai has excellent cars
for everyone, as I have driven them,00:29:36
including the electric versions.00:29:37
The Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6 are
truly outstanding examples.00:29:41
In my view, they are truly the
standard in the industry for building00:29:45
electric cars with real sense.00:29:47
On the value front, the competition
there remains very hard in this segment.00:29:52
I was telling you about the Toyota Cura
4, a bit about Volkswagen with certain00:29:57
Tiguan versions, but if you want the
lowest price for this segment, you’ll00:30:02
probably have to look at Dacia, at the
Bigster, because a 4x4 version is coming,00:30:07
an interesting hybrid like this, in the
first quarter of 2026, but until I drive00:30:12
it I can’t give you too many impressions.00:30:15
However, for families with one to two
children, perhaps even three, who want to00:30:20
vacation with a sufficiently large amount
of luggage, an absolutely generous cargo00:30:24
area, and very good comfort, that’s about
where we stand in the market right now.00:30:29
By the end of 2025, that’s roughly how
this market looks, from what I understand.00:30:34
I know.00:30:35
I’ll try to test in the coming period,
for the sake of comparison, to see00:30:40
what has also changed in the latest
generation of the Toyota RAV4, but00:30:45
that’s roughly how the option looks.00:30:47
Is there still a Honda CR-V in
this segment, which, once again,00:30:51
is a genuinely interesting option.00:30:53
I'm quite genuinely curious, and
that's why I'll drive it again.00:30:57
But if you account for all costs,
including maintenance, which hardly00:31:01
tops a thousand lei, although Hyundai
is somewhat more, at fifteen thousand00:31:05
kilometers, you're still fine.00:31:07
Hyundai cars are reliable
and generally economical.00:31:10
Look, they've dropped a bit by
the time I reach my destination.00:31:14
I think I’ll keep it under 9% in
the city; if I’d gone further,00:31:18
the car would warm up better.00:31:20
Probably yes; I’ll drop
below 7, but it’s cold.00:31:23
So it depends how far you drive;
if you drive only a few kilometers00:31:28
you’ll burn a lot of fuel—diesel,
gasoline, or electricity.00:31:31
All the cars you use have ranges
that are too short; they consume far00:31:36
more than the declared fuel economy.00:31:38
But overall they’re decent cars.00:31:39
They’re decent cars.00:31:40
Hyundai remains, as I was
saying, a benchmark for the00:31:44
value it offers in this segment.00:31:46
I don’t know if I’d take the luxury
variant; I like this audio system and00:31:51
I like all the features on the car.00:31:53
I might look at perhaps a version
around 34,000, for which I would00:31:58
drop a few of these frills.00:32:00
For example, this 15-inch head-up display.00:32:02
It's estimated, by the way I can't
tell exactly; it's nice to have,00:32:07
but not a must-have in my view.00:32:10
I like the cluster, I like all these
features on the dash, I like the charging00:32:16
outlets, I like wireless charging,
all these things seem very nice, very00:32:20
useful, and again I believe they are not
must-haves, but they are nice-to-haves,00:32:25
especially when you commute.00:32:26
Throughout the whole day.00:32:28
I have arrived at the end of the
test, and all in all I am left with00:32:32
a very pleasant impression, but
on this occasion I can tell you00:32:40
I was left with my jaw dropped when
I saw the Staria, and I said I simply00:32:45
must drive this thing—this space-ship
of a vehicle you see here beside me.00:32:49
I'm trading in my Tucson, and I get
into the Staria, and I can't wait00:32:53
to hear from you what you'd like
to learn about it, because to me it00:32:58
seems one of the most astonishing cars
you can see on the street in 2026.00:33:04
That is, if the Tucson is a car
Hyundai trusted to go for sure, on00:33:09
Star they said, let's cut loose.00:33:11
And I think it came off well—the car
looks spectacular, truly impressive.00:33:15
That’s about it, though; I hope what you
learned today was useful for you all.00:33:20
Once again, Hyundai Tucson, a
successful car, a car whose fuel00:33:24
consumption has fallen below 9.8%.00:33:26
I'm convinced the consumption
would have been lower.00:33:28
A car that feels much better in
the city than outside the city.00:33:32
I drove it, and in the city
it's quiet and comfortable, but00:33:36
fuel consumption begins to rise.00:33:38
It is good for a family, good also
for luggage, a pleasant ambiance, not00:33:42
plasticky, it looks more premium than
you probably knew and invites you00:33:46
to go and see it with your own eyes.00:33:49
Whenever it comes to your own wallet,
you decide with your own money and00:33:53
cast your vote with your money.00:33:55
Each time we buy cars, for example,
we vote for a particular brand,00:33:59
and I think that this car truly
deserves a little attention.00:34:02
I hope you enjoyed what
you learned from me.00:34:05
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