Hyundai Tucson 2004 test drive - 2009 SUV

Small but capacious

I'm not beautiful, maybe externally
Was it more correct to take a weaker two -liter version of Tusan into a test? Perhaps yes, but it is great cheaper than other competitors. And 2.7 still remains the most budgetary of the whole five. Yes, and other cars in our top configuration. So why not use the advantage of power in an honest struggle?
 
Tusanchik looks touching. But in some ways it is pretty. Surprised eyes and small mouth speak of a non -conflict character. Very tall bumper with a plastic body kit allow not to be afraid of incorrect parking of neighbors.
 
It is expected that Tucson is very frisky. I would even say, surprisingly alive and nimble. The responsive gas pedal allows you to accurately and correctly dose acceleration. At the same time, no tension is felt easily, playfully. This is especially pleasant to combine with an informative steering wheel, by no means heavy, but transparent. Sharp rebuilds, overtaking and high -speed, on the verge of Yuza, turns the native element of the most compact participant in our test. But on the highway, with uniform movement, there is not enough zero on the steering wheel. With a sudden change in the trajectory on this model, it is very noticeable when the rear wheels are connected. First, the front end floats to a larger radius, then the impetus and blocked Wyskoft sets the machine to the correct arc. Each time, the behavior of the car changes noticeably. What can you do the costs of a sudden all -wheel drive!
 
In corners, the car is noticeably falling on the outer wheels. This is the back of the softness and suspension capacity. Although, for my taste, I would call it, not in height, but in stiffness.
 
Hyunde is noticeably quieter than others. At idle, the motor is almost silent. And even on high ones, it does not annoy the noise of V6 all the same! Yes, and aerodynamically, he is not flawlessly whistling and does not make noise.
 
But his other quality is upset by Tusan Gryazl. He stubbornly managed to throw mud on many more than the rest, especially on glasses and mirrors. Perhaps this is because of the wheels, greatly spaced at the corners of the body.
The cabin is simple, but comfortable. Climate control functions are easily mastered, but the temperature in the cabin seems clearly smaller than the one you ask. But there is no native radio, and, therefore, there is no control of music from the steering wheel. The seats are not bad, but the flatter is distributed well, but I would like side support in the turns. And the smell! Maybe someone likes the aroma of fresh skin, but here it is too pronounced. And the rest is well spacious, the floor is almost flat, wide doorways. Glazing, however, has insufficient area. Sometimes I want to stretch out my neck to see what is near the car on the ground. That the doors are pleasantly clapping easily and with expensive sound.
Like Suzuki, Hende has very good geometric cross -country ability, small overhangs, the thresholds are highly located above the road, or rather, over the off -road. And the only one of all, Tusan, is not a dock and a wheel not hung on the fifth door, but a full -size reserve lying in the niche of the trunk. And the glass of the fifth door in the American manner can be opened separately from the entire opening.

Plastic protection in a circle is a huge plus of Tusan. It costs cheaper than body repair.
Parkthronics are present here, but this is a dealer option. Well and it's nice. The compact model has a very high waist line.

The seats are flat, there is not enough lateral support. But the back of the knees allows the legs not to flow

Comfortable automatic transmission selector, pleasant even for a machine

The trunk is very small in 325/1375 l. This is a tribute to the compactness of the body.
 
Engine
Basin type V6
Working volume, cm3 2657
Max. Power, l. With. at about./min 175/6000
Max. moment, nm at about./min 240/4000
Dynamics
Maximum speed, km/h 180
Acceleration 0100 km/h, with 10.5
general information
Fuel consumption (EU), l/100 km 8.2/13.2
Fuel tank volume, l 65
Wheel base, mm 2630
Length, mm 4325
Width, mm 1795
Height, mm 1730
Diameter of turn, m 10.8
Clearance, cm 19.5
A mass of equipment./Poln, kg 1600/2190
Price, $ from 27 990
 

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