[volkman10]

Originally Posted by neel911

-- Also, it seems they have just provided Amazon Gray shade for all media drive cars. --

Not really.

Hint on its capabilities?

Drove the Hyundai Tucson for 250km across multiple terrains & backdrops today.
What a day. What an SUV!

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[AtheK]

That is Sabanahalli Lake, so ya it seems the venue was Prestige near Nandi hills.

Hyundai can just match the price with Jeep and see majority of customers convert.

[neel911]

Originally Posted by AtheK

that is sabanahalli lake, so ya it seems the venuw was prestige near nandi hills.

Hyundai can just match the price with Jeep and see majority of customers convert.

Correct. This is the newly opened JW Marriott Hotel at Prestige Golfshire Resort and Spa near Nandi Hills/ Bengaluru Airport.

[dular]

Originally Posted by AtheK

that is sabanahalli lake, so ya it seems the venuw was prestige near nandi hills.

Hyundai can just match the price with Jeep and see majority of customers convert.

Totally agreed ! If Hyundai keeps the pricing in check, it would be the next Indian sweetheart.

[lordrayden]

Originally Posted by volkman10

Hyundai Tucson media drive in Bengaluru.

Some of the numbers in this slide seem a little odd to me:

First, they say the 2nd row headroom has gone up by 21mm. But the overall height is up only by 5mm, the ground clearance is up 9mm (172mm in the old to 181mm in the new). Where have the found the extra 21mm of headroom then? A very common complaint with the old Tucson was that the rear seat was set too low, did they move the seat even lower here? Have they just reclined the seat a little and drawn a longer, inclined straight line to get more headroom numbers? Did they use a different "average height of the average adult" value?

Next, they mention that the boot space is up by 56 liters from the old 484 liters. But the old Tucson in India was always listed as either 513 or 530 liters (even in Team-BHP's reviews). We know that different manufacturers calculate boot space differently, but here its Hyundai in both sides of the comparo.

Are they retroactively short-changing the old Tucson to make the new one look even better?

[Venkatesh]

New Tucson in Black colour.











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[i74js]

Is it a 6 speed automatic or a 8 speed automatic, two introductory pictures give two different values?

[AtheK]

Originally Posted by i74js

Is it a 6 speed automatic or a 8 speed automatic, two introductory pictures give two different values?

6 speed for petrol and 8 speed for diesel.

[Sierra__foxtrot]

Spotted this car in Chennai traffic a couple of days back and looks big when compared to other cars on the road .

Could see bikers turning back and looking at the light illumination and traffic slowing around the car .

[PreludeSH]

How come RTOs are from Davanagere, Jnanabharathi and TN ?
Do they belong to these RTOs since they will be test drive vehicles in respective dealerships ?

[Frusciante]

Originally Posted by Indepth

I am here in Instabul for few days.
Saw quite a few number of Tucson on roads. I must say the vehicle looks quite odd, with all the cuts / creases.

I know looks are purely subjective, but I think it will look even more odd on our roads. Most vehicles plying on our roads are quite simplistic in design front compared to Europe.

Precisely!!! I was thinking of the exact same thing. This car, pitched in the same segment as the C5 Aircross looks weird in comparison as tough it is a work of origami craft. I prefer clean uncluttered lines. It's not just about simplicity, I feel Hyundai has tried too hard to make the car stand out. The interiors/features on the other hand are top notch (at least on paper). Hyundai has definitely hit the ball out of the park on that front.

[shettarshashank]

Read that the media was given ample time to test the car with some individuals driving for 250kms each. So I think they had to arrange more cars for the media drive and could not help but get test drive cars of nearby places to Bangalore. They would probably be on their way to respective dealerships by this time.

[Traveler]

Originally Posted by ChetanM6

Personally I will not be concerned with the 50k bookings mentioned on the website . The website is known to be speculative at times .
Anyways just TDed the last car on my list - The Tiguan . Nice and no nonsense car . Build quality is exceptional . Design is a bit boring but will age well . Fingers crossed for 10th august for the Tucson’s pricing . If it’s > 40 lakhs OTR Bangalore , a Tiguan will be my choice .

Where did you get a TD for the Tiguan. I am also looking forward to it but no one seems to have a TD vehicle.

Kindly share dealer details who i can contact for a TD

[Transmission]

Originally Posted by Frusciante

Precisely!!! I was thinking of the exact same thing. This car, pitched in the same segment as the C5 Aircross looks weird in comparison as tough it is a work of origami craft. I prefer clean uncluttered lines. It's not just about simplicity, I feel Hyundai has tried too hard to make the car stand out. The interiors/features on the other hand are top notch (at least on paper). Hyundai has definitely hit the ball out of the park on that front.

All current Hyundais in Indian roads are ugly. Amongst that sea of ugliness, the Tucson is the least ugly one IMO. Not that I forgive it and can ever consider it good looking, but atleast it looks acceptable (whereas the Venue and the Creta and the Aura are absolute abominations that I wouldn't keep even if i were given it for free)

[ChetanM6]

Originally Posted by Traveler

Kindly share dealer details who i can contact for a TD

A fellow BHPian helped with arranging the TD from VW palace cross. Have PMed you the details .