Published: August 15, 2015, 12:00 PM
Updated: October 16, 2018, 4:00 AM
The 2016 Tucson compact CUV is designed to excel in the market's hottest segment
The third generation Tucson is lower, longer and wider than the current model and rides on a longer wheelbase.
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2016 Hyundai Tucson
SECRET COVE, BC – Hyundai has been “under-performing” in the hottest segment of the Canadian car market – compact CUV/SUVs – in part because of supply constrictions. An all-new 2016 Tucson, combined with revised plant allocations, is designed to rectify that situation.
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2016 Hyundai Tucson
The third generation Tucson is 75-mm longer, 30-mm wider, 10-mm lower and rides on a wheelbase that is 30-mm longer than the current model.
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2016 Hyundai Tucson
The new design is crisp, clean and distinctive from its hexagonal grille and available LED headlights to the dual chrome exhaust tips of the new turbocharged engine.
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Improved structural rigidity
The new Tucson has about 100 metres of additional adhesive bonding and 51% more advanced high strength steel, from the company’s own steel mill, than the outgoing model, resulting in a 48% improvement in structural rigidity
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2016 Hyundai Tucson
The 2.0-litre “Nu” four-cylinder engine and six-speed automatic transmission is carried over from the current Tucson but fuel economy has been improved by 3% thanks to the new and more aerodynamic body. It is available in both front and all-wheel-drive models.
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2016 Hyundai Tucson
The up-level 2.4-litre four-cylinder engine in the outgoing Tucson has been replaced by a new turbocharged 1.6-litre “Gamma” four that not only provides more power but goes 13% further on a unit of fuel. The turbo engine’s torque curve is perfectly flat from 1500 to 4500 rpm. It is paired with a new seven-speed dual clutch automatic developed in-house and paired with an all-wheel-drive system that includes active torque control to aid cornering. Hyundai figures 85% of all Tucsons sold in Canada will have AWD.
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Loaded with features
Product planners said they went to great length to ensure the new Tucson was loaded with features that consumers will use every day, ones that do not appear only at the top of the grade walk. The list includes things like a heated steering wheel and rear seats, which are not offered on Tucsons destined for the U.S. but appreciated during Canadian winters. There are LED welcome lights on door handles and 95% of all new Tucsons will come with a blind spot detection system, lane change assist and rear cross traffic alert.
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More people and package space
The new Tucson is larger inside as well as out with more people and package space.
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More cargo space
The new Tucson has 149-litres more cargo space than the current model.
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Bigger rotors front and rear.
The development engineers ensured the new Tucson would have the best braking performance in the class with bigger rotors front and rear.
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Hyundai Tucson FCEV
Designed in Germany (exterior) and the United States (interior) and built in South Korea, the 2016 Tucson will come in seven trim levels from the base $24,399 FWD GL to the $39,599 1.6T Ultimate - plus Canada's first Furl Cell Electric Vehicle, the Tucson FCEV.
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