Starts at $27,500
2024 Tucson Selector
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MotorDonkey's proprietary vehicle data identifies every significant version of each model so that you can compare and decide. Ordered by price from low to high, here are the versions of the 2024 Hyundai Tucson that you need to be aware of, along with our expert analysis and recommendations.
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The base Tucson fails to impress with either its fuel economy or its acceleration. Safe to say its strengths lie elsewhere.
The all-wheel-drive Tucson with the 2.5-liter engine is more than 10% worse on gas than the front-wheel-drive base model (25 mpg vs. 28 mpg). That's a major penalty, especially given that the 2.5-liter four struggles to accelerate even without the extra weight of AWD.
The Tucson Hybrid is easy to recommend over its non-hybrid sibling. Sure, it starts five grand higher, but you get vastly better fuel economy and much quicker acceleration, too. Plus, all-wheel drive comes standard. Note that the most efficientTucson Hybrid Blue trim is also the cheapest, so if you step up to the SEL Convenience, Limited or N Line trim, your fuel economy will slip slightly to 37 mpg combined (37 city/36 highway).
With a useful 33 miles of electric range and a similarly useful 35-mpg EPA rating once the EV range runs out, the Tucson Plug-In Hybrid exemplifies the unique appeal of PHEVs. Note that the Tucson PHEV gains a few hundred pounds relative to the regular Tucson Hybrid, so it's an open question whether the PHEV's extra horsepower is enough to offset that weight gain (we don't have numbers as of this writing, but the nearly identical Kia Sportage PHEV does manage to out-sprint its Hybrid sibling).
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