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Big shoutout to Rehaan for shooting these pictures & his coverage of the Auto Expo. Thanks for sharing, man!

Hyundai has unveiled the Tucson Facelift at the Auto Expo 2020. The car comes with some new features and minor exterior changes. It is powered by 2.0L BS6-compliant petrol and diesel motors:


The front gets a cascade grille and new LED headlamps with inverted-L DRLs:




Black cladding along the wheel arch and lower parts of the car. The portion below the doors gets a silver insert:


Changes at the back include revised tail lights:


A closer look at the front lights:


Headlamps get a penta projector LED unit:


Dual-tone 18-inch alloy wheels:


Panoramic sunroof, but only the front portion can be opened:


HTRAC = Hyundai's 4 wheel drive system:

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Insides get an all-black theme:


3-spoke steering wheel is leather wrapped and gets thumb contours. The left side houses the media controls while the right gets the cruise control buttons:


Left hand stalk gets wiper controls...


...while the one on the right gets the light controls:


Buttons for the boot release, differential lock, traction control off and backlight illumination:


The centre console:


Tucson gets an 8-inch touchscreen infotainment system that supports Android Auto and Apple CarPlay:


Dual-Zone climate control:




The car gets dual 12V sockets along with Aux-in, USB and wireless charging:


Diesel engine is paired with an 8-speed automatic gearbox:


Tucson gets electronic parking brake, auto hold, drive modes and hill decent control:


Vertically arranged cup holders + a small cubby in the front:


Arm rest reveals a large storage space underneath:


Black leather seats:


Both driver and passenger seats get electric adjustments:


Simple looking twin dials - the left is the tachometer, while the right is the speedometer. Temperature and fuel gauges sit inside them:


A colour MID between the dials:


Switchgear on the driver's door:


Doors house a speaker and a tweeter:


Infinity surround sound system:


Auto-dimming IRVM gets Blue link buttons. Read more about it here:


Individual map lights and sunroof controls:


Felt lined sunglass holder:


Even the driver's visor gets a vanity mirror:


Panoramic roof can be closed off completely if not needed:


Due to the large roof, LED cabin lamps are pushed to the edges:


Illuminated glove box:


A look at the white stitching on the dash:

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Rear seats get the same black upholstery as the front:


Armrest holds 2 cup holders:


Even the middle occupant gets a 3-point seat belt and headrest:


Backrest can be reclined from this lever:


AC vents for the rear occupants:


Boot gets a pull-type cover. Also notice the net to keep things from moving around:


With the cover rolled back:


Powered tailgate can be closed by pressing this button:


Halogen boot lamp and a nifty 12V power outlet in the back:


Other side houses a speaker or a woofer (part of the surround system):

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2.0L diesel engine is BS6 compliant and develops 182 BHP and 400 Nm! The petrol engine (not displayed) is good for 150 BHP and 192 Nm:


The diesel unit is paired with an 8-speed automatic gearbox and sends power to all the 4 wheels:


Look how the latch is connected to the release flap:

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[wheelguy]

Thanks for the images. Thanks for sharing.

Changes are so subtle that the facelift is neither bad nor exciting.

Mainly interiors aren't exciting, for few it can be boring too.

Third row seat belts position is interesting.

Diesel engine power and torque figures are impressive.

[Laxman9192]

That dashboard looks sleek IMO.

[sabujsen]

Honestly, there is nothing new in the TUCSON. The car looks the same as the previous generation. I really don't understand how Hyundai can equip their smaller cars with so many features, but the TUCSON (which is the current flagship) seems a bit bare-bones.
As a consumer i feel Hyundai is not interested in selling this car.

[Storm2.0]

This Tucson looks so pleasing to the eyes! It's simple and elegant and looks way better than the upcoming Creta in every aspect. It's one of the last few good looking Hyundai left.

[fhdowntheline]

Looks really elegant. There are subtle tweaks, but they have managed to keep the overall profile classy looking. Does Hyundai also use the DPF. / Urea system for BS6 compliance?

[chittybang]

The Tucson was always the better looking product and thankfully they haven't tinkered with it like the Creta. The changes are very minimal externally. The interior is a let down. It's a good car but doesn't seem to be a priority for Hyundai who is busy milking the Creta and Venue. With Kia's arrival I felt Hyundai will attempt to go higher up the price bands and target the 30 lac bracket with bigger products. Tucson could have been the first step but seems like it's just there to add to the list of products on sale.

[kranti]

In my opinion, the current Tucson's exterior design is better than the facelift's and is definitely more timeless. The only thing about the facelift's exterior I find exciting is the integrated DRLs.

The true upgrades appear to be:
1) Passenger seat electric adjust, if it has indeed made its way to the facelift. Yes, I'm putting this first as this has been a legitimate grouse of almost all Tucson owners (including myself) and has put off many prospective owners.
2) 8-speed AT versus the current 6-speed AT (which is pretty good but not great)
3) BS6 engines (obviously!)
4) Infinity audio system versus the current Arkamys system (which is decent but not great either). I hope the Infinity system is truly better.

The other notable differences are:
1) All-black interiors versus the current dual tone ones. While I personally prefer all-black interiors, not sure if it was a good move considering most people in India prefer dual tone interiors with a sea of beige.
2) Not sure if the HTRAC is anything different from the 4WD system on the top-end model of the current Tucson. If it is, then that's an upgrade as well.

Everything else is already available on the current Tucson (including panoramic sunroof, dual-zone climate control, wireless charging, electronic parking brake, auto hold, drive modes and hill descent control, and almost every other feature mentioned in the report).

[Sasanka_Sanga]

Honestly the dashboard looks very dull and unexciting. At this price tag, dual tone interiors with wooden grain would have been elegant.

Good that they retained the 2.0L engine making it BS6 compliant. I wish the steering will be more confident while cruising at higher speeds as the older versions had confidence issues while maneuvering over and above 100 KMPH.

[clementj]

It's disappointing that Hyundai have again given ventilated seats a miss for the Tucson. The cheaper Elantra, Creta and even the Verna gets it.

[dark.knight]

I think this is the best Hyundai to go for, period, specially the diesel with 8 speed gearbox at the rated power and torque figures will make this an absolute monster on the road, easily BMW or Audi levels.

Well worth the small premium to be paid over a Seltos or Creta, Seltos especially with its high pricing and very ordinary build quality (couple of notches below Hyundai with ease) did not satisfy me at all.

Would have loved to have this with immediate effect, as buying a company car before March is best, however given how choked the city is with zero parking availability, something the size of Tucson is to be thought about.