[ChetanM6]

Any idea when this car can be available to see in person at showrooms? Shouldn't the car be already available with dealers since the launch is less than a week from today.

[EaurougeatSpa]

Originally Posted by ChetanM6

Any idea when this car can be available to see in person at showrooms? Shouldn't the car be already available with dealers since the launch is less than a week from today.

My dealer says on 4th August. Not all showrooms are going to get display/TD vehicles.

[manumike]

Originally Posted by ChetanM6

Any idea when this car can be available to see in person at showrooms? Shouldn't the car be already available with dealers since the launch is less than a week from today.

Ideally, cars should be arriving in dealer yards in the next couple of days.

My SA, however, is still clueless and insisting launch date is August 14th in Kerala.

[VRJ]

A friend of mine booked the new Tucson Diesel AWD and he received the below PDF, from his SA, comparing the new Tucson with its competitors which are the Compass, Citroen C5 and the Tiguan. Prospective buyers, please do have a read. My friend and I are guessing Hyundai will price it at 40L on-road for the AWD. I wish the ADAS was optional in every variant like how Tesla offers.

Hyundai Tucson vs Competition .pdf

Cheers!

[LeoMachine]

Previous generation Tucson top end GLS 4WD AT Diesel was priced at Rs 27,47,100 ex showroom (Source CarWale). Considering this is new generation with ADAS features but same engines with bit higher specs (Diesel), what should we expect top end version to be priced at? My SA speculated 35-38L onroad in Ahmedabad which roughly translates to 31-34L ex showroom.

[SinghShu]

I was enquiring with the dealership, where I have booked the car, about the timelines regarding availability of the car for viewing and test drive at the dealership. I was informed that while 4th Aug is the price unveil and the launch date, there is no news yet for the dealer launch.

Some how either due to semiconductor scarcity leading to compromised prod lines or shear lack of interest from the company, I find the overall approach towards the car very dull, especially when you compare it against the marketing strategy by Mahindra for recent launches. All this makes even less sense when you take the booking numbers and thereby the initial interest shown in this car by the public.

[vvijay]

The owner's manual for the 2022 Tucson is now available in the official website. Here's a copy for reference:

Cheers,
Vijay

[SDK]

Originally Posted by neel911

That is a good observation.

The below snapshots are from Indian brochure and walk around video and I do not see the AWD lock button here. Ideally the button which does not have any label (above the Parking safety button) is where the AWD lock button is:

Originally Posted by vvijay

The owner's manual for the 2022 Tucson is now available in the official website. Here's a copy for reference:

Cheers,
Vijay

Went through the owner's manual and there is no mention of the location of the AWD Lock button. Did Hyundai really drop this ? This will reduce the effectiveness of AWD

[KrishKallapur]

Originally Posted by vvijay

The owner's manual for the 2022 Tucson is now available in the official website. Here's a copy for reference:

Cheers,
Vijay

From the manual, it mentions smartstream 2.0 for Petrol engine. Is this the newer engine than what is already in other cars in India?

[lordrayden]

Originally Posted by KrishKallapur

From the manual, it mentions smartstream 2.0 for Petrol engine. Is this the newer engine than what is already in other cars in India?

Yes, it’s the newer engine when compared to the outgoing model in India. This is from the brochure of the old Gen3 Tucson:




However, there have been discussions on this thread about how it’s not really a generational change in engines in spite of the the name being different. The new Smartstream 2.0 engines are apparently the old ‘Nu’ and ‘R’ engines reworked. Here’s the post:

Originally Posted by Rocketscience

Smartstream is a confusing engine family and is mostly just a branding given by Hyundai to its engines in latest generation cars.
Some of the engines are reworked but not entirely different or next gen while others are exactly the same.
This engine in all probability is the same as before as well, which is not a bad thing though.
To add to the confusion for example, the 1.5 Diesel in Hyundai Kia cars is the same engine as earlier U2 engines and a destroked version of 1.6, but the international smartstream 1.6 Diesel is a reworked version and features an aluminium engine block vs U series's Iron and some other changes.

[axe_deo]

Originally Posted by SDK

...there is no mention of the location of the AWD Lock button. Did Hyundai really drop this ? ..

I think its there. Its also mentioned in one of the brochures shared above. I am attaching the screenshot.

[neel911]

Originally Posted by SDK

Went through the owner's manual and there is no mention of the location of the AWD Lock button. Did Hyundai really drop this ? This will reduce the effectiveness of AWD

First of all, I'm not sure why Hyundai keeps on referencing 4WD in their brochures for HTRAC in Tucson.

The AWD or 4WD Lock Mode as Hyundai likes to advertise has been clearly highlighted by Hyundai in their brochures:





So, I spent some time trying to figure out where lock mode option is as the 'AWD Lock' button is no longer there which is shown in some of international variants. Happy to be corrected if I misunderstood something

The Multi Terrain mode(HTRAC/AWD variant only) is something new and that is what provides the AWD Lock option. If you look at the international variants with dedicated AWD Lock button, it does not have Multi Terrain modes (it only comes with Drive modes). Now Hyundai has provided the same functionality via letting customers select one of 4WD/AWD lock mode: Snow / Mud / Sand. Snapshot from the manual below




Also, additional details on Tucson AWD Lock capability:
AWD Lock mode is in operation only when a vehicle travels at 60 km/h or less. When traveling at 60 km/h or faster, the mode will switch to AWD Auto.

[mgoel]

Hi, does anyone know when are the test reviews expected to come out? Is team BHP doing the test drive anytime soon?

[carObari]

Hi all - I have booked 2.0 Diesel AWD here in Gurgaon. The previous top model AWD was 32 lacs OTR in Gurgaon. My SA said the new one is expected to be closer to 39 :-o. He said the primary driver for this is ADAS. He was also not sure if this is CKD or not. He mentioned deliveries might take up to 4 months as they have no clarity on stock availability.

Going through this thread I also see some very common trends from "SA talk" across India which I think is a common narrative being pushed. for eg: everyone saying they got 30-40 bookings already. Almost every OEM is inflating demand these days. Not matter which showroom you go to, one can hear "very high demand". While no doubt Tucson was a highly expected launch, unsure how much of the so called bookings are real vs Dealers hyping up the numbers.

[motorworks]

Hyundai has not really created enough buzz around Tucson, at least not yet. And I think this sort of points to only one thing, that the Tucson is a CKD product and Hyundai is not interested in aggressively pricing the product and is fine with the limited numbers that they may end up selling.

In my view, there is a fantastic opportunity here. XUV700 AX7 L is close to 29 lakhs on road in many states. The Jeep Compass has the diesel automatic only in the 4x4 model, making the car prohibitively expensive at nearly 34-35 lakhs. So the Tucson, if priced between a good 32-38 lakhs on road can easily pull some customers from either side. The Tucson’s base variant does not have ADAS, so can it be competitively priced? The current Tucson is not so bad at all, it’s pricing is very good, especially when compared to the Compass, I can only blame Hyundai’s lack of interest for the meagre numbers that this current Tucson managed.

Hyundai, if they continue this trend of not focusing on their premium models, will surely lose out in this segment in the long run. They just failed to push the Tucson, Elantra and even the Santa Fe, in spite of all these cars being quite good. I think they need some sort of a Nexa approach, probably create some premium dealerships in at least the top 20 cities, retail the Tucson, Elantra, the future electric cars and probably even the true N line versions etc. Else they would be just stuck with selling Cretas. Remember, they no longer command volumes in many segments today. The Santro is gone, the Grand i10 Nios is much more expensive and does not have the volumes like earlier. Similar case with the new i20 too, it just does not have the earlier volumes due to its higher starting price. The Xcents and the Auras have also failed to really light up the sales. It’s the Creta and the Venue which are sort of segment leaders, but the new Brezza, the Grand Vitara, Mahindra Scorpio have all come to the party and it’s not going to be easy at all.

So it’s time Hyundai focused on the premium segment, something they can easily afford to do. But will they? Or are they complacent with their current numbers and positioning? The new Tucson’s pricing and the way Hyundai pushes it will really determine where they want to be for the next 2-4 years.