The 2010 Tucson is 61 pounds lighter than the previous model, while being longer and wider than its chief rivals, the Honda CR-V, Ford Escape and Subaru Forester. The Tucson is also the winner in the power-to-weight ratio battle, the key to good performance with good fuel mileage, outstripping, the CR-V, Escape, Forester, as well as Toyota's RAV4 and Nissan's Rogue.
The Tucson is hotly competitive in efficiency, as well. With its 2.4-liter 176-hp inline four, combined with a Hyundai-exclusive new six-speed automatic transmission, the Tucson delivers an exceptional 31 mpg on the highway, leaping far ahead of the preceding model's 25 mpg. And the compact, extremely light new transmission places Hyundai in an elite group of manufacturers who have built their own six-speed automatic.
But obsessive engineering makes Jack a dull car buyer: the new Tucson is far more than long lists of comparative quantities and outputs. Its styling will attract many buyers who have little interest in engineering. And the Tucson's presence is newsworthy because it is so un-Korean. What does that mean? Simply that this sporty, aggressive new design is decidedly European in flavor, capturing the crisp, agile look German styling studios are famous for.
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