2010 Hyundai Tucson [ARCHIVED]

[mackieboy]

i have the regular spare tire from GLS unit. anyone interested?

[WilsonL]

ay sa wakas may naka 4wd na dito. Atleasr may figure na ako ng fc nya. Actually ganyan din ineexpect ko.

Ano naman masasabi mo sa 4wd mo sir?
Ano mga good and bad sides nya?
Anong color kinuha mo sir?

Kailangan ko kasi talaga ng mga inputs. Pwede pa naman last minute backout eh. Haha

Got the sleek silver. It was the unit on display and also the only available 4WD unit at the time and I did not want to wait indefinitely. So, 2 days after giving the reservation fee I got the unit na.

It's mostly used by my wife coz there's a construction going on at my workplace and I did not want it to get all dusty and scratched up. I just use it when I go out at night and on weekends.

Here's the things that I like most about the 4WD version:
-The 18" wheels really look good.
-Hill Assist is really a great help on inclined roads.
-With Electro-chromic mirrors, no need to tilt the rearview mirror when the car behind you is in high beam.
-Aircon is very cool. I just wish they had air vents at the rear for the passengers in the backseat.
-Nice leather seats.
-6 airbags. In the U.S., 6 airbags is standard for all cars. Dito satin, top of the line lang ang meron 6 airbags and some models upto 2 airbags lang ang top of the line nila.
-Powerful engine but not very responsive. Sanay kasi ako sa manual transmission. This is my first car that is matic. When I step on the gas, it takes a while before the engine revs. Parang nag-iisip pa yung computer kung ano gagawin nya.

My only complaint about my tucson is the fuel consumption and the responsiveness. I wished it will improve after the break-in period.

[taintedwhistler]

A/T computer will learn the driver's driving pattern as you use it more, so far naka adjust na yung sa tucson ko sakin

as for the F/C... well things are not what we hoped for so far... ang remedyo talaga dyan for now is wag mawili sa mabibigat na paa :D

[henrydpph]

yes ganun talaga yung spare tire ng GL. Yung GLS 4X2, GLS 4WD at Premium 4WD ang naka full size mags

Thanks for info

[Grey Thumper]

Nakita nyo na ba ang March issue ng Top Gear? May pretty fair review ng bagong Tucson. The writer points out the Tuc's shortcomings, as well as positive points. At least it's not a rewritten press release lang.

[junsd]

Nakita nyo na ba ang March issue ng Top Gear? May pretty fair review ng bagong Tucson. The writer points out the Tuc's shortcomings, as well as positive points. At least it's not a rewritten press release lang.

*Grey Thumper

baka naman may summary or important info about sa review, pa post naman :-)

[parakitoJDM]

[SIZE="4"]this is the 2nd. European Review of the 2010 Hyundai ix35 (aka Tucson)
that say's the 2.0li Turbo Diesel is just rated at 134HP, WTF... nagkakalokohan na ba?[/SIZE]

http://www.beautyandefficiency.co.uk/specifications.php

[SIZE="5"]asan na yung sinasabi nyong 183HP 2.0li CRDi R-Series Engine?
puro yabang na lang ba Hyunda/Kia CRDi ngayon?[/SIZE]




http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/news/roa...ix35-road-test
Hyundai ix35 Road Test
Wed, 24 Feb 2010

With taxpayer's money having been diverted from repairing the roads to festooning them with humps and obstacles, leaving only pennies in the kitty to repair potholes, Britain's roads are in a shocking state.

A speed cushion with a pothole in it (Thames Ditton High Street 21-2-2010) is a perfect metaphor for the state the economy is in.

Yet, though government has wrecked the economy, sensible people have refused to allow it to wreck their cars. Instead of buying low emission family hatchbacks they're been queuing round the block to get themselves into big wheeled, fat tyred 4x4s. And that's despite the financial penalties of heavier fuel and emissions tax.

So how would these people, indeed how would you feel if there was no financial penalty?

That's what Hyundai was thinking as it developed the ix35. While designers worked on the attractive body with its fashionable creases that echo those of the SEAT Ibiza, engineers were working on the engines and drivetrains.

So you get an all new 134PS 2.0 litre chain cam ‘R' Type diesel engine, that pumps out a mere 147g/km CO2 in two-wheel drive and only 140g/km in four wheel drive. That translates to combined fuel economy of 51.4mpg for the 2WD and 49.6mpg for the 4WD. Pretty much the same as the figures for a Ford Focus 2.0TDCI. Annual VED is only £125 first year and £125 a year for subsequent years, compared to £950, then £435 a year for a Range Rover TDV8.

Have one on the company and your BIK tax at 40% will work out at £1,425 a year, compared to £1,749 for a Focus 2.0TDCI.

3 years of service and repair is estimated at £1,290, again a lower figure than the Focus. And, like all Hyundais, it now comes with a 5 year unlimited mileage warranty, 5 years breakdown cover and 5 years of annual health checks.

From inside, the car feels substantial. You sit high and get the impression of a lot of metal around you. And that's borne out by the 591-litre load area, 41 litres bigger than a C-Max MPV's. Yet at 4,410mm, it's actually 9mm shorter than the latest model Vauxhall Astra. Disappointingly, the rear seats don't gold completely flat in the clever cantilever manner of the Hyundai Tucson. Yet under the load floor there's a full size alloy spare wheel, an exact match for the road wheels, allowing you to rotate and even out tyre wear if you want to.

They all come very well equipped. Style models have 17-inch alloy wheels, ESP, air conditioning, active head restraints, Bluetooth connectivity with voice recognition, heated front and rear seats, downhill brake control, electric windows front and rear, electric heated door mirrors with integrated LED-type side repeaters, six airbags, glove compartment with cooling function, ‘follow-me-home' headlamp function, Hillstart Assist Control, leather steering wheel and gearknob, remote central locking with alarm, steering wheel audio controls, stereo-radio CD with MP3 and iPod connectivity, reverse parking sensors and a trip computer.

In addition, Premium models offer add 18-inch alloys, a full-length panoramic glass sunroof, automatic headlights, chrome door handles, chrome interior trim, cruise control, dual zone climate control with humidity sensor and Ioniser, electric folding door mirrors, front windscreen wiper de-icer, keyless entry with engine stop-start button, rear privacy glass, rain-sensing wipers, part-leather upholstery and smart roof rails.

Prices start at £16,495 for the 2WD petrol engined Style model and £17,995 for the 2WD Style diesel. Diesel prices then go up by £1,000 for 4WD and £1,750 to get the Premium pack, topping out at £20,745. A further £800 buys the Media pack of large touch-screen satnav with reverse parking camera. While £700 gets you the Individual pack of black or brown full leather upholstery, auto-dimming rear view mirror and SuperVision instrument cluster with bright blue lighting. The most you can therefore spend is £22,245, around £5,000 less than the ix35's serious rivals.

To drive, the 2WD base mode on 225/60 R17 tyres is noticeably more refined than the 4WD premium model on 225/55 R18s. The penalty is that it lets go at the front a bit early on rain-slicked roundabouts. On bumpy, rutted, pot-holed country road corners it's better, but this is not a car you push into bends.

In contrast, the 4WD hangs on better at the penalty of more noise, especially at around 2,000rpm and 60mph in 6th. Usable engine torque doesn't come in until quite late, about 1,750rpm. You can trickle down at about 1,250rpm, but no lower, or it starts jerking and the gearshift indictor flashes at you to change down. That actually means you can't use 6th below about 45mph, and you can't use 5th below 30.

Though Hyundai pitches the ix35 against hatchbacks and small MPVs, its real rival is the Brit built Nissan Qashqai against which it wins on running costs and looks.

The Qashqai has been a phenomenal success.

There is no reason why the Hyundai ix35 shouldn't beat it at its own game.

[Starex_Gold]

[SIZE=5]asan na yung sinasabi nyong 183hp 2.0li crdi r-series engine?[/SIZE]

[SIZE=5]

[SIZE=2]meron dito sa pilipinas isang Tucson na ganyan ang engine. nagbasa ka ba ng Top Gear January Issue?

tsaka parang ang laki ng galit mo sa Tucson iX, anong meron?
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[parakitoJDM]

[SIZE=5]

[SIZE=2]meron dito sa pilipinas isang Tucson na ganyan ang engine. nagbasa ka ba ng Top Gear January Issue?

tsaka parang ang laki ng galit mo sa Tucson iX, anong meron?
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Pls. clarify, meron na sa Pinas ng highpower R-series or nung same as UK spec?

nope i don't have a copy of that Mag....their website also doesn't state the details of Hyundai PHDM specs....

nope di ako galit- but i am very dis-appointed for the moment as i'm looking at that car to replace my Caren's 6M/T CRDi....

things i'm not liking so far
** 4WD suspension tuning seems quite bad (not my actual experience, just reading fm. UK & US mag reviews).
** 18" wheel combo also has road harshness (also same source as above).
**PHDM head specs are the cheap H4 lamp system (now way i'm downgrading fm. my Caren's 4Lamp system {dedicated Low & Hi Beams} have much more useful road illumination.

** UK review of 2.0li R Series is just same as my Carens.....

[numbah5]

The diesel engine of the Tucson in UK is still the old D diesel engine fitted with VGT that powers the old Tucson. That's not the R engine.