Archive for the ‘Tucson’ Category

•    What is it? The latest generation of Hyundai’s popular compact SUV •    The basics: Front and all-wheel-drive plus four-cylinder or V6 powertrains •    On sale: Next year, with a public showing and more details at the Frankfurt Auto Show •    Price: Less than $20,000 (est.)

Hyundai only updated its Tucson compact SUV last year with a new four-cylinder engine but the next-generation model is now just about a week away from making its world debut, although it has already been revealed in its domestic market of South Korea and in these new high-res photographs. Labeled the iX35 in other markets, the new compact SUV moves to a more...

Britain's Autocar magazine has spied the 2010 Hyundai Tucson.

The new crossover vehicle is due in the U.S. later this year, but uncloaked versions have been undergoing testing all year. In April, Hyundai showed a Tucson-related concept car at the 2009 New York auto show. The production version will show up at next month's Frankfurt auto show, with its European "iX35" nameplate.

Front-drive and all-wheel-drive versions will be offered in the U.S. Tucson; a four-cylinder engine and a six-cylinder option are expected to power the new crossover.

Autocar has more photos, including interior shots--click over to their photos, and don't forget to...

It's shaping up to be a banner fall, if you work at one of the automakers that will still be in business in its current shape come September.

That's the case at Hyundai, where the ambitious product strategy has two and maybe three new vehicles in the bullpen for 2009 and early 2010. The first? A new 2010 Hyundai Tucson crossover set for launch sometime by the end of the year. Hyundai execs suggest the Tucson may be shown off this year on its way to showrooms as a 2010 model. The early preview of the new crossover came this year already, in the form of the HED-6 ix-onic concept from the Geneva motor show in February. A conventional...