Who is buying a car straight after the Christmas and New Year period? We’re not sure, but we can tell you what types of cars they are buying thanks to the release of the Australian VFACTS figures for new vehicle registrations in January. Before we get to the best-selling vehicles, […]
Hyundai Tucson
Updated 2016 Hyundai Tucson gets 5-star ANCAP rating
Following an initial four-star ANCAP safety rating, the new Hyundai Tucson has just been updated for 2016 and has now passed the full five-star criteria. The new five-star rating applies to all Tucson variants, built after November 17, 2015, in South Korea, and after December 16 for those built in […]
Hyundai Tucson Elite 1.6T review (video)
Sometimes, the underachieving kid who gets picked on and joked about ends up having the last laugh. Well, the poor kid is now kicking goals and going places. While rivals struggle for year-on-year growth, Hyundai has achieved it for the last seven years, showing that, to customers at least, the […]
2015 Hyundai Tucson receives four-star ANCAP safety rating
Hyundai’s new smallest SUV, the Tucson, has received a disappointing four-star ANCAP safety rating after recent crash tests. The all-new model, which effectively replaces the ix35 despite being larger and more expensive, didn’t cope too well in frontal crash tests. Specifically, the driver’s footwell “was compromised” in the offset test, […]
Hyundai & Rockstar Performance working on tough Tucson for SEMA
Hyundai is preparing yet another highly modified concept for the upcoming 2016 SEMA show, this time based on the new Tucson mid-size SUV. Teaming up with Rockstar Performance Garage, the concept is going for a high-performance off-road theme. For example, the standard alloy wheels are being replaced by 17-inch KMC […]
Bisimoto creating 500kW Hyundai Tucson for SEMA
Hyundai is teaming up with Bisimoto Engineering once again for the upcoming SEMA show. This time the pair is focusing on a special Tucson project. Labelled as the most powerful Tucson ever, the Bisimoto team is planning to give the new SUV a high-boost turbocharged version of Hyundai’s 2.4-litre Theta […]
2015 Hyundai Tucson review – Australian launch (video)
Hyundai Australia is stepping out of the small SUV market segment and into the challenging medium class with the launch of the 2015 Tucson (known as 2016 Tucson in the US). In doing so, its most affordable SUV now stands $1000 north. The Tucson (pronounced too-son), replaces the ix35. By around […]
Hyundai Australia not offering small SUV for at least 2-3 years
Hyundai’s local arm isn’t set to launch a small SUV for around two or three years, effectively replacing the outgoing ix35 which is currently classed as a ‘small SUV’ by VFACTS. The Korean company is launching the new Tucson this week, which stands in as the replacement for the ix35. […]