Hyundai Tucson 1.6T 265PS PHEV Ultimate – AP £5,499. Pros – No options possible and contains almost everything I’d want as standard. PHEV, so no range anxiety or having to make otherwise unnecessary stops on long journeys to recharge. Size pretty comparable to the X1. We have a great Hyundai dealership near us where I have bought cars privately for one of my daughters. Cons – No adaptive headlights and not even available as an option. Infotainment is all touch screen. Can all the irritating bings and bongs be disabled whilst still leaving the safety systems on? Hyundai have come on leaps and bounds in recent years, but BMWs are notably better in all the key areas that are important to me and I don’t want to feel that we’ve paid to go backwards from where we are currently with the X1.
The bings and bongs can be turned down so they are barely audible and certainly wouldn’t disturb when driving without the radio on.
The Ultimate has what I’d call cornering headlights.
There are loads of haptic buttons under the infotainment screen for the main functions blowers etc, along with physical buttons on the centre console for heated ventilated seats and others. I’m not a fan of haptic buttons but, they are better than delving deep into the touchscreen, which is common these days. Even BMW got suckered into this on the 1 and 2 series.
There is a refreshed model will be available summer this year and will gain twin screens and will gain a dual function control panel similar to that seenb in the EV6/Ioniq 6.
The Tuscon is a very functiona car like its sister and have everything you want incuded along with being comfy to sit in, whils’t being one of the best roomier cabins in its class. Its an all inclusive car having everything as standard. The ventillated seats in particular have been a godsend to me. But its not a premium brand by any means.
I said to mrs mrs kezo last night why not go for the new E3008 at £400, to at least try an EV and run it locally, whilst keeping are private (2018 420d) car with a view to renewing it next year to somethng more suitable. Because whils’t I’m happy to pay for premium I’m no longer prepared to pay stupid money (nearly 20k) on base premium car before any options that I’ only have 3 years. The other option is call it quits and leave the scheme buy a nearly new X3, keep it 10 years, buy another which will near me to the end of my driving days!