The Tuscon has a Krell system, that’d set my expectations really high, seeing as home stereo Krell equipment is incredibly expensive. I’d be very interested to see/hear if it is anything close to the expectations the name creates. Hyundai’s smart boot is better than most I’ve come across, it’s not a wave your foot under a sensor type, you just stand behind the car and it’ll detect the key, give you a bit of time to prove you’re not walking past then open the boot door. Given I’ve seen someone fall over waving their foot at their Ford (I think) with loads of bags in their hands, I much prefer the stand and wait approach Hyundai offer.
I have the Krell in my Tucson! Like any automotive premium sound, they don’t live up to their namesakes in the hifi world. That said its a decent system (once setup to your taste), which comes to life when the volume is turned up a couple of notches and there’s a decent of bass. Its certainly as good as the H&K in the Sportage and better than the Bose in the i6. The best system I have heard in a car was in a 7 series, which had speakers everywhere including in the headrests!
The boot opener is indeed clever and superior to the hit and miss “foot wave”.
Mine goes in for a service next weeek and my thinking at the momment is, if they can factory order the new Tucson PHEV at the current AP, I will take the plunge. Mine hasn’t faltered in the 2.5 yearsI had it and although its not premium its a nice place to be nd has evey extra you’d ever want. I’d miss the ventillated seats if I didn’t have them! The new interior has the twin screens and thankfully buttons rather than full haptic mine has (I hate touchscreens and haptic buttons), along with the new software seen in the Kona.
I recently drove both the the Tucson & Sportage PHEV and the Tuscon was less fidgety over our uneven potholed roads, the opposite can be said for the ICE 48v variants, so shows what a bit of weight can do with 19″rims. I would have chosen the Sportage due to the better looking interior at the time but Motability stopped me having one from the docks!