Indeed far too clever. Overall I’m happy with the car and believe my costs are lower but, still regret not going for the Ultimate
I’m happy with the car also. I was concerned that it would feel like a step down from the BMW, but the only time I notice the difference negatively is when the petrol engine rpm rises. It’s not as refined as a BMW engine, but thankfully at normal revs it’s near silent. It’s not quite as engaging to drive as a BMW, but that’s probably no bad thing as it’s encouraging me to drive more sedately
The only two irritants are extremely minor. I prefer fixed parcel shelves that raise up with the tailgate (as with the X1) as I place the wheelchair seat pad on it. You can’t do that with the retractable type without faffing about with it, so I don’t bother using it. Also, why is there no interior grab handle above the drivers door? That’s bugging me
The only two irritants are extremely minor. I prefer fixed parcel shelves that raise up with the tailgate (as with the X1) as I place the wheelchair seat pad on it. You can’t do that with the retractable type without faffing about with it, so I don’t bother using it. Also, why is there no interior grab handle above the drivers door? That’s bugging me Due to the CVVD technology, the valve timing mechanics can create extra noise especially at higher revs along with its direct inject fueling doesn’t help matters. Equally, I always find coming from a larger 4cyl engine that to a smaller engine makes a difference, in the same way as moving from a 6 cylinder to a 4 cylinder as they need to work harder. Interestingly whils’t on the subject, my brothers wife has a 2 series fitted with a 1.5 thre cylinder engine and that is noisy and resembes a diesel at low revs and requires working hard to get decent performance. Both my bother and sister inlaw regret her having it.
I feel the weight braking and when pushing on a bit and find it far from engaging but, you learn its limits, especially going over the Brecons😂 The ICE is more engaging for spirited driving, the PHEV wants to eek out the grandad in you😂
I’m quite the opposite, much prefering a tonneau cover than a bulky parcel shelf. In my previous Tucson ICE, it would stow away neatly in its own designated area under the boot floor but, there is no room in the PHEV. As for a grab handle, apart from my baby bmw, I have had a full house in the last few cars Ive had. I new what I was letting myself in for having another Tucson however, this one has pleasantly surprised me tbh, not as I expect much from mainstream brands but, its better than most and the camera quality punches well above its weight. As, I said earlier and will say it again, I do regret not going for the Ultimate. The seat material alone isn’t practical for me, let alone our daughter lol. I als wish it had Hyundai’s newer 8 speed wet clutch, rather than a bog basic 6AT, even though I find it better than cars fitted with DCT transmission.
I had the pleasure of driving my mums Kona electric over the weekend and sorting the bing bongs. I especially like the single speed transmission with no holding on to gears and the feeling of them not changing, as you find with ICE (still don’t want one though 😂). However the point is not to talk EV but, the 8 speaker Bose system the Kona gets. It was quite good and superior to the Krell system in the Tucson. Strangely I also found it superior to the Bose setup found in the ioniq 5 and 6 (I looked at these in depth early on). Looking on Bose Automotive, I noted the Kona gets, what Bose call BassSync technology, which precisely aligns the arrival times of low frequency sound waves from multiple woofers in the car, providing increased low-frequency accuracy to each listening position. The frequencies were much more pronounced than with the Krell system, which made for better listening. Volume level 1 was more like level 8 on the Krell. The Ioniqs basically had plain old Bose, which I found the Krell system superior to once setup.