The last time I did a Hyundai Tucson video review was back in 2017 there I am
two years ago and here's some of the feedback you gave me your music is too loud
if you wanted someone to play with your hose you just had to ask watching your car
loan or not with a sponge you keep throwing on the ground it's a quick way
to scratch your paintwork stop it I hope he doesn't wash his own car like that
He cleaned the car but he still have water spots on the windows don't you ever post
a video about a car again I don't make enough money from these
YouTube reviews just film me while I clean it we'll call it a car review
I hope Terry finds a good home with someone that'll wash him properly yeah
yeah thank you for that look a lots changed in two years I mean just look at
us we're completely different looking now actually we're not we're almost
identical all that's really different about us is there's my face got a beard
now the same of the new Tucson well that's really different about it is its
face this is the 2020 Hyundai Tucson in the Highlander grade that's the top spec
grade that last review we did was on the base spec grade and it was a long term
review this this is a short term review so what I'm gonna do is just tell the
things that I really like about it and the things I don't really like about it
ready let's go Oh you scared me look if you want to read
the full review go to carsguide.com.au you'll see how I get that score at
the end I break it down all into price and driving and safety and all of that
stuff oh and hit like and subscribe I did
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first the looks I like them tough and pretty at the same time I like that
bonnet that tailgate and that side profile the Tucson's looks haven't
really changed since it was updated in 2018 that saw the taillights get a
restyle and brought that new face with the cascading grille and redesigned
headlights sure it hasn't changed looks much since it was introduced to
Australia in 2015 but the Tucson has aged pretty well now the interior the
Tucson's insides haven't really changed either since it was updated in 2018 this
is the top of the range Highlander it has a list price of forty six thousand
five hundred dollars and it still feels a little bit plain and plasticky in here
the cabins in the top spec mazda cx5 and RAV4 definitely feel more special
than this coming standard on the Highlander are leather seats there's an
eight inch screen with sat-nav apple carplay and android Auto there's an
eight-speaker infinity sound system with digital radio proximity unlocking tinted
rear glass and dual zone climate control I like those features but get this you
get all of them on the grade below now by stepping up to the Highlander you
also get power adjustable heated and ventilated front seats front parking
sensors wireless charging for your phone a heated steering wheel that giant
sunroof LED headlights and taillights 19 inch alloy wheels and the twin exhaust
all right shall we go for a drive let's do it now the Highlander comes with a
choice of petrol or diesel engines this one our test car is the petrol the 1.6
liter turbo petrol and it's stopped bad transmission is a 7-speed dual-clutch
and if you've never driven a dual clutch before then you'll you'll get very used
to this when you take off it kind of lurches a little bit that's just a dual
clutch thing you'll get used to it I promise you I promise you
it's not a bad thing now that engine on take off just like we did then it's
quite quick it moves away quite quickly but if you put your foot down and you're
already travelling long so it's 60 put your foot down it kind of feels like it
runs out of puff it feels like it needs a bit more grunt it's not a deal breaker
at all it's just something you will become well aware of now in terms of
what it's like to drive the driving position isn't that great
I can't get my seat to go any lower than this so if you're one of those people
that likes to sit up really high yeah and I love the Tucson Highlander seats are
also quite firm now they're brand new so obviously the foam hasn't had a
chance to sort of you know get worn in a bit but at the moment they do feel like
wood a little bit too firm I hope over time that does get a little bit softer
now in terms of visibility I am having a few issues with this a pillar here the a
pillars are the pillars either side of the windscreen and they're quite thick
so there have been times when I've been going around roundabouts around corners
and I've had to look around those pillars and same with the visibility out
the back too it's not terrific that back window is quite small it's quite narrow
and those little portholes which look at those rear quarter windows they're
really small and so when you're reverse parking yeah you got a bit of a blind
spot back there too but that reversing camera is really good so what's it like
to drive in comparison to its rivals like the method cx-5 and the and the
rav4 it's good there aren't a lot of complaints about
the way it drives but I've got to say the new rav4 is more comfortable and the
new cx-5 is more enjoyable to drive it feels more engaging to drive still the
Tucson is is not bad not bad at all to steer okay now the big news for this
latest update this 2020 Hyundai Tucson is safety features you know really the
lower grades have benefited most from this upgrade in safety features but the
Highlander is still the best kitted out you've got AEB which works at high
speeds with pedestrian detection you've got blind spot warning you've got lane
keeping assistance you've got rear cross traffic alert and you've also got
adaptive cruise control alright now I want to talk to you about practicalities
so to do that I'm gonna pull over and I'm going to show you what the rear
legroom is like okay rear legroom I like it this sits in my driving position I'm
a hundred and ninety-one centimeters tall and look how much space I've got
that's really really good and that's partly helped because of the shape of
the back of these seats - they're sort of like scooped out so your legs fit in
Headroom is also really good back here even though there's a sunroof and I like
that it's like a tread plate it's made getting in and out for my five-year-old
son a lot easier a lot of SUVs don't have those have just got the middle and
it can get quite slippery and these doors as well they're tall they're wide
they could open a bit wider the Mazda CX-5's open really wide
almost at a right angle to the car yeah these could go a bit wider let me show
you the boot now the Highlander grade comes with an auto tailgate and it is so
slow seriously I'd much prefer a manual one a lot quicker under here you've got
a full size alloy wheel and this is actually a pretty big boot 488 litres
that's bigger than the Mazda cx-5 and we've managed to fit in the cars guide
pram and Kim Kardashian's luggage alright let's go home for a wrap up
the new generation Tucson is quite a way off we're talking probably gonna be years
in the meantime we've got this it's the
2020 Tucson in the Highlander grade look yeah look the interiors a bit dull it's
quite pricey at forty six and a half grand and it doesn't drive as well as
some of its new arrivals but I reckon it looks great
it's got good safety tech and excellent features you missed a bit
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