I dare to ask you, name one car
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As you saw from the thumbnail,
I have 2025 Hyundai Tucson facelift
Next to it, I have pre-facelift
The reason why I pulled out the camera real quick
is because there actually are quite a lot of difference
when it comes to the exterior
and especially a lot in the interior
When you do look at these two cars
side-by-side in real life, in person
I want to give you a real up close look
of these two cars together
since I have them right here
For your information,
I actually do have a detailed review of this car
Not just the facelift, but also the pre-facelift on my channel
It's already been at least.. two years
It really was during the cold winter time as well
when I was reviewing the pre-facelift
They are both in my channel
so feel free to check it out
Especially with this facelift model,
I've covered all of the regular,
N-Line, and the Hybrid model
And before you ask me about the PHEV, the plug-in hybrid,
Korea never got PHEVs
so I don't know about any updates
and news with the facelift model
Check with your local dealership
They will have updated information
and most likely if you've been already getting it where you are,
most likely you will get it too
This is the facelift Tucson I have right here
Immediately different
Those four DRLs
versus the five DRL that we used to have
on a pre-facelift model
That was like the angel design
Looked beautiful,
especially during the night time
I absolutely adore that design
I can't believe it's already been years
since the first all-new Tucson came out
But here we have it, we got the facelift
So just like any other facelift,
I dare, I dare to ask you,
name one car that the pre-facelift looks better
than a facelift
Am I provoking a little here?
I don't know, it might be a challenge,
but drop in the comment below
if there is one single facelift
that actually looks worse than the pre-facelift
And that is because
any facelift models look better than the pre-facelift model
Well, there might be an exception of a few facelift
where designers had to struggle a lot
in order to squeeze in the design
that's already been made on the pre-facelift mold
because that essentially is what it is, right?
However, there are actually a lot of hardship
with the facelift model
because of that being said
The manufacturers already do have
the press and mold that actually makes the vehicle
and they can only deviate so much from the original design
Mostly it has to do with the money
There is always the budget every single vehicle
and there might not be enough of a budget
in terms of the exterior change
I don't want to say that
that is the case with this facelift Tucson
because the front certainly does look like
a somewhat subtle change
However, in terms of manufacturing that brand new design
that we see on the front of this Tucson,
it just is almost as expensive
First of all, they changed all the lights
that's been used here
So I don't know about the top portion
Okay, so well,
this is the best part about having the car side-by-side
So this is a brand new light,
even for this outer one too
So there is just single light right here
However, if you do take a look at the pre-facelift,
It's actually completely different
So none of the lights are actually interchangeable, usable
Speaking of which,
the grilles are different
Just like any other latest Hyundai cars,
it gets the flat black badge
Love that touch right there
Pre-facelift model, it kind of goes
along with the grille and the emblem
So they are actually the same material
and it's showing off the same color
whereas the facelift,
the color over here, it is actually almost identical
I want to say it is the same thing
I'm looking at it with my bare eyes right now
So it is the same color as a pre-facelift model,
but the emblem is actually different
But in terms of the headlights,
when you do take a look at the tip,
the edge of the headlight, it actually is different
You see, there is that Tucson design aspect
right here on the pre-facelift model,
whereas the facelift, it doesn't have it
This is where the biggest difference is
you've been watching my review,
watching videos on the facelift Tucson,
you know it already
Tucson gets the intelligent headlight right here
So I think we've had enough
Let's shut off the engine
And for your information,
if you are curious about the interior of this Tucson,
feel free to check it out in my previous video
The interior, as you can see,
it is just completely, completely different,
especially with that dual 12.3 in monitors left and right
with the OTA service made all possible,
thanks to the ccNC: Connected Car Navigation Cockpit system
And this is precisely what I mean by having a shelf here
It's really practical
You can easily store your stuff here
and even smartphones for your passengers,
just like that
Dividers in between
so you could easily store stuff here
It's not going to fly around all that much
Doesn't have the rubber finish,
So it's not anti-slippery
It is going to slip somewhat
if you do accelerate heavy, brake heavy
And that is the beauty of the facelift,
don't you think?
So this may not seem all obvious,
but it really does play a role when you drive
and operate this car on a daily basis
Especially with a family member, right?
Oh, my god
So this is precisely what I mean
Wow What have you done Hyundai?
Seriously, so this is the grille
Pay attention to the color of this
and take a look at that
98% identical color to the grille
versus the lights we had
If you are not sure as to what I mean by that,
well, take a look at the whole view of the front look,
just like so
And if this doesn't help,
let me show you this
Look at that
So on a pre-facelift model,
so this grille, as I told you,
it's the same color as the pre-facelift versus that
But on a pre-facelift model,
it seems really obvious where the DRL, for that grille
I mean, it does look really harmonious
altogether as the front look
So I didn't know it was this much different
But this is the Hidden Jewel
that Hyundai stressed a lot about on Tucson
Hidden Jewel Patterns
This is the plastic,
the grille, and the light
Wow, wow, wow
I am genuinely surprised by that
So there is the brand new wheel design for the facelift model
Obviously, so this is what we get on a 1.6 turbo model
And this is what we used to get on the pre-facelift
Well, the size of it's a 19 inch wheel
I said earlier, 235-55-19
The pre-facelift CrossContact from Continental,
235-60-18
You could also get 19s on the pre-facelift model,
but that is just the difference
So this is a brand new plastic cladding for the facelift
and the same plastic cladding,
the natural wear and tear you could anticipate
from the plastic cladding, I guess
Nothing that a good detailing job wouldn't do
You can easily bring out this bright color of a brand new plastic,
even a worn out color like this, no problem
But I just wanted to give you a side-by-side comparison, of course,
because I have it
Oh my god
This is the reality that I really had worried about
The facelift model actually has even lower turn signal
than the pre-facelift
It's really just super obvious
If the video is showing you
that one bumper is higher than the other,
Video angle fooling our eyes,
they don't really differ in terms of the ground clearance,
in terms of the rear bumper
Not so scientific,
but let me show it to you like this
I am pointing the GoPro
I don't have measuring tape with me here right now, unfortunately
But the ground clearance
in terms of the rear bumper is not all that much different
If not, they're the same
It is just the video angle that is fooling our eyes
I want to make that remark
Well, that is to meet the regulations around the globe
But would have been certainly nice
if the Tucson had the turn signals right next to those teeth
That would have been uniquely Tucson design once more
I see that this design is a little different right here
this design that we saw at the front tip
of the headlights on the front
is actually embedded on the rear taillight
for the facelift versus
it did not for the pre-facelift
Well, let me double-check
it might be the trim difference
Even for the pre-facelift,
I'm pretty sure there was this
triangle detail and design on the taillights as well
The last biggest difference is there is nothing
It is just simply a whole glass
There is no parting line whatsoever
Hyundai logo, emblem is actually underneath the glass
So it is the one whole piece altogether like so
And with that,
the rear wiper is now actually able to stretch down
all the way to here
I will show you and include the footage right now
The tip of the wiper blade actually sits all the way to here
But for the pre-facelift model,
this is the obvious
So it is not underneath the glass
Well, it is underneath the glass, the Hyundai emblem,
but we see the parting line right here
And because of that,
the wiper can only come down to that much
Where the wiper blade sits right there
So the radius,
it comes down to about that much
That's where it gets finished
Those are the quick side-by-side comparison
of 2025 Hyundai Tucson facelift
versus the pre-facelift
Drop in the comment below
anything you're curious about this facelift Tucson
Because I am test driving the vehicle for a week
I will give you a in-depth and thorough review
of the test drive too
So come back to my channel, check that video out
That's it for today's video
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FYI, I've also made a comparison video with this facelift Tucson
to all-new Santa Fe,
so make sure you check that video out
and why did I make it?
They are not even competitors?
Well, because I could
I did explain reason why in that video,
so I'll meet you over there! Bye-bye