Author Topic: My Sister's New Ride (Read 4460 times)

Jaeger · « **on:** August 06, 2021, 09:42:45 am »

The time had come to say goodbye to her 2011 Santa Fe. It had served her so well that it was hard to get her to look at brands other than Hyundai, but due dilligence compelled me to compel her to do so. Current Santa Fe - 'too big'. Honda CR-V - 'screams old man or soccer mom'. Mazda CX-5 - 'love the looks inside and out but a little small inside'. Toyota RAV 4 - 'don't like it'.

She settled on the 2022 Hyundai Tucson in Preffered / AWD trim. She's had it for a week now and is loving it. Her 6ft tall (and growing) teenage son gives two big thumbs up for rear seat legroom and headroom - and he loves the reclining rear seats. She just took it on a 400km return trip and loved every minute of it - 'smooth, stable, comfortable'.

If this one serves her even nearly as well as the last, she will be well pleased indeed.

Jaeger · « **Reply #1 on:** August 06, 2021, 09:43:16 am »

Another view.

EV Dan · « **Reply #2 on:** August 06, 2021, 10:39:44 am »

Congrats to her! Nice car. Are they assembling them in Korea or US? What engine?

valuator · « **Reply #3 on:** August 06, 2021, 10:44:01 am »

Nice purchase! I think these look pretty sharp in person. My next door neighbour had one at least 2 generations old, and it's crazy how far they've come since then (she replaced it with a Kona recently).

Cheers to hopefully many years of happy driving!

Arthur Dent · « **Reply #4 on:** August 06, 2021, 10:50:07 am »

Nice. These have distinctive but good looks. Hard to do in a mid size SUV package. Much better styled than other manufacturers that go with bland or distinctive and ugly.

Jaeger · « **Reply #5 on:** August 06, 2021, 10:50:21 am »

Quote from: EV Dan on August 06, 2021, 10:39:44 am

Congrats to her! Nice car. Are they assembling them in Korea or US? What engine?

Don't know where they are assembled, to be honest. It's the normally aspirated 2.5l motor.

Jaeger · « **Reply #6 on:** August 06, 2021, 10:53:32 am »

Quote from: valuator on August 06, 2021, 10:44:01 am

Nice purchase! I think these look pretty sharp in person. My next door neighbour had one at least 2 generations old, and it's crazy how far they've come since then (she replaced it with a Kona recently).

Cheers to hopefully many years of happy driving!

Crazy indeed - it's miles ahead of even the most recent model.

Quote from: Arthur Dent on August 06, 2021, 10:50:07 am

Nice. These have distinctive but good looks. Hard to do in a mid size SUV package. Much better styled than other manufacturers that go with bland or distinctive and ugly.

Yup - I think they hit a design sweet spot here. And I will say the interior LOOKS much more premium than its price point. Definitely not Lexus levels of material quality, but the ambiance is near-luxury impressive.

JohnnyMac · « **Reply #7 on:** August 06, 2021, 11:32:59 am »

Well I think it was nice that she at least tried a few others before settling on something she is comfortable with. Was her old Santa Fe the V6? Does she miss the extra power?

Jaeger · « **Reply #8 on:** August 06, 2021, 11:38:57 am »

Quote from: Cadure on August 06, 2021, 11:09:02 am

Nice proportions on that ride. Congrats to her.

Cheers.

Quote from: JohnnyMac on August 06, 2021, 11:32:59 am

Well I think it was nice that she at least tried a few others before settling on something she is comfortable with. Was her old Santa Fe the V6? Does she miss the extra power?

Yes the old car was a V6 - and funny you should mention that - I asked her how she found the highway merging and passing power on this recent trip and she said it was really strong. So not missing the V6 power.

JohnnyMac · « **Reply #9 on:** August 06, 2021, 11:42:00 am »

Quote from: Jaeger on August 06, 2021, 11:38:57 am

Quote from: Cadure on August 06, 2021, 11:09:02 am
Nice proportions on that ride. Congrats to her.

Cheers.

Quote from: JohnnyMac on August 06, 2021, 11:32:59 am
Well I think it was nice that she at least tried a few others before settling on something she is comfortable with. Was her old Santa Fe the V6? Does she miss the extra power?

Yes the old car was a V6 - and funny you should mention that - I asked her how she found the highway merging and passing power on this recent trip and she said it was really strong. So not missing the V6 power.

My wife had a 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe with the V6 for 10.5 years and misses the effortless power it delivered, plus it sounded a lot better in the cabin.

sailor723 · « **Reply #10 on:** August 06, 2021, 11:53:39 am »

Nice looking car. I wouldn't have guessed Tucson looking at it. They really have stepped up their game in the looks dept.

Allen · « **Reply #11 on:** August 06, 2021, 11:57:08 am »

Nice looking ride, congrats

Serniter · « **Reply #12 on:** August 06, 2021, 11:58:23 am »

Congratulations. Nice car. Saw one of these yesterday and was pleasantly surprised by the sophistication of the design.

EV Dan · « **Reply #13 on:** August 06, 2021, 12:20:27 pm »

Quote from: Jaeger on August 06, 2021, 10:50:21 am

Quote from: EV Dan on August 06, 2021, 10:39:44 am
Congrats to her! Nice car. Are they assembling them in Korea or US? What engine?

Don't know where they are assembled, to be honest. It's the normally aspirated 2.5l motor.

That's the one to go for. With synthetic oil changes (I'd personally change it every 8,000 or so) and 100k transmission fluid changes the car should last for decades.

EV Dan · « **Reply #14 on:** August 06, 2021, 12:49:34 pm »

^^^ to chime in, Hyundai now has a new wet DCT which is supposedly better but I have no personal experience with it. The standard 2.5L engine in this Tucson is paired with a "normal" sealed 8 spd auto. Same with the Santa Fe. And as many mechanics would tell, there is no such thing as "lifetime" ATF unless the car's life is defined by its lease term.

PJungnitsch · « **Reply #15 on:** August 06, 2021, 12:57:27 pm »

Saw one of these in person the other day, looks very good

Jaeger · « **Reply #16 on:** August 06, 2021, 02:18:14 pm »

Cheers folks. "That's a Tucson?" is what she reports as the most common comment from people who have seen the car.

Bubba · « **Reply #17 on:** August 06, 2021, 08:28:46 pm »

Great choice. There was one on the highway behind me a couple weeks back and I really like the DRLs.

Jaeger · « **Reply #18 on:** August 06, 2021, 09:32:07 pm »

Quote from: Bubba on August 06, 2021, 08:28:46 pm

Great choice. There was one on the highway behind me a couple weeks back and I really like the DRLs.

DRLs are way cool.

me_2 · « **Reply #19 on:** August 06, 2021, 09:33:47 pm »

To me, its looks like a "cooler" Ford fascia (and taillight)

Congrats to your sister.