2016 Hyundai Tucson Debuts, Looks Bigger and Better - Car and Driver (blog)
The Tucson will be built in both South Korea and the Czech Republic, with U. S. versions supplied from Asia. Mechanically, it’s pretty much as before—despite Hyundai’s claim that it sits on an all-new platform—with transverse-mounted engines and the choice of either front- or all-wheel drive via an electronically controlled clutch ahead of the rear axle. Exterior styling was the work of Hyundai’s European studio in Germany, and it looks like a reasonably handsome thing to us. The company’s California design center did the classy interior. As to what’s under the hood, we know that European versions top out with a 1. 6-liter turbo that’s good for 174 horsepower and will be available with a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. Other non-European markets get a direct-injected 2. 0-liter four, which we expect would be the U. S. -market’s standard engine. We’re also told there will be a performance version, carrying the branding of Hyundai’s new “N” performance division (all the good letters having already been taken). it will likely use a tuned version of the 1. 6-liter turbo making about 200 horsepower. There’s also no word on whether Hyundai will again offer a fuel-cell version. Source: www.caranddriver.com
