We couldn’t really believe our eyes when we saw this. Anol Alias has sent in these shots of a facelifted Hyundai Tucson 2.0 with a six-speed manual gearbox sitting in the JPJ car park.
As it doesn’t have MS Design front and rear skid plates nor LED tail lamps (2.4 Executive Plus only), this should be an Elegance-spec car. The wheels look smaller than the 17s we currently get, and there’s no AWD badge on the tailgate.
A peek inside reveals manual air-con, no keyless start and the basic audio system (AVN system for Executive Plus variants only) – consistent with the Elegance trim. Except the seats here are fabric.
The row of driver’s side buttons (ESP off, hill descent, centre diff lock, instrument panel brightness) are blank. And of course, who could miss the do-it-yourself gear lever and clutch pedal?
Our current 2.0 Elegance six-speed auto doesn’t come with VSM or ESP, and has only two airbags. With a blank ‘ESP button row‘, we have little hope in that field, but would it be too much to wish for more than a pair of airbags in this manual variant?
The golden question is this: is Hyundai-Sime Darby seriously thinking of bringing this manual SUV to market? And if jadi, how much cheaper would it be than the RM133k asked for the 2.0 Elegance auto?
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With reduced spec + manual transmission = cheaper price…what should we call this? Tucson Super Value (SV) I think :)
this car is dangerous. the a-pillar is intrusive and blocks the view. poor design.
for those who disliked my comment, go test drive one and u’ll know what i mean. i test drove it before and i’m not making any random claim here. the a-pillar is really a disaster in this car. korean engineers are sleeping in winter sonata when the a-pillar design is being carried out.
Price list is out. RM118,000 OTR with insurance. Less than 80 units whole Malaysia. 1st come 1st serve.
u are funny. 1st come 1st serve? who is coming for a car like this?
Dated design.. sigh
4 Spokes steering…lol
So you are telling people that you judge the car by counting how many spokes on the steering..
Bravo.. lol
look at the gear knob, goodness me… like sitting in a 90’s car
NICE DESIGN THAN CRV AT LIST
yeah get it right at least, you are like the crv and i’m tucson.
Manual SUV? That ought to be interesting…
But it could be that it was brought in for fleet users instead, considering Sime Darby does own Hertz in Malaysia too, and without all the kit and a manual gearbox, it could be that they want to make it like a low cost SUV…. Considering that manual sales on other makes itself are very low (unless they are sports cars).
looks like a low spec manual variant.
The door panel is hard plastic, fabric seats and without reverse camera. I hope more car makers can offer high spec manual transmission variant. There are also people that love to drive manual but want to enjoy the full spec equipments.
Price list already out! RM118,888 OTR
Sorry it’s 118,000 OTR
There’s a story behind! Korea send wrong order shipment. About 80 units available only! 1st come 1st serve!
If the price is less than 100k..why not..super value for money
The question is .. why??
Goodness, just look at the gear knob and dashboard enough to puke. Is this a 1980′ s retro? This car is getting more and more ‘Brother’ aka the accessories shop.
wow , amazing and cool
feeling excited
this 80units been saved from Sewol ferry…..
@danenz cant u be more sensitive. I u hv nothing better to say, just shut up!
There is NEVER a demand for manual SUV in MALAYSIA…who is behind this FAUX PASS should be demoted/fired… HYUNDAI-all the WRONG REASON…
just because u dont have left leg doesnt mean other dont have
You’re the one who should get fired, there is a demand for it.
If U r about 170-180cm tall … U try sit at 2nd row … U r going to easily get your head hit the roof ! I kena liao ! Ke!Ke!Ke!
manual buyers are always treated as low class, low affordibility buyers….
Any comment regarding the fuel efficiency of Tucson (Auto)???
Tucson executive plus discontinued. only sports version.