Hyundai is presenting a new concept at the Los Angeles Auto Show next week. The Vision T, as it’s set to be called, is a plug-in hybrid SUV that repurposes the company’s Sensuous Sportiness global design language, first seen on the Le Fil Rouge concept and Sonata sedan, onto a taller crossover body style.
The fact this car is called the Vision T hints that it is a thinly-veiled preview of the next-generation Tucson, which is set to debut next year. Further evidence of this can be found in the teaser images shown here, where the show car displays key design cues also seen on recent Tucson test mules.
Most obvious of these is the massive front grille that takes up the entire width of the fascia, very similar to that of the Le Fil Rouge. It features hidden signature lighting and a tessellated pattern that functions as an active grille shutter, adjusting at higher speeds to not only optimise air flow and aerodynamics, but also to give the car a more dynamic look when it is in motion.
Flanking the grille are large air intakes (where the main headlight units will sit on the Tucson) to give the car a distinctive X-shaped graphic. Along the sides, the Vision T features angular wheel arches and prominent fender bulges, along with a sharp shoulder line that stretches from the front doors to the rear of the car – again, very Tucson-like. The low-slung roofline gets a chrome fillet that contrasts the upswept window line.
No other details have been announced just yet, but the presence of a plug-in hybrid powertrain could mean that a similar system may very well make its way to the Tucson too.
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