After teasing the SUV’s arrival early this month, Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors has finally introduced the Hyundai Tucson facelift, and it’s available in two trims – 2.0L Elegance and 1.6L Turbo. Pricing starts from RM123,888 for the entry-level model, whereas the turbocharged variant costs RM143,888. Both are on-the-road prices excluding insurance.
New to the C-segment SUV is the revised front fascia. Besides the new bumper, the 2.0L Elegance gets a metallic silver cascading grille and halogen projector headlights, whereas the 1.6L Turbo gets a chromed grille with dual-projector LED headlights (with positioning and cornering lamps), chrome door handles with LED pocket lighting and LED tail lights. Both variants sit on the same 17-inch wheels.
Inside, the dashboard has been completely redesigned with a seven-inch freestanding infotainment display (supports Android Auto and Apple CarPlay) that’s positioned above the newly-designed central air vents. However, the centre stack below that remains unchanged, so there’s still the dual-zone climate control, USB and auxiliary inputs, as well as a 12-volt socket.
Elsewhere, there’s a new leather seat design, but unique to the 1.6L Turbo are an electronic parking brake, electrochromic rear-view mirror, an eight-way powered driver seat with two-way lumbar support, a 4.2-inch multi-info display and a leather-wrapped dashboard.
As for engines, the 1.6 litre T-GDI unit produces 177 PS and 265 Nm of torque, which is the same as the pre-facelift model we have now. The engine is exclusively mated to a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission. The non-turbo variant retains the existing 2.0 litre naturally-aspirated Nu MPi mill producing 155 PS and 192 Nm, and it gets a six-speed automatic.
Safety-wise, both Tucson models come with the usual gamut of features, starting with ABS with EBD, Electronic Stability Control, Hill-Assist Control, Downhill Brake Control, Brake Assist and Vehicle Stability Management. The 2.0L Elegance has just two airbags and rear parking sensors, whereas the 1.6L Turbo gets upgraded to six airbags and comes with additional front sensors.
Each purchase of the Tucson comes with a 50,000 km free service with three years’ validity, as well as a five-year or 300,000 km (whichever comes first) warranty programme.
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Matthew, there’s no mention of the diesel model?
Probably couldn’t sell
Nobody like diesel engine anymore
Habis lah
CBU Proton X70 vs Hyundai Tucson
X70 a much better choice.
But CRV top in reliable.
Greedy Sime Darby. Charging so high. This car in the US is only USD20k. Here, they sell for RM145k
I remember when I bought my CBU Tucson few years back, it came with the import papers from Kastam Di Raja Malaysia. I got a shock of my life when I read the papers. The actual cost of the car was US8k.
I guess Sime Darby gets this car at cost price of US8k from their principal in Korea. That is RM35k. But sell here Rm145k
I wonder why we Malaysians have to live with such high car prices.
Giving useless info give u nothing.
My Mazda2 selling price from Thai Assembly plant was stated at RM25K only FYI.
Hyundai Sime intention is probably to undercut Mazda CX5’s 2.0 and the CRV’s base model market only.
Anyhow car prices are affected by:
1)MITI’s approval.
2)AP,Excise,Import Tax.
3)Cost for Manpower at the assembly plant
4)Cost pengangkutan from assembly to PDI
5)Cost at PDI
6)Salesmen commission
7)Cost for Marketing
8)etc
9)etc
10)etc
Malaysian market is too small. And those companies has alot of employees mouth to feed.
No AEB, no buy!
AEB,Ioniq GOT!
Two airbags.
(Like) Proton X70 1.8 TGDi with 181hp/285 Nm.
(Unlike) Tucson 1.6 TGDI with 177PS/265Nm
What happened to the 2.0 diesel?
2 airbags rm124k. Nice
Rest X70 in peace…
Only 2 airbags on the 124k version? RIP Tucson, RIP the occupants.
That is why you have to buy the 1.6 Turbo spec got 6 airbags!
Or the Subarus. Forester 2.0i or 2.0p. 7 AIRBAGS!
I rather go straight for X70 @ <Rm100k and get 6 airbags straightaway instead.
1 down, many to go.
Seriously hyundai 2 airbags on elegance spec that cost 124k seriously??? Heck even the competitors are giving 6 airbags as standard across it’s range…
CX5 base spec RM132k wo. CRV base spec 138k wo.
In this day and age and pricing more than 100k with 2airbag really unacceptable..
Buy the 1.6 Turbo spec instead. Just ignore the base spec Tucson
An underrated SUV, this. One of the better ones from Korea actually. I wish they had the diesel one, though.
come on. 6 airbags should be standard across the variant. other equipment can be compromise.
With the price…. Good luck…. Tk laku jgn marah aaaa….
And the secretive X70 price still unknown and not launch3d..maybe will announce “due to overwhelming booking we decided to extend the offer before revealing the prices next year”