2021 Hyundai Tucson SUV completes intensive testing

2021 Hyundai Tucson SUV completes intensive testing

In less than a week’s time, the all-new, fourth-generation Hyundai Tucson SUV will be unveiled for the first time. In anticipation of the grand event, the automaker said the last steps of intensive testing and quality assurance have been completed, following fine-tuning processes in the Czech Republic and Austria.

Over the past few months, Hyundai engineers have performed accelerated durability tests in Europe, as well as dynamic testings on the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Public-road and extreme hot/cold weather testings were done as well, all to ensure that the high expectations of European customers are met, Hyundai says.

Equipped with a four-wheel drive system, it’s billed as a true SUV that allows customers to take the Tucson off-road. Structural rigidity was also tested – Hyundai engineers opened all the doors, tailgate and panoramic roof while the car teetered diagonally on two wheels. All the components could be closed without any problems during this test.

NVH is said to be improved as well, while the underbody covers and wheel guards have been built to endure some off-road abuse. Hyundai says the new Tucson can be driven in water fords at a depth of up to 300 mm.


Check out the official teaser for the all-new Hyundai Tucson, here

To demonstrate the Tucson’s towing capacity, Hyundai took to the Austrian Alps, particularly on the Grossglockner mountain. It tested the vehicle’s behavior while towing a trailer uphill, downhill and around corners.

Hyundai Motor Europe’s vice president of marketing and product, Andreas-Christoph Hofmann said: “Hyundai is committed to producing vehicles of the highest quality. Thanks to the extensive testing of the all-new Tucson ahead of its market introduction, customers can feel confident that they are selecting a car that is one of the best for initial and long-term quality.”

To date, over seven million units of the Tucson have been sold globally since it launched in 2004. Approximately 1.4 million of those were sold in Europe alone, making it Hyundai’s best-selling model in the Continent. Production of the fourth-generation Tucson will take place at the Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech (HMMC) production plant in Nošovice, Czech Republic, making it the third generation Tucson to be produced in Europe, for Europe.


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  • Sick &Tired on Sep 08, 2020 at 6:44 pm

    Not long ago, our Proton Waja was so superior than Hyundai Elantra & kia cerato. but now….

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    • Truckers on Sep 08, 2020 at 10:29 pm

      Now Proton X70 is superior to Tucson. The lejen continues….

      Like or Dislike: Thumb up 7 Thumb down 4
      • Mohd Yahya bin Pendek on Sep 09, 2020 at 7:42 am

        We must thank China for giving us this car.

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        • Kimchi on Sep 09, 2020 at 9:44 am

          We thank Peter Schreyer for giving us good cars. Without him, our cars will be worse than Proton.

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          • Hahahaha korea or china on Sep 09, 2020 at 1:32 pm

            German>Jepun> korea> china.

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    • Sick & Tired on Sep 08, 2020 at 10:39 pm

      Not long ago, our Mitsubishi Evo was so superior than Hyundai Elantra & kia cerato, but now…

      Like or Dislike: Thumb up 6 Thumb down 1
    • Heng Lee on Sep 09, 2020 at 2:08 am

      Not too long ago Daihatsu sold cars in the US and EU, but now…

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    • Mohd Yahya bin Pendek on Sep 09, 2020 at 7:41 am

      Hyundai’s first car rolled out in 1974, just 10 years before Proton rolled out its Saga in 1984.

      And yet, Hyundai can sell 8 million cars globally and it is thriving. It is now top in US and Australian markets.

      I hope our car industry also can be as vibrant as Hyundai. We must aim to be as disciplined as the Koreans.

      bear in mind, in the late 90s, Hyundai cars were junk status and Proton was far ahead of Hyundai.

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      • History Bender on Sep 09, 2020 at 9:46 am

        Hyundai started 10 years before Merdeka and by the time they rolled out their first cars, they were already a billion dollar conglomerate compared to puny Proton. Based on what resource available to Proton, if they had the money and market size of Hyundai/KIA, they could have been a world beater today.

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      • Fake News on Sep 09, 2020 at 11:31 am

        Kunta with his fake new again.
        Let’s correct on his “fake history”. 2019 Hyundai did only half his figures, coming at 4mil and that was their best year and unlike his claims, Hyundai & KIA are struggling way down in 8th place, faraway from the top seller in US & Aus as he claimed.

        And unlike his claims, back in the 90s Hyundai were exporting to US so their cars were not junk status but only those we got here were 2nd rate compared to US export stocks. We were ones treated like junk by these Korean brands.

        Oh one thing that Proton came ahead and remained today is their far superior reliability & serviceability compared to Hyundai & KIA.

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  • abang beca on Sep 09, 2020 at 11:08 am

    Not long ago, every car maker placed the headlamp inline with top grill and fog lamp at bumper, but now…when the fire nation attack…

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