rmc523 Posted November 5, 2025 Share Posted November 5, 2025 2027 Hyundai Tucson Caught Testing in the U.S. With Bold New Design - Autoblog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick73 Posted November 6, 2025 Share Posted November 6, 2025 Tucson presently has a lot to offer buyers looking for basic transportation. Good size, fairly economical and great warranty. I especially like that the base engine is a 2.5L NA four coupled to an 8-speed auto. Simple and low-cost yet functional. However, article says Hyundai is taking Tucson further upmarket and will likely drop present powertrain in favor of HEV or PHEV only. Should be interesting to follow how that affects sales. If it were up to me I’d also keep present base powertrain to go with hybrids, at least until emissions regulations are revised and made stricter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted November 6, 2025 Author Share Posted November 6, 2025 10 hours ago, Rick73 said: Tucson presently has a lot to offer buyers looking for basic transportation. Good size, fairly economical and great warranty. I especially like that the base engine is a 2.5L NA four coupled to an 8-speed auto. Simple and low-cost yet functional. However, article says Hyundai is taking Tucson further upmarket and will likely drop present powertrain in favor of HEV or PHEV only. Should be interesting to follow how that affects sales. If it were up to me I’d also keep present base powertrain to go with hybrids, at least until emissions regulations are revised and made stricter. Well, Rav4 is going hybrid only too, so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick73 Posted November 6, 2025 Share Posted November 6, 2025 8 minutes ago, rmc523 said: Well, Rav4 is going hybrid only too, so... Very true for 2026 MY, though I wonder how much of that decision was influenced by need to improve fuel economy versus real demand, particularly if MSRP reflected true manufacturing costs? In other words, with gas being so cheap presently and Trump administration postponing penalties, should base ICE be extended a couple of more years until government changes direction again? These changes take time to implement so likely planned before government redirection. Toyota no doubt build a very competitive HEV, but my understanding is that they also sold a significant number of base ICE RAV4 through 2025 Model Year. I think it was also a 2.5L 4-cylinder with 8-speed automatic which seems to hit the mark for many economy-minded buyers. Various manufacturers are using that powertrain combination, or very similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted November 6, 2025 Share Posted November 6, 2025 2 hours ago, Rick73 said: ...In other words, with gas being so cheap presently ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick73 Posted November 6, 2025 Share Posted November 6, 2025 56 minutes ago, twintornados said: IIRC, adjusted for inflation and also cars’ much higher MPG, it costs a lot less for the fuel per mile to drive same distance. As example Camry is way more roomy than my first car, a Mustang, and gets 3 times the MPG. Makes gas cheap by comparison. 😀 Granted, it costs a lot more to buy a fuel efficient car today even after adjusting for inflation, though in fairness much of that higher price is not due to higher MPG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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