Every week after it was previewed, the Hyundai Tucson facelift has now been formally launched in Malaysia, with the refreshed fourth-gen SUV making its debut alongside the fifth-gen Santa Fe and up to date Staria in Hyundai Motor Malaysia’s (HMY) three-pronged push to mark its entry into the Malaysian market.
The facelifted NX4 will go on sale right here in locally-assembled CKD type, though the launch batch consists of CBU items. The native Tucson line-up will consist of 4 variants protecting a mixture of three powertrain varieties – normally-aspirated, turbo and hybrid – amongst them.
First up, let’s take a look at the costs. The 4 variants out there for the Tucson facelift are:
All costs are on-the-road, with out insurance coverage. The Tucson comes with an eight-year, 160,000 km car guarantee, and HMY has introduced {that a} particular eight occasions free service bundle for the primary 100 clients that buy a Santa Fe, Tucson or Staria.
The pricing of the Tucson is similar to its main – and segment-leading -competitor, the Honda CR-V, with the bottom 2.0 litre and mid-spec Prime coming in cheaper than the CR-V equivalents. Nonetheless, each the high-spec Status variations (turbo and hybrid) are pricier. For reference, the CR-V 1.5L S is priced at RM159,900, the 1.5L E at RM169,900 and the 1.5L V at RM181,900, with the range-topping 2.0L e:HEV RS hybrid going for RM195,900.
By way of powertrain output numbers, the two.0 litre MPI naturally-aspirated mill places out 156 PS at 6,200 rpm and 192 Nm at 4,500 rpm, whereas the turbocharged 1.6 litre TGDi unit develops 180 PS at 5,500 rpm and 265 Nm from 1,500 to 4,500 rpm on each Prime FWD and Status AWD configurations. As for the 1.6 litre turbo hybrid, which is new to Malaysia, the system provides 235 PS at 5,500 rpm and 367 Nm.
The pairing drivetrain for the two.0 litre NA is a six-speed torque converter computerized, whereas that for the 1.6 turbo is a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox. The hybrid, in the meantime, additionally works with a six-speed auto.
Exterior-wise, the facelift doesn’t alter issues very a lot on the fourth-gen providing, which stays a pointy trying car. As you’d anticipate, the modifications come at each ends. The entrance bumper has been re-profiled and now seems to be extra angular, with the decrease half gaining extra visible prominence by distinction components and a decrease lip that now stretches throughout many of the entrance finish.
The entrance grille has additionally been reworked, and so has the daytime working gentle association. Beforehand, the configuration had 4 LEDs in a stack, however the facelift alters the form and reduces the array to a few. There are additionally redesigned wheels and on the again, the skid plate is now built-in into the bumper moulding and enlarged horizontally, echoing the entrance finish.
As with the pre-facelift (which was launched right here in late 2023), Malaysia will get the Tucson in long-wheelbase guise, just like that offered within the US. At 4,630 mm lengthy and 1,865 mm extensive, the Tucson is 61 mm shorter and one mm narrower than the Honda CR-V, however its 2,755 mm wheelbase (which is 75 mm longer than the usual wheelbase mannequin) is 54 mm longer than the Honda. As earlier than, there’s 582 litres of boot house, expandable to 1,903 litres with the rear seats folded down.
Inside, the modifications are a bit extra substantial, with a brand new dashboard format main the way in which. The ‘waterfall’ design of the unique has been changed with a conjoined dual-screen horizontal presentation, with an identical full-width AC vent strip.
A brand new three-spoke steering wheel additionally goes on, and this omits the Hyundai emblem identical to within the Ioniq EVs. Elsewhere, the gear choice buttons on the centre console have been dropped, changed by a stalk shifter on the steering column. This frees up room on the console unit to supply more room for storage.
By way of tools, all of the Tucson variants function a dual-zone auto air-conditioning system (positioned on a big 6.6-inch panel), a powered tailgate, two 12.3-inch digital shows (a TFT-LCD unit for the instrument panel and a HD panoramic curved show for the infotaiment) and wi-fi cell charging, amongst others.
Aside from the Type, the Tucson comes with leather-based seats, and the Status provides steering column paddle shifters. Security clever, it’s six airbags throughout the board however ADAS is just for the Prime and Status. View the specification checklist above to see what equipment the Tucson has.
As for exterior colors, 5 can be found for the SUV, and these are Phantom Black Pearl, Creamy White Pearl, Titan Grey Metallic, Ocean Indigo Pearl and Amazon Grey Metallic, the latter solely out there for the Status variants. The Status additionally will get a moss grey inside color choice, with black mono being the usual inside end.
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