HYUNDAI Motor Firm (HMC) has unveiled its greatest performance-oriented mannequin but with the Tucson N-Line on account of arrive Down Beneath within the coming months, providing a sportier look and driving expertise in comparison with the remainder of the brand new Tucson medium SUV vary.
As is the best way with all N-Line merchandise, the Tucson N-Line’s styling has been given an aggressive makeover and now sports activities an even bigger, blacked out radiator grille, enlarged decrease consumption, a redesigned entrance bumper and black headlight surrounds.
From the aspect, larger (19-inch) and extra aggressive alloy wheels headline the modifications together with chunky body-coloured wheelarches, black mirror caps and blacked-out roof and glasshouse.
On the rear there’s a larger roof-mounted spoiler ridged with refined aero fins whereas the rear bumper now sports activities a sizeable rear diffuser and twin exhaust ideas.
The sporty touches have been continued inside the cabin too with N-branded sports activities seats completed in black suede and leather-based, N-branded gear selector, N steering wheel, black headliner, steel end sports activities pedals and an abundance of purple stitching.
Whereas the native pricing and specification particulars are but to be revealed, HMC says the majority of the Tucson N-Line’s improvement has been executed in Europe and in that market not less than, shall be obtainable with a sportier tune of the optionally available ‘electronically managed suspension’ (adaptive damping) to make the flagship household hauler extra dynamic to drive.
The larger-diameter wheels and lower-profile tyres will assist right here too, inevitably delivering a touch firmer trip.
As for the powertrains, the Tucson has lengthy been supplied with a unique vary of engines in Europe than it has in Australia, with the N-Line set to be underpinned in Europe by a turbocharged 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol engine with 5 completely different configurations.
These include pure inner combustion (110kW), two delicate hybrids (110kW and 132kW), a 169kW hybrid (HEV) and a 188kW plug-in hybrid (PHEV).
Australian Tucsons – preliminary examples not less than – are more likely to retain the present line-up of petrol and diesel engines – 122kW/205Nm 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol, 130kW/265Nm 1.6 turbo and 136kW/400Nm 2.0-litre turbo-diesel – whereas the hybrid powertrains are into account.
One notable omission from these line-ups is the long-suspected turbocharged 2.5-litre four-cylinder petrol mill out of the Sonata N-Line good for 213kW/422Nm, leaving the door extensive open for a doable full-fat Tucson N to emerge down the road, one thing executives have alluded to prior to now.
Customary gear highlights on the European N-Traces, along with the sports-oriented options outlined above, embrace a ten.25-inch digital instrument cluster, 10.25-inch infotainment touchscreen, three-zone local weather management, heated and ventilated entrance seats and heated rear seats.
In line with Hyundai Motor Europe vice-president of selling and product Andreas-Christoph Hofmann, the Tucson N-Line will provide much more option to the model’s prospects.
“With the all-new Hyundai Tucson N-Line, we’re bringing our fashionable sporty trim degree to the newest era of our European best-seller,” he stated.
“Our all-new Tucson N-Line options unique efficiency styling and a state-of-the-art powertrain line-up with electrified options.”
On account of launch within the northern hemisphere spring of this 12 months (our autumn), GoAuto has contacted Hyundai Motor Firm Australia (HMCA) to substantiate precisely when the Tucson N-Line shall be arriving regionally, with the one earlier communication being the primary half of 2021.
HMCA offered 15,789 examples of the current-gen Tucson in 2020, sufficient to snag it third place inside the all-important sub-$60,000 mid-sized SUV section with a ten.3 per cent market share.
