Indian Autos blog

Even before our earlier article had completed one day on air, we have got more confirmation about the next-gen Tucson and the Sonata/i40 which we speculate will be sharing engines and some vital components but sharing a platform might be too far fetched.

Lets see why, the earlier Tucson was actually based on the Hyundai Elantra platform rather than the Sonata and this time, we expect the same as the Tucson is a size down.

Well you might be thinking that the Honda CRV or the Chevrolet Captiva would make the obvious choice to satisfy your urban SUV job while the Endeavour and Pajero do well to do off-road duties. But we are forgetting the point. People in India seldom use their car for off-roading and that’s the reason why the car-like CRV and Captiva manage to sell so well.

The Hyundai Teraccan was here for a while and didn’t quite manage to steal the show nor it’s drivers’ hearts and the case is more or less the same with the Hyundai Tucson as well.

The Tuscon came with a good 2.0 CRDi engine and decent specifications, comfort and a good price. Still, people might just want that extra bit more from a badge that doesn’t quite offer as much as a Honda does.

To make matters worse, the Outlander is here as well. This is the reason why Hyundai was planning to discontinue the Tuscon from the Indian market. So, it is vital for Hyundai to make its cars very exciting and the new Tuscon and Sonata/i40 need to be just that.

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