Stylish Hyundai Tucson looks great, drives great

            I’ve found my new favorite small crossover vehicle, the Hyundai Tucson.

I’ll admit to being surprised, but I’m not sure why. Hyundai and sister company Kia have become the styling leaders among Asian car makes and their performance is on par, or better than most of their competitors too. Hyundai designers in particular seems to have mastered the simple, elegant interior with logical controls and a high-quality look and feel.

This new Tucson has that, plus a smooth pleasantly rounded exterior that is simply eye pleasing.

I drove a “winter white” top-of-the-line Limited AWD model, so granted, I had the best Tucson that Hyundai has to offer. Even at that the Tucson started at $31,300 and only added the bare minimum of options, a cargo cover and carpeted floor mats. Total, including delivery fee, was $32,510. That’s just below the average price of a new vehicle sale these days.

But the Tucson feels and looks much more upscale, starting with this one’s brown over tan leather interior with gloss black trim on the center stack’s face and pewter-look trim around the video screen and air vents. Doors featured flat black trim on the armrest surfaces that house power window and other buttons. It felt and looked ritzy, but not ostentatious. Continue reading 2015 Hyundai Tucson Ltd. AWD →