2022 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid: 5 Important Demonstrations Before You Buy | Driving.ca 

Would you recommend the hybrid over the gas model?? Been doing so much research and still can’t decide! Is the hybrid reliable any issues?

How do you feel about the mileage? I recently heard the engine starts in cold weather to be able to heat up the car and it disappointed me a bit. I expected an entirely electric heating system.

@@cs7285 As a Tucson Hybrid Ultimate owner, I would recommend this vehicle any day over the gas. The power and torque is so fun, the gas savings especially during this time is freaking amazing. Downside? Wait time for this vehicle. It is beautiful and so fun to drive. I'm very in love with my Tucson Hybrid.

I just bought mine two weeks ago and I totally agree with you. This is my first hybrid and first suv. I’m coming from a minivan.

@@cs7285 definitely prefer over gas model, acceleration is much greater, and very very smooth. Feels like much larger motor because torque from electric is instant

I have one on order. Thanks.

@@djasonw Me too. Thanks.

I agree I have one and I love it!

Love mine too!

What about all the piano black in the middle?

Did u buy hybrid?

Yes I bought the hybrid !

@@shubhneetgulati3 how much was the total u paid? Did u buy luxury or ultinate? How mych biweekly

@@MrSamarsingh i got yhe ultimate model total with taxes came around 52000 cad

@@RecklessTornado Its been a year now i have this still its very smooth and economical as well

Also, toss a dog bed back their for the pooches comfort and that'll raise the deck to the level of the lip as well.

That was a crazy review complaint... most people leave the floor panel in the higher position for 1) to get a level floor 2) to have extra hidden storage space under that floor

Thanks for the feedback Aldo! I'm happy you liked that shot. Stay tuned for more!

The 2022 Tucson Hybrid is an awesome vehicle. Once you have one, you won't even think about trading it for something else!

Funny thing you should say that. I bought a 2017 Kia soul + for 14.5k out the door in Sept 2017. Sold it for 15k with a minor accident in May 2021. And in May 2021, I bought a 2021 Hyundai Tucson. There was a major lull in demand then. I got mine for 27232 with all the incentives and discounts. Now to be fair, I put under 8500 miles on it, I just sold it - have cash in hand - for 31,732. I am in the market and CRV is definitely a consideration but all the tech and cool features are on the Hyundai. Honda has good resale value for sure. But all depending on one's price point, I feel you can get a newer car with fewer miles possibly even under warranty than paying for that Honda. Matter of opinion and preference.

Our Canadian hybrid Ultimate also dims the headlights automatically It is a terrific vehicle.

We also bought one in August, told today, end of Oct, not going to be delivering until Feb 2022. I think it will be even longer. They told us 8 to 12 weeks when we bought it.

When you order a car from the dealership, especially if its going to take months to deliver... how does that work with financing, payments, trade-ins, etc? How much do you have to pay for a car you don't have for months?

We put $500.00 down and paid cash on delivery. I also had a good trade in value on my current vehicle. It was straight forward process.@@wolfshanze5980

@burlyboy50 thanks for the advice... I too put $500 down and paid the rest when it came in. I'm now the proud owner of a 2023 Tucson Hybrid. It took 5 months from order to delivery.

@Pai0near we've had this vehicle for over a year & couldn't be happier.

@@11yyomskyy11 haven’t figured it out as mileage is down anyway since motor is on more in cold weather.

Thanks, I'm glad to hear it!

@Pai0near great so far I think I’ve had it about 8 months now

Did you know that 94% of all Fords sold in the last 10 years are still on the road today? The other 6% actually made it home. Ford stands for: Found On Road Dead.

@@wolfshanze5980 yep. I'm done with Ford. Never again.

@Pai0near 11,000 miles in now. The best average mileage I’ve had is 33-34 with mixed driving. I have a rattle in my headliner that increases at higher speeds. The Bluetooth phone pairing must be manually redone at least once a month. I’ve had the infotainment screen go blank on me twice. The reset button on front is easy to access with a pen. I’m happy with it still. The car rides and drives better than my Ford Escape ever did. I wish the gas mileage was better. I put in 87 octane and live in Illinois. I don’t commute far. I’ve taken several trips to Chicago and Fort Wayne Indiana…average mileage on long trip is 25-28. The EV mode doesn’t come on as much as I’d hoped. I drove most of my early mileage in smart…now eco most of the time. I never drive in sport. Snow is coming soon so we will see how it handles. For the piece I paid…MSRP…I’m happy that I didn’t pay more to get a hybrid Toyota RAV 4…they are so ugly. I hope this answers most of your questions. The air and heat work well.

Thanks for the Tucson feedback! So other engine sizes have no reported issues? I’m debating between the Toyota Venza and Tucson Hybrid.

Sorry to hear you are having this issue. I have been searching a lot about the 1.6L turbo and this is exactly what is keeping me away. The Tuscon Hybrid design is awesome except the 1.6L turbo, if Hyundai only had that replaced with a 2.0 L non turbo,, a lot of people woulf have opted for this. Looked at Rav4 also but hearing a lot of complaints about the noise on highway.

2 months later... any word?

I initially ordered a Sportage because I was so impressed with it but then I drove a Tucson and much preferred it especially the interior so I switched. Glad I drove both.

Citry driving my average is 6.5 per 100 km

Same in UK something about a glibal chip shortage

@@reginaldamoah8608 Real problem is governments paying people more to stay at home than to work that's why there are shortages in many different sectors.

We bought in Aug, told 2 to 3 months. Asked today, end of Oct, told we won’t see ours until at least Feb 2022.

Yes MPG is 37, I get better than that, so far 42MPG. What helps to get that is drive speed limit, reduce speed when coming up to stop lights and stop signs and slow acceleration at lights and signs!

I agree, or you can just tilt your head back when you eat or drink

Thanks!

Thanks! Between those two, the Tucson feels more polished and refined and modern throughout. Biggest difference is probably the noise level of the powertrain, and I think the Hyundai interior is a major advantage as well. Tucson is quieter on the highway if memory serves but the RAV4 does better on rough roads (quieter and feels softer on its feet).

The car has adaptative beams, so if you turn on the high beams, it will lower them if you cross someone on the other side of the road or if someone is right in front of you

Correct, it does have automatic high beams. The load floor height is adjustable!

Fingers crossed for late fall, theyre not available to us just yet, but some are expected later in the year. Looking forward to it, and stay tuned!

Just got a call from the dealer here in Edmonton that our Tucson PHEV will be in next week! A bit of a nice surprise.

@@robertknorren6228 oh my god when did you order? I'm jealous!

@@dominicgouveia-fortin8167 Sometime in March this year. The dealer says it's the first one in, maybe the province. Good that they're starting to come!

@@robertknorren6228 Oh my god. I ordered mine end of july and the salesman said 8 to 10 weeks of wait

I'm 5'11" and have plenty of room... then again, i'm only 5'11"... lol. Lets be honest though, If I were 6'4" and didn't want to crouch over, sorry to say, but "compact" anything wouldn't be on my shopping list, so as a 6'4" guy, i'm not sure how many compact SUV crossovers are going to have room for your lofty heights. It's like a 400lb guy complaining the Cooper Mini is too small for his girth and that's a deal-killer. Maybe try this Doug DeMuro review of the Tucson... he's about 6'3" or 6'4"... depending on the day of the week. Might give you a better idea. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7CdD6R4nVhA.html

25 mph so far on mine

So it is 3 months what you said not 6. They told me yesterday 12 weeks

@@dn-wy1rf All I can tell you is we bought it last week in August. Went into dealer last week, told us we are not on the December shipment they are scheduled for, so probably …PROBABLY…Jan/Feb shipment. Could be longer they said. So best case is End of Aug to Feb equals 6 months. We were also told 8 to 12 weeks when we bought. We put money down and traded in our 2020 Elantra that we owned outright. Now we wait…..The only upside is we got $16k on the Elantra on the trade and can keep using it until the Tucson arrives without changing the trade In value. Dealer has the signed over ownership already and we have a photocopy. So they are feeding you the same line we got with 12 weeks.

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Got mine within two months!b

@@alexarichards6000 you are lucky, as of last week you can’t even order one anymore. Most people who ordered in November are being told next May or June delivery. They must be planning the 2023 model now that orders are closed. Going to be a few bucks more that is for sure, now that Hyundai knows the demand

After careful research, I found the RAV4 is 10 000$ higher to get the same stuff as in the Tucson, so yeah. Tucson for the win!

@@dominicgouveia-fortin8167 if you happen to live in Oregon you get about 9500 in tax rebates on a plug in hybrid model

@@downhillgroovy5859 I live in Quebec and I get 6500$ reduction on the Tucson PHEV. RAV4 gets 8000$. Not enough to justify the 10 000$ difference

I don't have the 2022 Tucson (yet, but will), I currently have a 2018 Tucson, and it does have a spare tire. Having said that, I seem to be the flat-tire king, because I work in a place full of hardware, I end up with more flat tires than I care to comprehend. Nails, screws, all sorts of construction debris has gotten embedded in my tires and left me with basically zero pressure and a dash control panel warning of a flat tire. I've never once used my spare tire. Most modern tires, and certainly the ones I have on my 2018 Tucson are "run flat" tires. Meaning with little more than atmospheric pressure in the tires, you can still drive on them, without ruining the rim, at least long enough to have the tire repaired. You'd pretty much need a complete disintegration of your tire to actually need to use a spare tire these days. As for the infotainment center... totally depends which version of the 2022 Tucson you get... if you get the Limited, YES, it has no volume control knob... you'll need to use the +/- buttons on the infotainment center and/or the volume rocker on your steering wheel. If you get a lower trim level with the smaller infotainment screen, they all come with a physical volume roller wheel you can roll up/down for volume. Also, the smaller infotainment screen with the volume wheel on the lower trims is also wireless for android auto/apple play, where-as the bigger "fancier" one is plug-in-only... odd that, don't ask why.

We got the grey, it looks amazing

Sure we only get two trims but also consider that our lower trip (Luxury) and their 2nd lowest (SEL) are different from each other. Our Luxury has many features their SEL doesn't like: Leather seats, ventilated seats, heated steering wheel, heating rear seats, and BOSE sound system. I'm looking forward to mine!

Hey Leonardo So it's been a few weeks but looking back at my notes, I didn't mention it as either a problem or a plus, meaning that even cruising up to about 120 kph I would have found it about average for a crossover of that size and price. That's based on the vehicles I've driven, where and how I drive. Hope that helps!

I don't have a wind noise issue with the Blue model, maybe because it doesn't have the funky sunroof. I think my tires are quieter than the 19 inch tires also.

@@petepete6912 The lower Tucson trim packages (SE and Blue) have 17" tires, while the higher trims (SEL and Limited) have 19" tires... so the question is: “Does increasing tire size increase road noise and decrease ride quality?” Yes and no. Depends on how you increase the size. Taller = no. Wider = Yes. Taller tires maintain the same footprint or tread contact pattern. Wider tires put more tire in contact with the road. More contact = more noise.

7.5L/100km is identical to the Lexus NX300 in real world driving. The trade-off is in passing power. I suspect the Tucson has it in spades when compared to the more fuel efficient Rav4.

Mine is at 5.5l/100km. U just need to know how to drive hybrid cars

@@danielkim671 depends on kind of roads. The efficiency is in the hybrid’s calibration.

@@psewgobind Hyundai paired the hybrid to a turbo motor and a traditional 8 speed whereas Toyota utilizes a much more efficient motor/generator setup. I’m guessing Hyundai does this to avoid pouring R&D into a brand new hybrid system and reserve the cash for EV development. What’s interesting to me is why Hyundai didn’t pursue its ioniq hybrid setup and opted for this compromise.

@@wyw201 The Japanese have been very secretive with their gas motors calibration. It's one of the biggest edge they have over Hyundai. Eventually, I suspect the Koreans will get to the point, where the powertrain will be efficient enough, to be a core for any type of electrification solution. Skipping straight to EV is a bit of a cop-out, but playing field is more level in that arena.

I hope they do an update it is extremely too loud...I get it's in EV mode in reverse and they have to have a sound to alert people but I can hear it from insidey house from the street

Mine is at 5.5l/100km. U just need to know how to drive hybrid cars

God, I know. I almost pulled that whole section, but figured it was worth leaving the commentary in. It's not easy to get good audio on a road that bad.

great review, I already took the plunge. the new one will be here in October.

2014 called and wants their news story back.

@@wolfshanze5980 A recall from Transport Canada is imminent for Hyundai Tucson SUVs in Canada spanning model years 2019. Vehicles involved in the recall could experience an electrical short that may cause the vehicle to catch fire. Hyundai Canada is issuing a recall campaign for Hyundai Tucson SUVs from 2019. Its still happening

Dumb comment 🙄

@@servethesongs Why the hell would you wear / drive with mask on when alone in the car !! You mask idiot...

Because sometimes, when you are employed, you need to follow workplace regulations. Including wearing a mask in a vehicle where there is a camera operator. Anyone else find it funny that people are still whining about masks? LOL

@@JustinPritchard Exactly Justin! It was obvious to me you were doing the right thing and being respectful to others, but some people can’t seem to stop making masks political footballs 😁. Great video btw!

@@jabbadahuttful thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I get a kick out of the anti-mask comments, there are lots of them lately. Stay safe out there!