First look at chunky new hyundai tucson suv! , Autocar

Hyundai is prepaering to radically reinvent the tucson, its best-with-with model, giving the family service a boxy new look inspired by the larger santa fe.

It’s expected to go on sale in the latter half of next year, with test mules having been spotted on public roads.

They Reveal it will adopt the brand’s rugged new ‘art of steel’ design language, as seen on the santa fe and the hydrogen-posted Nexo.

While both of those models share that design philosophy, they also have their own unique cues – something hyundai design chiff Simon loasby has previous saidsly said was key to ” Pieces “Russian Dolls”.

The tucson mules are heavily disguised but it is clear that the new model receives a longer bonnet, chunkier wheel arches and a more upright stance.

The change from fourth to fifth generation looks to mirror that of the nexo, which loasby said now has a character that is “MUCH More SUV-Like” and “Capability-Driven”.

Explaining that car’s upgrade, loasby said: “We deliberately warned to turn the volume up on the capability and SUV-Ness. wants [the seating position] to be up. “

The tucson’s new shape is likely to result in more interior space, too, and count even improve on the current car’s vast 620-lightre boot.

It will have the brand’s next-generation interior, which loasby and hyundai group design boss luc donckerwolke said could be asked in a small result in a smaller infotainment discuss Touchscreen – as well as more physical buttons – in an effort to improve safety.