Hyundai has unveiled the updated 2025 Tucson at the ongoing New York Auto Show. The premium mid-size SUV gets refreshed exterior styling, some new features, and some power underneath its hood in this latest iteration. It will go on sale in the USA later this year followed by other international markets including India sometime next year.
The 2025 Hyundai Tucson features an updated front grille with the parametric jewel theme and updated signature LED DRLs. Front and rear bumpers are reprofiled and house new skid plates that make the Tucson appear wider. Other visual updates include new alloy wheels, and anodized aluminium badging.
Step inside the cabin and you’re greeted by a driver-centric cabin featuring twin 12.3-inch screens housing the instrument console and the touchscreen infotainment system. Further, the Hyundai logo on the steering wheel has been replaced by four dots, which is Morse code for the letter “H”. The gear selector has been moved to the steering wheel column, thus, freeing up space in the centre console.
A new dashboard tray on the centre console enhances the practicality of the Tucson’s cabin. This allowed Hyundai to integrate a wireless charging pad, two big cup holders, and a row of buttons on the centre console. The dashboard is wrapped in soft-touch materials, while high-end stitching on door pads and upholstery on perforated leather seats, giving the cabin a very premium look.
In its latest avatar, the Tucson now gets USB C-type ports, a head-up display, rotary knobs for HVAC controls, heated and ventilated front and rear seats, heated steering, automatic headlamps, OTA updates, and much more.
However, the biggest addition is the updated Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) suite comprising safety features such as Forward Attention Warning (FAW)), and Crosswind Stability Control (CWC). The latter works against strong winds at high driving speeds by applying partial braking and steering torque control, improving driving stability.
The standard combustion variants of Tucson will be powered by a 2.5-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine that pushes out 185 bhp at 6,100 rpm and 241 Nm of peak torque at 4,000 rpm. This unit is exclusively mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission. Other powertrain options include a 1.6-litre turbocharged petrol motor paired with a hybrid and plug-in hybrid system.
Both electrified powertrains are mated to a six-speed automatic gearbox and come with a standard all-wheel drive setup. The 1.6-litre hybrid powertrain features a larger 47.7kW electric motor as opposed to 44.2kW unit and now churns out a higher combined output of 228 bhp and 350 Nm of torque.
The 1.6-litre plug-in hybrid variant features a more powerful 72.0-kW electric motor increased from 66.9 kW unit and now delivers 264 bhp and 350 Nm of torque. The plug-in hybrid powertrain gets a larger 13.8 kWh of lithium-ion battery. There are four terrain modes to choose from– Normal, Sport, Snow, and My Drive (new). In addition, Hyundai has added a novel ‘Baby Mode’ in hybrid trims, which is engineered to moderate initial acceleration and driver inputs for a smoother ride.
