Still Room to Improve

Smooth and quiet, the two-wheel-drive Tucson glides over corrupted pavement with a relatively gentle footfall. Not so with the all-wheel-drive version. It has a stiffer suspension that clops down harder on the rough stuff. Based on the Elantra compact car, the Tucson has struts up front and a multilink rear suspension. The electric power steering supplies a super-tight turning circle—34.7 feet—but doesn’t move Hyundai’s reputation much for lack of road feel. Engineers tried to make it sportier by stair-stepping the power assist with speed, a common practice, but they went overboard on the Tucson. At 60 mph its steering suddenly becomes monstrously heavy, and the wheel snaps back to center as though it’s spring-loaded. It reeks of robotic artificiality. Get thee back to the test track, Hyundai!

On sale this month, the Tucson makes strides in some areas and needs minor fixes in others to be a truly stand-out product in a hotly contested class.
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