Hyundai Tucson

[totoybato]

Huh?
according to this page
http://www.myhyundai.com.ph/showroom.../specs_4x4.htm

it's a "2.0 CRDi Turbo Intercooler"

if that's not a turbo, i don't know what is. also i had a look at the engine bay in glorietta, it most definitely has an intercooler in there.

i got my unit in korea and definitely hindi ito naka turbo kasi wala namang turbo na inilabas sa domestic market sa korea hanggang sa makabalik ako dito sa pinas late last year. Btw, i have pics of my tuc's engine bay in the members gallery. medyo madami ngang components na hindi available sa mga units being sold here. like yung dual airbags. siguro bulok yung unit ko kasi hindi naka turbo as described dun sa website ng hyundai philippines hahaha anyway, almost 10k na ang mileage ng tucson ko, at sa calculation ko, aabot ako ng mga 12km/liter this week after driving tipid mode for the whole week, meaning keeping my speed under 100kph.

[BlueBimmer]

konting hawig lang pero taillights pa lang layo na..sa mga may alam sa cars di nila masasabi na parang Cayenne yan hehe

[theveed]

I see no resemblance actually, but it's a nice car nonetheless...

[alwayz_yummy]

i agee, but to a nagmamarunong or novice or sa napakalayo, especially sa dark night driving baka "mapa-aww" ka...especially kung black tucson!

[squala]

Tucson: Cuter than CR-V and more spacious than (2nd Gen) RAV4, but is it as good as both? It seems so. Great effort from Hyundai. As for the designers, don't get your hands idle to play with the already nice-looking car; the Starex and 1st Gen Coupe are far enough.

[pixelparadigm]

Hawig sa Cayenne. Hmm... is that a good thing? I find the Cayenne bland.

[OTEP]

Saw Jeff Tan's new Tucson CRDi sa shop nila. Ganda din naman. But for city use, ok na yung base model na matic.

[bryantpark]

glockmeister, as promised here's a pic of the interior and the rear cupholder.

[alwayz_yummy]

ung crdi na tucson walang turbo? di ko ma-gets....been reading here, wala na kasi nag-upupdate ung tucson crdi trhead...

[bryantpark]

been reading here, wala na kasi nag-upupdate ung tucson crdi trhead...

I guess there just aren't as many CRDi owners yet. I think si totoybato lang ang naka CRDi dito. I've been seeing more and more Tucsons on the road lately but rarely do I see a CRDi. I have the impression that pinoys aren't still willing to pay that much for a Hyundai unlike the North Americans. The gas version, on the other hand, is just right on the money.

[jeanpierre]

I guess there just aren't as many CRDi owners yet. I think si totoybato lang ang naka CRDi dito. I've been seeing more and more Tucsons on the road lately but rarely do I see a CRDi. I have the impression that pinoys aren't still willing to pay that much for a Hyundai unlike the North Americans. The gas version, on the other hand, is just right on the money.

I think, most of the Tucson buyers prefer the model with the higher horsepower and with a much cheaper price. I believe that Tucson CRDI is very good too since the designer/supplier is the same with Sorento CRDi which is Bosch of Germany

[number001]

The brand still somehow suffers from a certain degree of stigma in the minds of people. The 4x4 CRDi variant costs almost Php250,000 more than the 4x2. With this difficult and uncertain economic conditions, many people are scrimping on their spendings. As for me, the 4x2 makes lots of sense since if I needed a 4x4 capable vehicle, I would prefer one with a proper transfer case and not some AWD system.

The only downside I see in the 4x2 is that it is completely devoid of any form of safe features (ie airbags, abs+ebd, etc). I believe if Hyundai added all of those missing features to the 4x2 then it is possible to see its selling price go up to levels that is very close to a CRV 4x2 and if that is the case then the majority of buying public just might go for the CRV. As I said, the brand does still suffer from stigma even if its just perception. To attract customers, Hyundai tries to compensate with lower prices (ie. P888K pre evat), a practice that is not unusual for new market entrants(ie. new entrant Sun Cellular vs. established playes : Globe Telecom and Smart Communications).

[bryantpark]

The brand still somehow suffers from a certain degree of stigma in the minds of people. The 4x4 CRDi variant costs almost Php250,000 more than the 4x2. With this difficult and uncertain economic conditions, many people are scrimping on their spendings.

It's perfectly understandable since the Korean car companies really bungled bigtime on its initial effort to enter the US market. I for one never entertained the thought of getting a Korean car when I started shopping around for one. Even when I finally got to test drive one and really liked it, I was still quite apprehensive. These are just some of the reasons why I finally settled for a Tucson and a Hyundai at that not to mention the number of test drives and more than a month of deliberating.

JD Powers praises Hyundai
http://autonet.ca/News/story.cfm?sto...0/1096746.html

Hyundai wins 'most reliable' ranking in US according to the Annual Consumer Reports magazine
http://www.ameinfo.com/62524.html

Hyundai vehicles ranks second in U.S quality report
http://www.ameinfo.com/39384.html

[orly_andico]

i was just reading this article by Jeremy Clarkson about the Hyundai Accent. He's full of bad things to say about it.

he pointed out something interesting --- unlike China, the cost of labor and manufacturing in Korea is almost the same as Japan. and the raw materials cost the same. In other words, the only way Hyundai and Kia can reduce the price of their offering vs their Japanese rivals, is to economize on other things.

[giantjay]

Info alert guys...for those wanting to know the post-evat price of the Tucson, 2.0 M/T is P898,000 from P888,000. A/T is now P948,000 from P938,000. Ok na yung 10K increase! before i estimated an increase of about P18,000. Ok na to! Great buy, greater car!!! Keep those pics coming guys...

[rj_tim]

Info alert guys...for those wanting to know the post-evat price of the Tucson, 2.0 M/T is P898,000 from P888,000. A/T is now P948,000 from P938,000. Ok na yung 10K increase! before i estimated an increase of about P18,000. Ok na to! Great buy, greater car!!! Keep those pics coming guys...

sir, e yung CRDi 4x4 model magkano na po? sa pagkakaalam ko, pre-eVAT Php1,188,000 ang price e.

[theveed]

Sigurado ba sila sa VAT related yung increase? If you do the math, that's not even 2% increase... Parang dealer increase lang ata yun eh and not VAT.

[eggman]

I think R-VAT increase nga yan pero hindi naman masyadong malaki.Marami nang 2.0 Tucson gas ngayon sa roads ha!

[bryantpark]

Sigurado ba sila sa VAT related yung increase? If you do the math, that's not even 2% increase... Parang dealer increase lang ata yun eh and not VAT.

Well I just hope that that's it and nothing more. I would like to think that certain adjustments were made on the pricing so as to minimize the effect of the eVat implementation and still maintain its competitiveness.

[oldblue]

basta ok after sales, it doesn't matter kung Korean, American or Japanese.