Hyundai is updating its best-selling vehicle, recently introducing the refreshed 2025 Hyundai Tucson. Hyundai's given it a bunch of updates. The include a sharpened exterior and a cabin upgrade with new infotainment and tech features. It also has a new Baby Mode feature.
“The refreshed 2025 Tucson SUV expands the appeal of our full-spectrum eco-powertrain approach, offering internal combustion, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid models in a popular compact SUV design,” said José Muñoz, president and global COO, Hyundai Motor Company and president and CEO of Hyundai Motor North America. “With all-wheel drive offered on gas and hybrid models, customers can enjoy all-road, all-weather capability coupled with outstanding efficiency and an attractive variety of trims, including outdoor-focused XRT and sporty N Line models.”
2025 Hyundai Tucson
The 2025 Tucson comes in gas, hybrid and plug-in hybrid variants. Trims include an XRT variant with off-road styling. 2025 Tucson 2.5L models will arrive in CarPro dealerships in June, while 1.6L turbo hybrid and plug-in hybrid models will be available late summer.
Exterior Design Updates
Exterior updates include a more commanding front and rear appearance with a new grille, redesigned front and rear bumper fascia, and an updated daytime running light signature. It rides on new alloy wheel designs. Plus features anodized aluminum badging, and a 75-mm longer rear wiper blade for improved visibility round out these purposeful changes.
Photo Credit: Newspress USA at the 2024 New York International Auto Show.
Hyundai says stronger vertical grille elements give it a more rugged look. Tucson’s iconic daytime running light signature has also been simplified from ten lighting areas to eight larger units for an even bolder presence. New bridge-type raised roof side rails add capability and ruggedness to the outdoors-oriented XRT.
Cabin Updates
Hyundai says the cabin gets the biggest upgrades. Its significantly redesigned interior features new and enhanced driver comfort, convenience and safety technologies.
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There's a more open-feeling in the cabin with a new dashboard tray and redesigned center stack. Hyundai also says a redesigned panoramic curved display integrates an available 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster and an enlarged 12.3-inch infotainment display, which has been added to all trims. For 2025, wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay integration are now standard on all Tucson models. The Tucson also has a newly available fingerprint authentication sensor on the instrument cluster so you can start it without a smart key.
Safety Upgrades
For 2025, Tucson adds Forward Attention Warning (FAW) to its list of advanced driver assistance technologies. Available Smart Cruise Control 2 continually assesses driver alertness. A new 12-inch color Head-Up Display (HUD) with premium graphics is also available.
Additionally, rear outboard passenger seatbelts now feature standard pretensioners and load limiters.
To see all the changes and more pictures of this very popular SUV, click here.
Photo: Newspress USA at the 2024 New York International Auto Show..