What is a Tucson? The Tucson is a smarter, more capable SUV, built in the Ulsan, Korea assembly plant and sold worldwide by Hyundai. The 2025 Tucson is a compact SUV with a refreshed design, a roomy interior and many standard safety features. Some say the Tucson is a practical vehicle, with a comfortable ride and more space than many competitors. Others say the Tucson is a great example of Hyundai’s ability to build desirable vehicles that people actually want to buy.
The Tucson is a compact crossover SUV that fits between the Kona and the Santa Fe, in Hyundai’s SUV lineup and the Tucson is Hyundai’s best selling vehicle in volume. It’s known for its spacious interior, large cargo area and good driving characteristics. The 2025 Tucson is available with a choice of an internal combustion engine (ICE), a hybrid electric driveline (HEV), or with a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) powertrain.
The 2025 Tucson has a new interior and exterior style, including a reworked control panel now with knobs for volume, tuning and climate control.
Cargo space: the Tucson has 38.7 cubic feet of cargo space, which increases to 80.3 cubic feet with the rear seats folded down. Engine: the standard motor is a 187 HP 4 cylinder gas engine. The Tucson also comes in hybrid and plug-in hybrid models. Safety: the Tucson comes with many standard safety features. Price: The starting price for the 2025 Tucson is only $28,605. Fuel economy: the 2025 Tucson can get up to an EPA estimated 38 / 38 MPG in city and highway driving.
To showcase this compact crossover model, Hyundai sent me a 2025 Tucson Limited SUV to test drive and review. The base window sticker price for this Hybrid AWD edition is $40,945. The only option on the test SUV is a full set of carpeted floor mats for $210. The manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP), including the $1,395 destination charge, is: $42,550.
After adding in the state and local sales tax, plus the DMV and dealer fees, the out the door and in your garage total purchase price came to: $47,869. At just $131 bucks under $48 Grand, this 2025 Hyundai Tuscan SUV is the top tier Limited Edition, with a mild hybrid drivetrain, and has all wheel drive (AWD) for extra traction and safety control.
Since the average sales transaction price for all vehicles sold in 2024 was $48,800, and you can get a Limited Edition AWD Hybrid SUV for less than that, now you know why the Tucson is the best selling model in the entire Hyundai SUV vehicle line up.
The Limited Edition is loaded with options and comes with advanced safety technologies with front, rear and side curtain airbags, forward collision avoidance assist, lane keeping assistance, lane following assist, driver attention warning, forward attention warning, blind spot collision warning, blind spot view monitor, rear cross traffic collision avoidance with assist, parking collision avoidance assist in reverse, parking distance warning for forward, rear and side collision, rearview cameras, safe exit warning, rear occupant alert and an immobilizer system.
The 2025 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid Limited SUV has 231 horsepower and 271 lb-ft of torque. This power comes from a combination of a 1.6 liter turbocharged 4 cylinder gas engine and an electric motor, bolted to a 6 speed automatic transmission with a shift-by-wire gear selector, with steering wheel mounted paddle shifters, and then sent into an all wheel drive system. Power, stability, and traction control in one precision shifting SUV.
Together this hybrid driveline gets 35 MPG city, 35 MPG highway, and 35 MPG in combined driving. The greenhouse gas rating is a 7 and the smog rating is a 6; both out of 10. These are all very good numbers for hybrid gas engine compact SUV, with seating for 5 people, and all their gear, that can also tow a 2,000 pound camper trailer to the lake.
Not only is the 2025 Hyundai Tucson a good looking choice among compact SUVs, it’s also a practical one, with a more spacious cabin and a cargo area that’s bigger than many of its rivals. So, call, click or visit your local Hyundai dealer for a test drive, and a Bottom Line price review, on the 2025 Hyundai Tucson Limited AWD Hybrid SUV.
And remember that the base price for a new Tucson starts at only $28,605. Hyundai – New Thinking, New Possibilities. Hyundai’s current slogan reflects the company’s forward thinking philosophy and its desire to create cars and SUV’s that are always practical, affordable and very modern.
Be smart, stay safe, and just breathe. Remember, You Are What You Drive, and maybe, just for those reasons alone, you should Drive one, Buy one, Today. Have a great day, drive safely, and enjoy the ride, as the future looks nice and bright – Tony the Car Guy.
This Bottom Line new vehicle review is a Nut & Bolt and Dollars & Sense editorial provided by Tony Leopardo. Tony the Car Guy is an automotive writer, editor and publisher in the San Francisco Bay Area. If you have a question, or comment for Tony, send it to tonyleo@pacbell.net and visit AutoWire.Net at www.autowire.net
