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2011 Hyundai Tucson - Getting Comfortable with a Compact Sport Utility

Conservative, the Tucson is not. With a love it or hate it design, the exterior of the Tucson is definitely distinctive. Not such a bad thing when most vehicles today tend to resemble one another. I had an admirer of my test car tell me that the front facia resembled “an upturned frog’s face; this probably wasn’t what the designers had in mind when they penned the Tucson, but I think I can kind of see it too. Every bodyline on the Tucson appears to be stretching and bulging, seems Hyundai really wanted to evoke thoughts of athleticism through the appearance of the vehicle. Don’t confuse it with actual athleticism; but we’ll get to that a little later on. The roofline tapers down as it reaches the back of the Tucson, creating an overall profile that is distinctly different from some of the other crossovers with box like rear ends. Aiding in this look of a tapering rear end are windows that gradually get narrower as it reaches the back. All this combines to make the Tucson look aerodynamic, further enhancing the idea of athleticism and speed. Sitting in the cabin of the Tucson --especially when it’s the Limited edition with Navigation as my tester-- is a pleasant experience; and there’s a plethora of features to keep driver and passengers happy. Everything from Navigation to a dual climate control is covered here. I did especially appreciate the well rendered and smoothly functioning Navigation system, it’s not always that in-car systems are done well, but Hyundai’s got a good one keeping you on route in the Tucson. Easy to reach, and well labelled controls make it easy to just get in and feel comfortable changing a station or entering in a route without breaking open the manual. The Tucson handles decently for a crossover, but fails miserably when trying to deliver a good serving of power. It’s like no matter how hard I try to enjoy making a meal out of steamed vegetables; it never turns out as good as when I have a grilled chicken on the side. I know the vegetables are good and all, but without the chicken I just can’t enjoy it. The suspension was fairly compliant, but there were some ruts and bumps on the road that found their way directly in to my spine. A slightly harder suspension does usually mean a better handling vehicle, and that is not an exception here. The Tucson corners smoothly, and keeps body roll to a minimum.

Car And Driver Review the CT200h « Lexus of Tucson At The Auto Mall

VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, front-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 5-door hatchback

PRICE AS TESTED: $38,239 (base price: $29,995)

ENGINE TYPE: DOHC 16-valve Atkinson-cycle 1.8-liter inline-4, 98 hp, 105 lb-ft; AC permanent-magnet synchronous electric motor, 80 hp (battery limited to 36 hp), 153 lb-ft, combined power rating, 134 hp; 1.3-kWh nickel-metal hydride battery pack

TRANSMISSION: continuously variable automatic

DIMENSIONS:

In the past few years, there’s been a lot of talk that Lexus might become an exclusively hybrid brand. Whether or not that will actually come true, hybrids are certainly a tremendous part of the brand’s business and image. Lexus continues to crank out gas-electric versions of otherwise conventionally powered models, as well as hybrid-only models such as the HS250h and this CT200h .

The CT200h and the HS250h ride on Toyota’s MC platform, which also underpins the Toyota Corolla and the Scion tC. The HS hooks an electric motor to a 2.4-liter inline-four—total system output is 187 hp—but the supposedly sportier CT200h’s gas four displaces just 1.8 liters, and it and an electric motor combine to produce 134 hp, 13 fewer than the HS’s gas engine makes all by its lonesome. (The CT’s setup is basically the same as that found in the Prius.) And, of course, there is the small matter that the HS250h resembles a four-wheeled Teletubby. Viewed from certain angles, the CT200h’s slight forward rake lends it the look of a rear-drive Japanese VW GTI—in spite of the fact that it’s front-wheel drive.

apparently meaning “shared with the HS250h.” But whereas the chubby HS feels as soft as it looks, the different tuning of the CT’s setup endows the car with immediate, athletic responses and surprisingly level body control.

We’re Not Mad, Just Disappointed

All that promise goes right out the window as soon as you start pushing the CT, though. The steering is nicely weighted and very quick off-center, but it offers zilch in the way of feedback. The chassis, too, is a big pile of unrealized potential. It has a pleasant balance of ride and handling at lesser speeds, but it’s actually too flat in turns and isolates the driver completely from what’s happening at the limit. The driver feels the g-loads build but might as well be on a carnival ride for the amount of interaction he feels with the source of them. That’s particularly disappointing when you consider how playful this car could be. With a short, 102.4-inch wheelbase—2.3 shorter than that of a BMW 1-series—the CT would love to rotate, if only its intrusive stability-control system could be turned off. Not only is the stability control stubborn, but it also isn’t particularly quick to react, either. We found we were able to initiate and immediately catch slides before the system intervened. It would still cut power, however, at that point, only retarding forward progress instead of aiding stability.

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