Hyundai tucson hybrid towing capacity 2022

If you’re looking for a great tow car that will also be enjoyable to drive solo, you need one of our 2022 Tow Car Awards winners. Here we look at the best plug-in hybrid...

WINNER: Plug-in hybrid

Hyundai Tucson 1.6 TGDi Plug-In Hybrid Premium 4WD auto

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Kerbweight 1818kg 85% match Not legal Max towing weight 1350kg Towball limit 100kg

The Hyundai Tucson drops down a weight class due to its low towing limit, but that’s quite common for plug-in hybrids. Besides, a maximum of 1350kg means a reasonable range of caravans are still sensible matches.

From the driver’s seat, you’d swear the Tucson could handle a much heavier load. With 261bhp, this is a powerful car, towing from 30-60mph in 8.7sec. It still punches hard with the battery largely depleted, too.

The Tucson was hugely impressive in the lane change test, keeping the caravan firmly under control at all speeds. It put in a similarly assured performance in a straight line, with no sign of instability at 70mph. The Tucson mastered the hill start as well, pulling to the top of the slope on electric power alone if the driver was gentle with the accelerator.

This ability to run on electric power really comes into its own in day-to-day driving. An official electric range of 38 miles will help to keep running costs down, while low CO2 emissions mean a small tax bill for anyone running a Tucson as a company car.

It’s very quiet when relying solely on electric power, and reasonably hushed even when the petrol engine chimes in. Despite its healthy turn of pace, it’s not an especially sporty drive, but light steering makes for easy manoeuvres around town or when parking.

There’s plenty of space for people and their luggage inside. Rear leg room in particular is very generous, and the back seats recline if your passengers fancy a nap. The standard of finish is high, as it should be in a car with a price tag nudging £40k.

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37 Combined, 37 City/ 36 Highway ⁠

2023 TUCSON Hybrid Blue HTRAC AWD 38 City/38 Hwy/38 Combined MPG, 2023 TUCSON Hybrid SEL Convenience HTRAC AWD 37 City/36 Hwy/37 Combined MPG, and 2023 TUCSON Hybrid Limited HTRAC AWD 37 City/36 Hwy/37 Combined MPG. All figures are EPA estimates and for comparison purposes only. Actual mileage may vary with options, driving conditions, driving habits and vehicle's condition.

While the Tucson’s exterior may be full of creases and unusual shapes, the interior is refreshingly clean and rather upscale in its execution.

The dashboard has a dual-cowl design with a flowing centre stack, emboldened by Hyundai’s use of touch-capacitive controls. This gives the Tucson’s dash an elegant appearance, however these controls lack haptic feedback and are prone to smudges.

If you don’t like gloss black trim, you may bristle at the sight of the Tucson’s dash.

The base and Elite grades’ analogue instruments are rather chintzy in appearance, if bracketing a useful 4.2-inch display, but the digital instrument cluster that comes on the Highlander and models with the N Line package is more aesthetically pleasing.

There are other neat touches, like upholstered inserts on the dash and ambient lighting in the Highlander that changes colour based on your drive mode.

The touchscreen infotainment system is slick and responsive in Hyundai fashion. However, also in Hyundai fashion, it frustratingly lacks wireless smartphone connectivity in all bar the base model.

Hyundai doesn’t offer its 10.25-inch touchscreen with both factory satellite navigation and wireless smartphone mirroring, though the latter is available with the smaller 8.0-inch screen – but not the former. Even if you step up to a model with the 10.25-inch screen, by the way, Android Auto doesn’t take up the full screen.

The steering wheel is rather unusual looking but it feels good in your hands. There’s a voice prompt button on the steering wheel but, unlike in the Honda, this will work only with smartphone mirroring and doesn’t interact at all with the core system.

At the base of the centre stack, you’ll find a wireless charging pad, a 12V outlet and two USB-A outlets.

The Highlander and all-wheel drive Elite models are unique in featuring a push-button transmission shifter, which sits on a centre console that rises up like a bridge and features handy storage underneath.

Comfort and space up front is top notch. The front chairs are cushy but supportive, with a wide range of adjustment and good bolstering to ensure your thighs and lower back are well supported over longer stints.

The Tucson’s wheelbase is 85mm longer than that of its predecessor, and nowhere is that more apparent than the back seat and the boot. Neither was disappointingly small in the old Tucson, but in the new car both areas are utterly capacious.

There are rear air vents but no separate climate controls, two USB charge ports, as well as map pockets, bottle holders in the doors and a fold-down centre armrest with cupholders. ISOFIX mounts on the outboard seats also mean the youngest of family members are catered for.

For maximum comfort you can recline the rear seatbacks, but they don’t slide like they do in a Volkswagen Tiguan.

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