{
  "id": 11458008,
  "title": "Wraps come off dramatic South Africa-bound new Hyundai Tucson",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/wraps-come-off-dramatic-south-africa-bound-new-hyundai-tucson",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T14:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/motoring/all-new-hyundai-tucson-revealed/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The South African-bound Hyundai Tucson, styled as its most dramatic generation yet, is set to arrive next year. Known internally as the NX5, it replaces the NX4, which debuted six years ago. This generation introduces a new aesthetic direction, a redesigned interior, and notably, no diesel engine. Hyundai's \"Art of Steel\" styling language is prominently featured, with the Tucson now boasting a rounded, sealed upper section and a smaller lower air intake. The side profile and rear-end styling have undergone significant changes, moving away from the previous model.\n\nThe Tucson comes with a choice of long or short wheelbase options, with the former reserved exclusively for North America and Australia. The European short wheelbase variant is expected to be the most suitable for South Africa. Measuring 4,560mm in length, 2,720mm in wheelbase, 1,670mm in height, and 1,900mm in width, the NX5 Tucson is 35mm longer, wider, and taller than its predecessor, the NX4. This results in more boot space at 695 litres with the rear seats up and a slight reduction in ground clearance by 12mm, depending on the alloy wheel size.\n\nInside the cabin, Hyundai has introduced a more radical new layout, emphasizing visual refinement and thoughtfulness. The instrument binnacle features a slim 9.9-inch display that replaces the integrated instrument cluster. A storage area and a Driver Attention Alert monitor are now located on top of the dashboard, while the centre console has become slimmer and houses a wireless smartphone charging pad, an armrest, and storage area. The gear lever, for the first time on a Tucson generation, has moved to the steering column on automatic models. The infotainment system, available in two sizes (12.9 inches or 17 inches), serves as the interface for various functions and introduces Hyundai's new Pleos Connect interface based on Google's Android Auto operating system. Additional features include heated, ventilated, and massaging front seats, a new climate control system called MultiAir climate, ambient lighting, a transparent chassis-view camera, remote park assist, a digital rear-view mirror, Memory Reverse Assist, and an optional 12-speaker Bang & Olufsen sound system. Powertrains include a choice of three options - petrol, hybrid, or plug-in hybrid - all derived from Hyundai's 1.6 T-GDI engine.",
  "summary": "A local market time of reveal, and final specification, will only be formalised in 2027.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}