If I had to live with some niggles, I could’ve at least paid a little less.
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Got a Tuscon Signature Diesel Amazon Grey. I’ve exclusively used Hyundai vehicles for the last 12 years, i10, i20, and Creta, so the decision to pick a new car was an easy one. I did test drive Meridian but did not feel it had the punch in the 0-35 km/h range. Never test drove an XUV700 as a colleague who did give very negative feedback about it.
Took delivery around 8th April, and since have driven 3500 km.
Since a lot of folks have already mentioned the pros, I don’t need to detail them again. The car works very well, for the most part. Here are the niggles
- I’ve constantly heard some noise in the sunroof as if there was a loose nut somewhere. I gave it to the service centre, and they couldn’t fix it in one go, but later, they spoke to Hyundai, got the car again for service, and this got resolved to a certain extent. Similarly, there was a bit of noise from the rear left door, which was resolved after 2 attempts.
- There is still some residual noise from the central console and the left front door, but they are not a huge annoyance at the moment. Just that they take away the premium feel of the vehicle. My Creta even after 45k kilometres didn’t have those issues
- The main screen flickers at times. Sometimes, it takes a minute or two after the car is turned on, to come to life. I’ve taken videos of the flicker and sent them to the service centre, but I haven’t given the car to the service centre for investigation, as this is the only car I have these days, and sending it away to a service centre will be a challenge.
- My biggest challenge with Tucson has been its headlight. I constantly feel that the headlight could have been a lot better. I had upgraded my headlights in Creta to projector led from Blaupunkt, and they were amazing. Unfortunately, there seems no other way to upgrade the headlight, other than the LED Bar, something that I don’t want to use.
- My Creta (Diesel, Manual) on my normal commute used to give an average of 17-18 kms/litre (Diesel). The Tucson had been giving me around 11 in the first 1500 or so kms, but off later, it has improved to about 13 kms/litre. I am hoping I can evaluate this better once the monsoons are over, as monsoons can result in traffic jams, leading to a lower average. On my Mumbai-Pune commute, it gave me a healthy average of 20-21 kms/litre
I often wonder if I should’ve gone for XUV700. If I had to live with some niggles, I could’ve at least paid a little less. I suspect spare parts and accessory availability for Tucson will be a little challenging as well and I think the headlights for XUV700 are much more stronger.
Here’s what BHPian theOneWhoRides had to say on the matter:
Wanted to share my thoughts on XUV700 vs Tucson. I booked a Tucson but ended up getting the XUV700 because I couldn’t get the delivery of Tucson on time. It’s been 6 months and am not too happy with my choice and considering selling the XUV and getting the Tucson. XUV’s diesel engine is a lot noisier and lags the punch at low speeds like you experienced with Jeep. The XUV’s petrol engine however is much better to drive (compared to the diesel one), so unless you were thinking about going with the petrol version, you’ve a much better car in hand.
My XUV 700 is definitely going but am still thinking if I should go for Tucson (was my first choice anyways and also the fact that my experience with Hyundai has been super amazing and I love my 2015 Elite i20) or buy XUV 700 petrol to stay away from diesel engines and use the extra money to get a small EV for city commutes.
Keyword: Why a 2023 Tucson owner feels he should have bought an XUV700 instead