The Tucson maybe has a little bit more steering feel and a sense of improved road-holding, while its stronger engines – most notably the 265hp plug-in hybrid car model – give it really punchy performance. When it comes to how they feel on the roads, both of them major on a quiet cabin, impressive rolling refinement and a comfortable ride before anything else. That means there’s a lot more output choice for the Hyundai than there is for the Nissan, but both vehicles offer the choice of manual or auto gearboxes, and either front- or 4-wheel drive. Moving to the Tucson, it’s a 1.6-litre 4-cylinder T-GDI petrol here, which develops anything from 150- to 265hp depending on the spec. There’s also an unusual 187hp E-Power range-extended hybrid, but more on that later in the review. All 1.3-litre Qashqai Mk3 engines are at least mild-hybrid (MHEV) powertrains, in order to reduce fuel consumption. The manufacturers then simply add more power/driven wheels/electrification (delete as appropriate) to these engines to make different outputs.įor the Nissan, a 1.3-litre 4-cylinder DIG-T petrol unit develops either 140hp/240Nm, or 158hp/270Nm, unless you pick the higher-power engine with a manual gearbox in which the torque is trimmed slightly to 260Nm. In both the Qashqai and Tucson ranges, there’s basically 1 engine doing all the work. Read our Tucson colour guide and Qashqai colour guide to see your options for customisation. Which you prefer is therefore a matter entirely of personal taste. But, visually speaking, the Hyundai is going to draw attention, while the Qashqai is going to subtly deflect it. In short, both crossovers would be something that you’d be immensely proud to park on your drive. But it’s not just at the front where Hyundai’s designers have gone to town, as the Tucson has flared-out wheel arches, swooping swage lines on the side of the body, a tapering glasshouse like a coupe and even a full-width ‘double-fang’ rear light signature. It has a concept-car-like appearance, thanks to a massive, gridded radiator grille that features in-built ‘parabolic’ headlights and daytime running lamps. For some the design might be just too daring, but for the many people who love the way the Hyundai looks, there will be no competition between it and the Nissan. But by the same token, the crisp-cut Qashqai Mk3 will therefore find a broader, more widespread appeal than the potentially divisive Hyundai. The Nissan is quietly handsome and a more generally agreeable shape, which perhaps might not elicit such strong opinions in people as the Tucson would. While both vehicles are good looking machines, there’s a clear differentiation between the 2.
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