Does the Tucson Hybrid Have Superior AWD System Over Its Competitors? 2025 Hyundai Tucson Review

[@sansinutube]

Don't agree with your comment on lane centering. Hyundai's hands-on lane centering is one of the best in the industry. Don't know about Toyota, but Honda lane centering sucks at anything other than straight lanes. I drove both the 2023 Santa Fe as a road trip rental, and my brother's 2023 Honda Pilot. 2023 The Santa Fe with the first gen HDA did a much better job of lane centering than the 2023 Pilot.

[@edsgarage001]

Agreed

[@Mr_Pussi]

Agree. Some people are so up Honda and Toyota's ass that they don't want to acknowledge Hyundai's achievements.

[@xpanza]

Some Hyundai Tuscons can engage baby mode in my mode which adopts all bumps on the road. So you can try if yours has it.

[@truckyeah7800]

Great job! I'm really enjoying my 2025 Tucson Hybrid so far. The fuel efficiency isn't quite what I expected, but I assume that's just because it's still in the break in period. Thanks for the review.

[@jeffbrooker5183]

Impressive hybrid suv

[@johnjeoffreym]

what tires are best during winter for this vehicle? is all-season tires ok?

[@manix1703]

I have tires on this car Bridgestone Blizzak 6, they are amazing.

[@w9awx1]

How do their awd system work compared to the standard, the Subaru AWD system?

[@124thDragoon]

It’s effectively an “improved” Haldex system; it’s a FWD-biased mechanical system that can send up to 50% of its power to the rear wheels. This happens automatically most of the time, with each Drive Mode acting a little differently (Sport has the highest likelihood of sending power to the rear, while Eco has the least). There’s also a button at the front of the center console that, when pressed, locks the center coupling that connects the front and rear differentials. This will automatically disable itself if you drive faster than about 37 MPH (I believe it’s technically 60 KM/H, just digitally converted to miles). It’s meant for icy conditions and light off-roading. Also, the Tucson’s AWD system has a somewhat basic method of torque vectoring; When it feels wheel slippage, it applies the brake on only that wheel. And since all of its differentials are “open”, this allows power to be sent to the *opposite* wheel, or really whichever of the 4 wheels has traction at any given moment. All in all, it’s very similar to the AWD system in most Subarus. The key difference is that a Subaru AWD system is effectively always “on”, whereas this system (like most) is automatically toggled on and off as needed. The benefit here is better fuel efficiency, while Subaru’s approach probably results in occasionally better traction.

[@edsgarage001]

Subarus AWD system has actually gotten worse. They're cheap now.

[@djabbt4171]

The Subaru is, or at least was, using the mechanical Torsen system, same as the original Audi's. As a result will always be better than electronic systems, although I acknowledge these have become better over the years.

[@wantsanewvehicle]

I had a 2021 rav4 hybrid.. it did fantastic in the snow, and also did great donuts if I wanted it to. It's the only hybrid I've ever owned, and the only hybrid I've ever driven in the snow. I'm planning on picking up one of these 2025 tucson hybrid's next time they have 0% financing.

[@edsgarage001]

Unfortunately the Rav 4 hybrid is known for overheating rear motors when mildly stuck in the snow

[@wantsanewvehicle]

@edsgarage001 I was never stuck, had new snow tires. Not going to say I did donuts often or for long when I did do them, but I never had any overheating issues.

[@sansinutube]

@@wantsanewvehicle Thanks for clarifying, credit goes to the snow tires 😃 RAV4 hybrid has very weak and not very capable AWD system.

[@EricRomeoCooper]

@@edsgarage001 yea I seen a video of a guy testing a Rav4 vs a Forester and the Rav4 AWD overheated.

[@MartyOToole-w5q]

I have a 2023 Tucson Limited and the HTRAC AWD is great in the snow. I really like it but I wish I had the Hybrid version. The ICE 187 horsepower is just a little anemic…

[@manix1703]

the standard ones are great in summer but are absolutely not recommended for winter!

[@zigpozema9955]

My past Only Japanese, but now they sucks . Korean are much better. This tucson seems interesting

[@laloajuria4678]

No... No it does not. Tires >

[@v12kingV10]

awful

[@johnwilson3842]

Ugly😂