10 Biggest News Stories of the Week: Hyundai Tucson Deals With Chevy Equinox, Buick Enclave
The redesigned-for-2022 Hyundai Tucson offers a lot of value — it starts around $26,000 with the destination charge — and a lot of variety, boasting nine trim levels including hybrid and plug-in-hybrid powertrain options. On the other hand, it also pushes our buttons with Hyundai’s frustrating reliance on touch-sensitive dashboard controls on higher trim levels in lieu of tried-and-true knobs and switches. To say the least: We’re ambivalent on what could be a strong contender in the ultra-competitive compact SUV space.
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Cars.com readers, however, weren’t ambivalent about their interest in finding an answer to the question of whether the 2022 Hyundai Tucson is a good SUV, with their curiosity propelling the Tucson toward the top of our countdown of most popular articles of the past week. Taking the week’s second-place spot is a rapid-fire rundown on the Tucson of four things we like and four things we don’t.
In the pros column are the Tucson’s value proposition, starting at less than top rivals like the Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4; cabin comfort, with front and rear passengers enjoying ample legroom; powertrain options, namely the aforementioned fuel-sipping hybrid and plug-in-hybrid versions offered in addition to the gas-only model; and impressive safety bona fides like a Top Safety Pick Plus rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, plus a generous lineup of standard safety tech. Conversely, cons include those distracting, smudge-prone touch controls; a less-than-intuitive push-button gear selector; a 2-inch headroom penalty in back for those who choose the optional panoramic moonroof; and low-speed acceleration bogged down by an eight-speed automatic transmission more concerned with mpg than mph.
Follow the link below to the No. 2 news article on this week’s countdown for the full story.
Tucking in just behind the Tucson is our roundup of the best deals on new cars for this past Labor Day weekend. But just because the holiday came to an end doesn’t mean all the discounts did: Through the last day of September, shoppers can still score a sweet deal — well, sweet in this current pandemic-precipitated climate of record-low incentives, anyway — on a Chevrolet Equinox or Buick Enclave. The Equinox is eligible for a $3,000 factory discount, excluding the base trim, for a total price of roughly $24,500 to $43,000 after savings and about 7% to 11% off the compact SUV. The Enclave, meanwhile, is eligible for a $4,250 factory discount, for a total price after savings of around $37,000 to $59,500, which translates to roughly 7% to 10% off the premium three-row SUV.
Follow the link below to the No. 3 news story of the week for the full scoop on these SUV savings.
Beyond that, we have headlines on the Nissan Pathfinder, Kia Sorento, Honda Ridgeline, Kia Carnival and Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class, so be sure to peruse the entire countdown for all the latest automotive goings on. Here are the top 10 news stories Cars.com readers couldn’t get enough of in the past week:
1. We Rejected Drop-In and Spray-In Bedliners for Our Ford F-150; See What We Installed
2. Is the 2022 Hyundai Tucson a Good SUV? Here Are 4 Things We Like and 4 We Don’t
3. What’s the Best New-Car Deal for Labor Day 2021?
4. Here Are the 11 Cheapest Electric Vehicles You Can Buy
6. 2022 Nissan Pathfinder, Part Deux: Our Second Take on Nissan’s Latest Family Hauler
7. The 2022 Kia Sorento Is a Three-Row Bargain at $30,665
8. Is the 2021 Honda Ridgeline a Good Truck? 6 Things We Like and 5 Things We Don’t
9. What’s the Best Minivan for 2021?
10. 2021 Mercedes-AMG GLA45 Review: Upright and Awkward
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