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Wikipedia: Hyundai Tucson
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History
The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Hyundai Tucson page on 26 January 2016, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Second generation (LM, 2009–2015)
In most markets outside South Korea, the Hyundai Tucson name (also known as the 'Hyundai Tucson ix' in Korea) was retired in favour of Hyundai ix35. Vehicles sold in the USA continued to be called Tucson. The ix35 was unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. The power output, fuel-efficiency, comfort and safety features have been all upgraded. Known by the project name LM, it took 36 months and 280 billion won (approx. US$225 million) to develop. Saeki Yoshikazu, Toyota engineer, who is a chief engineer of Toyota RAV4 said, "I test drove Tucson ix. Even I think Tucson ix is a very good vehicle. It is very stylish, too."
Design
The ix35's styling was reported to be based on Hyundai ix-onic concept. The ix35 was penned by Hyundai designer Cha Il-Hoei in 2007, under the guidance of former BMW designer Thomas Buerkle at Hyundai's Russelsheim design studio in Germany and continues the company's styling language, marketed as "fluidic sculpture". The compact crossover vehicle has sweeping coupe-like lines, a premium vehicle feel and comes with features unavailable on its predecessor.
Engines
The Tucson/ix35 is available with several engines: an all-new 2-litre diesel R engine, one of two Theta-II gasoline engine variants (2.0L or 2.4L), 1.7L UII diesel and 1.6L Gamma GDI gasoline. The later two only in Europe. The automatic transmission is Hyundai’s all-new six-speed design. The manual transmissions available in Europe is a 6-speed for 1.7 and 2.0 diesels and 1.6 Gamma and a 5-speed for 2.0 Theta. The 2-litre diesel engine, available outside of North America, meets the Euro-5 emissions standards and achieves 15.4 kilometers per liter fuel economy with maximum power output of 184 horsepower. The 2.0L gasoline engine has a fuel economy of 11.7 kilometers per liter with 166 horsepower. In South Korea, the diesel engine is offered in both front-wheel-drive and all-wheel drive configurations, while the 2.0L gasoline engine is available only in front-wheel-drive. The North American versions are powered by either the 2.0L producing 165 horsepower or a 2.4-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine producing 176 horsepower mated to the six-speed automatic transmission. The 2.4L engine makes almost the same power as the previous generation V6 engine while managing 20% better fuel economy than the previous generation four-cylinder.
| 14 December 2015 Green Beat: Hyundai's ix35 Powers Electric Motor With Hydrogen Duration: 1:05 Hyundai's ix35 powers its electric motor with hydrogen Download Hyundai's ix35 Powers Electric Motor With Hydrogen - 25MB |
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| 27 September 2012 | Hyundai launches hydrogen fuelled car - ix35 Fuel Cell Vehicle  | Matt Hubbard, Speedmonkey |