The fifth-generation Tucson goes on sale in the US in early 2027. Photo: Hyundai.
The short version. The 2027 Hyundai Tucson is an all-new, fifth-generation SUV with a boxy new look, more space inside and a bigger 12.9-inch or 17-inch touchscreen, while keeping physical climate controls. In the US it comes as a 184-hp turbo gas model or a 233-hp hybrid that Hyundai targets at up to 42 mpg; the plug-in hybrid is dropped here. A new XRT Pro off-road trim is sold only in North America. It goes on sale in early 2027, built in Alabama. Hyundai has not announced prices; the 2026 Tucson starts at $29,700.
This page collects what Hyundai announced and what the first hands-on looks and car podcasts said. Nobody outside Hyundai has driven a US Tucson yet, so this page will change. Last reviewed October 26, 2026. If you see an error, email us.
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What changed for 2027?
Hyundai previewed the new Tucson's design in South Korea in August 2026 and held the world premiere, with full specifications, in New York on October 1, per Hyundai. The Tucson is Hyundai's best-selling model in the US, at just under 235,000 last year, per The Drive. Unless noted, specifications below are from Hyundai's release.
A new look. The design is boxier and more upright, with a full-width light bar across the nose, the headlights mounted low and three-dimensional "prism" taillights.
Bigger. It is 2.4 inches longer, 1.6 inches wider and 0.8 inch taller than before, on a wheelbase 1.2 inches longer. The rear doors open wider, to 83 degrees. Cargo space is 41.7 cubic feet behind the rear seats, which Autoblog notes beats the Honda CR-V's 39.3.
New engines. The gas model swaps the old 2.5-liter for a 1.6-liter turbo. The hybrid keeps the turbo 1.6 but adds a second, smaller electric motor (details below). The plug-in hybrid is not coming to North America.
New screens, real buttons. A 12.9-inch touchscreen is standard and a 17-inch one is optional, both running Hyundai's new Android-based Pleos Connect software with a voice assistant called Gleo. A slim 9.9-inch display above the steering column replaces the old gauge cluster. Hyundai kept physical climate switches and volume and tuning knobs, per Car and Driver, and real steering-wheel buttons, per The Drive. Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto stay, per Hyundai.
A roomier console. The shifter moves to the steering column, freeing space between the front seats, and the rear seatbacks carry 100-watt USB-C ports. Car and Driver reports massaging front seats are newly available, though Hyundai's release lists that seat as not offered in North America; we will confirm when US trims are published.
XRT Pro. A new off-road trim, sold only in North America, per Hyundai, and only as a hybrid, per Edmunds: all-wheel drive, all-terrain tires, 8.3 inches of ground clearance (about 1.2 inches more than the standard car), skid plates, front recovery hooks and Hyundai's first Smart Terrain Assist, which reads traction and wheel slip and shows a green, orange or red "stuck score."
Built in Alabama. US Tucsons will be built at Hyundai's plant in Montgomery, per CBT News.
Engines and fuel economy
Gas | Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|
Engine | 1.6L turbo four | 1.6L turbo four + two electric motors |
Power | 184 hp, 195 lb-ft | 233 hp, 280 lb-ft |
Transmission | 8-speed automatic | 6-speed automatic |
Drive | Front or all-wheel | Front or all-wheel |
Fuel economy (Hyundai target) | 28 mpg (FWD), 26 mpg (AWD) | 42 mpg (FWD, 17-inch wheels; 40 on larger wheels), 40 or 38 mpg (AWD) |
0-60 mph | Not given for the US | 8.5 sec |
Towing | Not given | 3,000 lb (AWD; no FWD rating given) |
Figures from Hyundai's release and Car and Driver. The fuel economy figures are Hyundai's targets, not EPA ratings; the 42 mpg needs front-wheel drive and the smallest 17-inch wheels. Edmunds cautions that in its experience Hyundai's hybrids "have fallen short of their estimates."
The gas engine makes 3 hp less than the old 2.5-liter but 17 lb-ft more torque. Car and Driver does not expect it to be "much of a performer" in a bigger SUV.
The hybrid gains a small motor on the engine's crankshaft that replaces the starter and adds power, per InsideEVs. Output rises only slightly, from 231 to 233 hp, but the targets beat the outgoing hybrid's 38 mpg, and towing rises by 1,000 pounds. A new Stay Mode runs the climate and audio from the hybrid battery with the engine off.
No plug-in hybrid. Hyundai is keeping the Tucson plug-in hybrid for other markets. The Drive reports Hyundai cited a lack of consumer interest, and Car and Driver reports Hyundai has talked about adding a range-extender powertrain later. If you want a plug-in Tucson, it means a leftover 2026.
How much does the 2027 Tucson cost?
Hyundai has not announced prices, and Edmunds expects them closer to the on-sale date. For reference, the 2026 Tucson starts at $29,700, per Autoblog, and the 2026 Tucson Hybrid SE with front-wheel drive at $32,550 including destination, per KBB. Autoblog expects the new one to "inch beyond $30K." AutoGuide reports that Hyundai staff stressed affordability at the reveal and that keeping a gas engine is partly about holding down the entry price. Car and Driver expects SE, SEL and Limited trims alongside the XRT and XRT Pro. This section will be updated when Hyundai publishes prices.
When is it on sale?
Early 2027 in the US, per Car and Driver and Edmunds. Hyundai is launching it in Korea first, in late 2026, per its release.
How does it drive?
Nobody has published a US drive yet. The October 1 coverage comes from press materials and static looks at the New York debut:
The controls win praise. Edmunds says the physical climate controls are "intuitively placed and easy to reach."
So does the hybrid, on paper. The Autopian's headline, written from the specifications, calls the 42-mpg hybrid "a no-brainer".
The cabin feels bigger. Edmunds calls the cabin's airiness "its defining characteristic."
The styling divides people. Carscoops expects the design to split opinion, and says that is probably what Hyundai wants.
This section will be rewritten once the first drives publish.
What do car podcasts say about the new Tucson?
Car Curious, our sister car-podcast platform, tracks what podcast hosts say about each car. Since the new Tucson was shown it has collected 16 passages about it across 10 shows. None of the hosts has driven one, so these are first reactions, not buying verdicts. The full breakdown, with every quote linked to the moment it was said, is on Car Curious.
Hosts who gave an opinion mostly like it. "But this Tucson, it just looks good," said a host on The Driveway, which put it on its list of cars to look forward to in 2027. Six shows praised the interior; on Car Stuff Podcast, "the interior is really well done," and in the same episode a 5-foot-10 passenger sitting behind a very tall driver still had about an inch of knee room.
The buttons get noticed. Wheel Bearings gave it credit for the row of physical buttons under the screen and the manual vents: "always a good thing."
Space and economy. CarCast said it has more luggage room than the new Nissan Rogue and the RAV4, and DriveChicago repeated Hyundai's 42-mpg claim.
The one dissent is the styling. The same Wheel Bearings episode called it "very angular, very boxy, very not going to age well" (Wheel Bearings).
How does it compare with its rivals?
The Tucson's main rivals are the Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V, Nissan Rogue, Mazda CX-5 and Kia Sportage. On paper, the new Tucson's 41.7 cubic feet of cargo space beats the CR-V's 39.3, per Autoblog. Its hybrid's 42-mpg target sits between the Honda CR-V Hybrid's EPA rating of 40 mpg with front-wheel drive, per Car and Driver, and Toyota's estimate of up to 43 mpg for the front-wheel-drive RAV4 Hybrid, per We Talk Cars, which also notes the RAV4 tows 3,500 pounds on most grades against the Tucson Hybrid's 3,000. How it compares on price and real-world fuel economy has to wait for Hyundai's prices and the EPA's ratings.
What is next?
Hyundai also said a sport-inspired version would debut at the Paris Motor Show on October 12; it has not said whether it comes to the US. Hyundai should publish US prices and EPA ratings before the Tucson reaches dealers in early 2027, and the first drives should follow. This page will be updated when they do.
Suspension's Tucson coverage
August 19, 2026: Hyundai Redraws Its Best-Selling SUV, and Deletes the Old Screens Too, the design reveal.
October 2, 2026: the Tucson's Pleos Connect screens and first US details, in the issue led by Ram passing Jeep. That item's 288 hp is the plug-in hybrid's, which is not coming to the US.
Specifications and dates come from the outlets linked in each section. Podcast quotes describe how hosts received the car and are not a source for any figure on this page.