Thoughts After a Week with My 2025 Tucson Sel Convenience

I just hit 100 miles with my 2025 Tucson SEL Convenience! I work from home, so I don’t drive much. For those worried about engine or transmission issues, don’t worry—there’s a 10-year warranty and free oil changes for 3 years from the dealership. After that, I’ll keep my receipts for proof. Now, onto the fun stuff: I love it! It’s a big upgrade from my Jeep Compass—this car drives much smoother. The only thing I might miss this winter is the heated steering wheel.

The acceleration is great, especially for getting onto the highway. With my old car, I’d floor it and hope I wouldn’t get hit by a truck! The lane assist is helpful but not perfect on curvy side roads. It tugs a little too much, but I think that’s normal for this feature. I’ve never had driving assist before, so it surprised me the first time the collision warning went off when a car pulled out a little too far.

The panoramic screen looks amazing, and you can change the speedometer colors (mine is teal). There are tons of customization options, like lowering the music volume when parking or controlling the air circulation in tunnels. You can also set different preferences for different drivers. I love the ambient lighting too—I chose pink!

The center console is comfortable, and everything is well-placed. I test-drove the Mazda CX-5 and CX-50, but their layouts felt awkward. The Tucson has lots of cargo space, plus a cover and net. It also has remote start, beige leather seats, and a free app.

A few small things I’m not a fan of (or maybe haven’t figured out yet): the doors don’t auto-lock when you walk away; you need to use the handle, app, or key. Also, when scrolling through radio stations, the song info is tiny or takes up the whole screen. Lastly, there’s no seat memory, which is annoying since I have short legs and always have to readjust my seat after someone else drives.

Overall, I’m really happy with my Tucson! My neighbor has three vehicles, including a Hyundai Santa Fe, and hasn’t had issues with Hyundai for decades. They’ve really improved and are rated much higher than Jeep!

One last cool feature: you can set the height the trunk opens to avoid scratches. I’ve scratched two Jeeps in the past by closing the garage door when the trunk was open, but now I’ve set it to open just below that spot.

I have a 24 sel convenience package with 13 k miles and I really like it so far. My main issues are having to switch from the Home Screen at start up. I wish it would go back to the last used screen. Another issue is something they fixed on the 25 s, which is the roll type button for volume and scrolling.
Hope you enjoy yours for many miles

@HyundaiEnclave
The volume on the steering wheel has a roll type but there’s a regular knob for volume and scrolling on the dash. There’s a different kind of selection controller on the steering wheel that’s like an old lock unlock option. My dad has the roll volume on the dash and it definitely takes some getting used to. He has the 24 but the very basic Tucson.

Not seeing the song is the most annoying small issue. My Kona has the same problem and there’s no way to see what’s playing while on the Home Screen

HyundaiDriveHub said:
Not seeing the song is the most annoying small issue. My Kona has the same problem and there’s no way to see what’s playing while on the Home Screen

Wow that’s frustrating! Maybe they’ll do a software update if enough people give feedback. Any idea on who to contact

I think many folks have issues with the warranty because it’s tough in some places to get them to actually do warranty work. I read a lot about this when looking to buy a car. Many people say it takes months to have them check the car. Same goes for those free oil changes too. Hope you don’t have that experience though

I have a 2023 Tucson, and I find the lane assist to be risky.

Atkinston said:
I have a 2023 Tucson, and I find the lane assist to be risky.

It’s assist, not a personal driver

ElantraLOVEr said:

Atkinston said:
I have a 2023 Tucson, and I find the lane assist to be risky.

It’s assist, not a personal driver

Did I say I use it as a personal driver?

I’m happy yours works well, but the tech has its flaws.

@Atkinston
Yes, you did imply that. I don’t see how it could be risky if you use it right

@Atkinston
I’ve never had it before, so I can’t compare, but I’ve heard people say they doze off using it. That seems wild! Maybe they were talking about long highway drives? But I’ve heard of some ending up in a telephone pole. It’s nice to have assistance but I agree it could be dangerous. It’s good that it knows when your hands aren’t on the wheel. I gave it a test.

@Johnstone1
2024 Ultimate PHEV – I don’t really use it unless I’m on a main road or highway. For longer trips, the Smart Cruise Control / HDA is great. I’m not napping but it does a lot of the work

What’s cool about a huge screen that’s just attached?