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The Hyundai Tucson is the recipient of an extensive mid-cycle update for 2025, and you know what that means—higher prices. It’s really not that bad when it comes to gas-only models, but the two hybrid variants are significantly more expensive. As a reminder, the popular compact crossover from South Korea …

After updating its vehicle-to-vehicle front crash prevention test to address crashes that occur at higher speeds and those in which the struck vehicle is a motorcycle or large truck, the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) came to a sad conclusion: only one of the first 10 compact SUVs …

Who doesn’t want a compact SUV? These practical and family-friendly vehicles are seemingly everywhere now and there are many reasons to like them. But which ones stand out as the best buys in the segment for Canadian drivers? The team at The Car Guide has analyzed all the various models …

Introduced for 2022, the fourth-generation Hyundai Tucson will get a substantial mid-cycle update next year. Thanks to the company’s European division, we now have our first look at the 2025 model. The pictures don’t show any major changes on the outside, which is what we expected. The Tucson is not …

Hyundai and Kia are once again under fire (pun intended, of course) due to a safety problem that may result in vehicles catching fire. A bit more than 600,000 units in Canada now have to be recalled. This includes 326,942 Hyundai vehicles, to be exact. Affected models are the 2012-2015 …

The Hyundai Tucson offers another great example of rampant inflation across the auto industry. For the 2024 model year, the popular Korean compact SUV loses its base Essential trim level and front-wheel drive models. All Tucsons now come standard with all-wheel drive starting with the Tucson Preferred at $34,199 (plus …

It’s not every day that you see an automaker recall around 300,000 vehicles in Canada, but Hyundai just did following the discovery of a particular issue with the braking system. The exact number of units amounts to 295,577, while the list of affected models includes the 2011-2016 Elantra and Equus …

Compact SUVs are the best-selling SUVs in Canada and it’s not even close. People love their combination of size, versatility, efficiency and affordability. Which one is the best money can buy? The Car Guide has gathered its team of experts to identify the top three compact SUVs on the market …

The U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) recently updated its moderate overlap front collision test to address a growing gap in the protection provided for front and rear occupants. It found out that only two out of 15 compact SUVs, the Ford Escape and Volvo XC40 , protect the …

Hyundai has come up with a plan to protect its most theft-prone vehicles after several videos were posted on social media in recent months showing how easy it is to hotwire the engine and drive away. We’re talking about certain 2016-2021 Accent, Elantra, Elantra GT, Sonata, Veloster, Venue, Kona, Tucson, …