Well about a month ago I traded my blue 2017 CR-V for a beautiful black 2023 Hyundai Tucson Limited and I figured I'd share some of my thoughts before I bid the Honda forum adieu. In case you are wondering, the other vehicles in contention were a Kia Sportage and more distantly a Nissan Rogue. The 2023 CR-V and RAV4 were out of contention due to low inventory and horrendous dealer markups.
Let me preface this by saying I am under no delusion that Hyundai is a luxury marque, but compared to my CR-V EX-L this car certainly feels like a luxury vehicle. The Tucson is very sharp looking and the cabin looks and feels so much more sleek and expensive. The Tucson is equipped with much better driver assistance and infotainment technology as well as creature comforts like heated/cooled front seats, heated steering wheel, and heated rear seats. I love the fully digital instrument panel as well as the backup camera/360 camera. The navigation works great and the driver assistance technologies are quite a bit more advanced than that of the CR-V.
As far as the driving characteristics are concerned, the Tucson drives so much better than the CR-V. I'm told that Hyundai hired engineers from the German automakers a few years ago and if they did it certainly shows. Everything is a lot more responsive and precise. The 2.5L engine and 8-speed conventional automatic transmission are head and shoulders above the 1.5L engine and the CVT in the CR-V. The car rides and handles so much better and the cabin is a lot quieter. Even the AWD system feels a lot more robust. All in all Hyundai did a great job designing this Tucson. I am very pleased with the vehicle and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it over a CR-V. For what it's worth, even in this horrible market I was able to get the Tucson for $1000 under sticker. It also doesn't hurt that the Tucson includes a 10 year/100,000 mile powertrain warranty, 5 year/60,000 mile bumper to bumper, as well as 3 years complimentary maintenance.
Are there a few drawbacks compared to the CR-V? The CR-V had a more comfortable driver seat but I remedied this with a foam cushion purchased from Amazon. The CR-V also had a better sound system and so far I'm averaging about 4 mpg lower fuel economy with the Tucson however I only have about 600 miles on the Tucson so far (mostly city) so I expect to see some improvement as the engine breaks in. Admittedly I haven't had any experience with the 2023 CR-V, but if you're looking to replace your Gen 5 CR-V, you're doing yourself a disservice if you don't at least take a Tucson for a test drive.
Let me preface this by saying I am under no delusion that Hyundai is a luxury marque, but compared to my CR-V EX-L this car certainly feels like a luxury vehicle. The Tucson is very sharp looking and the cabin looks and feels so much more sleek and expensive. The Tucson is equipped with much better driver assistance and infotainment technology as well as creature comforts like heated/cooled front seats, heated steering wheel, and heated rear seats. I love the fully digital instrument panel as well as the backup camera/360 camera. The navigation works great and the driver assistance technologies are quite a bit more advanced than that of the CR-V.
As far as the driving characteristics are concerned, the Tucson drives so much better than the CR-V. I'm told that Hyundai hired engineers from the German automakers a few years ago and if they did it certainly shows. Everything is a lot more responsive and precise. The 2.5L engine and 8-speed conventional automatic transmission are head and shoulders above the 1.5L engine and the CVT in the CR-V. The car rides and handles so much better and the cabin is a lot quieter. Even the AWD system feels a lot more robust. All in all Hyundai did a great job designing this Tucson. I am very pleased with the vehicle and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it over a CR-V. For what it's worth, even in this horrible market I was able to get the Tucson for $1000 under sticker. It also doesn't hurt that the Tucson includes a 10 year/100,000 mile powertrain warranty, 5 year/60,000 mile bumper to bumper, as well as 3 years complimentary maintenance.
Are there a few drawbacks compared to the CR-V? The CR-V had a more comfortable driver seat but I remedied this with a foam cushion purchased from Amazon. The CR-V also had a better sound system and so far I'm averaging about 4 mpg lower fuel economy with the Tucson however I only have about 600 miles on the Tucson so far (mostly city) so I expect to see some improvement as the engine breaks in. Admittedly I haven't had any experience with the 2023 CR-V, but if you're looking to replace your Gen 5 CR-V, you're doing yourself a disservice if you don't at least take a Tucson for a test drive.
