Hyundai has revealed the sportier version of the 2021 Hyundai Tucson, dubbed the Tucson N Line. The Tucson N Line features aggressive exterior features and a new exclusive paint scheme along with sporty touches to the interiors as well as a choice of electrified powertrain solution adding to the choice of engines for the customer. The brand has also announced that the motorsport-inspired Tucson N Line will be available from Spring 2021 in the European market.
The Hyundai Tucson N Line has been developed and tested in Europe and features the ECS (Electronically Controlled Suspension) option with certain powertrains that offers additional control over the suspension system and is able to automatically control and suspension that maximises comfort and performance. The ECS system can control the damping force on each wheel reduces roll, pitch and vertical motion taking into account the vehicles speed, acceleration, cornering, road surface and stopping requirements.
The Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Center (HMETC) have also created a separate Parameter for the Hyundai N Line that enables the ECS to run on a specific setting allowing more driving fun for the Tucson N Line customers. The N Line specific ECS parameter is available on the Tucson N Line equipped with 48-volt powertrains. The ECS logic on the Tucson N Line reacts at a faster rate of speed to both body movements and steering inputs. The logic also allows comfort in city traffic, a tighter setting for country roads and sharp settings with more control in the Sport mode.
The Tucson N Line on the outside comes with the Parametric Dynamic design language and highlights features such as the signature parametric jewel patterns on the radiator grille which now come with an N Line badge and sits slightly higher than the new Tucson, a black bezel frame for the headlamps, glossy Black DLO area that tapers at the rear section of the vehicle, Phantom Black side mirrors, an aerodynamic spoiler, twin tip exhausts and sportier 19-inch alloy wheels with geometric parametric patterns.
The Hyundai Tucson N Line features an exclusive interior colour pack done is a dark theme and comes with red accents all over. The Tucson N Line gets N-branded sporty seats finished in black suede and leather with red contrast stitching, grey cloth crash pad garnished with red accents, N steering wheel, shift by wire console with N badge, metal pedals, footrest and doorsteps and other N design elements.
The Hyundai Tucson N Line is offered with an N Line Exclusive Shadow Grey with optional Phantom Black roof and six other colour options such as Polar White, Engine Red, Sunset Red, Dark Knight all available with optional Phantom Black roof and two single tone colours Shimmering Silver Phantom Black.