Hyundai Tucson
The Tucson rear seat with its adjustable backrest is really comfortable and there is a proper three-point seat belt for the rear-center occupant
Another month went by with a lot of driving for the Tucson as it explored some forts in Himachal Pradesh and also doubled up as a back-up car for photo shoots when I was travelling. It, then took on its Korean sibling, the Sportage from KIA in our comparison of the two brands. Invariably, the Tucson is the first choice for all my colleagues in office. It makes for the perfect city car, especially in the monsoons. It gives drivers the courage to take on a flooded street or two.
However my focus this month is on a part of the car that we auto journalists spend little time in, if at all the rear seat. The size of the vehicle and specially its breadth of 1,850mm makes for a broad enough rear seat to allow for contouring without it getting intrusive when there are three passengers at the back. The rear seatback is adjustable and can be reclined to make for relaxed seating or raised upright if it’s just for that short trip from the airport back home with extra luggage. Knee room is adequate for the tallest of people and unlike modern vehicles where the sloping roof line makes for very tight head-room, in the Tucson there is absolutely no compromise. What I like the most though about the rear seat of the Tucson is that it values the life of all three rear seat occupants equally and even the middle occupant gets a three point seat-belt that retracts into the roof if the middle seat is not occupied.
WHAT I LIKE THE MOST IN THE REAR SEAT AND THAT IT VALUES THE LIFE OF ALL THREE OCCUPANTS EQUALLY