2008 Hyundai Tucson

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Exterior - What the Auto Press Says

The 2008 Hyundai Tucson's design is considered conservatively sporty. Newsday feels that "it breaks no new ground" in this category.

For better or for worse, Edmunds notes that "it's instantly recognizable as a Hyundai product." MSN, however, finds it "conventional, so much so that I didn't notice a single person craning to look [at the] Tucsons. They sort of blend in with other SUVs." To the Los Angeles Times, the Tucson is "styled very much like a Vans sneaker, with thick composite body-cladding wrapped around the lower half of the vehicle, like the sneaker's rubber sole. This cladding lends the Tucson a plausible look of off-road toughness."