How does the 2021/2022 perform with 5 adults in the car? Is 191 hp enough?I did a test drive with only 2 passengers and it felt pretty zippy compared to 2019 rav4 gas model.
I guess it all depends on what you're used to. I test drove an SEL, and I thought the naturally aspirated 191 HP engine was pretty sluggish with two adults in the car. The turbo version, on the other hand, felt nice and peppy. I ended up going with the Hybrid, which falls somewhere in between the two. To be honest, I wish it was faster, but it's a sacrifice I'm willing to make for the better fuel economy.How does the 2021/2022 perform with 5 adults in the car? Is 191 hp enough. I did a test drive with only 2 passengers and it felt pretty zippy.
Owner of a 2021 SEL here and I concur. Forget about 5 passengers, i find my (well, my wife's daily driver) car sluggish when i am the only one in the vehicle. SEL AWD weighs around 3960 lbs, and i feel it is atleast short by 30 bhp .I guess it all depends on what you're used to. I test drove an SEL, and I thought the 191 HP engine was kind of sluggish with only two adults in the car. The turbo version, on the other hand, felt nice and peppy. I ended up going with the Hybrid, which falls somewhere in between the two. To be honest, I wish it was faster, but it's a sacrifice I'm willing to make for the better fuel economy.
I'm guessing you meant 6.5, not 6.05?Update: After the break-in, I went out with a friend on a straight stretch of road. Warmed her up and decided to see if the specs were on the mark. With three different runs, and him controlling the stop watch and watching the speedometer. Me just concentrating on the road, the 2.5T AWD Cali averaged 0-60 in 6.05 seconds! Amazing the torque and raw acceleration once the turbo kicked in which was almost instantly.
Not sure you can make a blanket statement like that. The 21+ doesn't come with the 2.4 which has shown the problems The 2.5 is a brand new engine with different technology and out of the multiple thousands sold not a single complaint or mention of an engine problem either here or on the Facebook forums. As you know, it's only the problem people that even bother to join and post.Personally, I would never-ever buy a (2012+) Hyundai / Kia with a four cylinder turbo engine. Premature engine failure rates are just too high. These engines need special TLC to survive a long life-time (200k+). Many struggle to reach 100k these days.
Utter nonsense.I was sorely, sorely disappointed in the Tuscon. Nice aesthetics to be sure, but the car had no oomph. I am used to driving the 2.5T and honestly it almost felt dangerous to me to be in the Tuscon with its lack of power when you might need it - getting out of the way of a car, or merging onto a fast freeway, etc. I can't see how it could be trusted to merge onto any fast moving road - all you can do is floor it and hope the car responds.
What proportion city vs suburban vs highway driving?How does the 2021/2022 perform with 5 adults in the car?
Yup, one of the items that made me trade in my 21 SEL on the Calligraphy. I had the 18 Sport Ultimate and Turbo to non-Turbo back to Turbo is night and day.@Bookworm
The 2.4 NA definitely falls short in the "drive it like you stole it" test. Very smooth, just doesn't have much punch. Feels good to drive until you start stepping on it.
Driving range | (km / miles on tank) |
extra-urban (up to 62 mph /100 km/h): | 695-835 km / 430-520 miles |
city: | 450-540 km / 280-335 miles |
highway (up to 87 mph / 140 km/h): | 650-780 km / 405-485 miles |
average combined: | 631 km / 391 miles |