The updated 2025 Hyundai Tucson will go on sale later this summer.
As it enters its third model year, we’re seeing some changes make their way to the U.S.-spec Tucson that first made its appearance (alongside its Santa Cruz sibling) at this year’s New York Auto Show. On the whole, the changes aren’t too crazy — there’s a new grille design, new bumpers, slightly larger daytime lights and a fresh set of wheel designs. Powertrains across the model range remain pretty much the same, as well, including the Tucson Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid models sitting above the base 2.5-liter gas-only option.
Inside, though, things are a bit different. The 2025 Hyundai Tucson adopts a pair of 12.3-inch screens for the digital gauge cluster and infotainment system. Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are available across the range, while the latest model also gets a column-mounted gear selector (like the Santa Fe as well as the electric Ioniq models) on higher trims, and a redesigned center stack with touch-sensitive climate controls.
Lower-end models, to be clear, do still get a console-mounted shifter, while the higher models with the column setup get a wireless phone charging pad in that space instead.
Other technological updates for the 2025 Hyundai Tucson include the second-generation version of its ‘Digital Key’, allowing you to use your smartphone in place of the normal key fob to unlock and drive the vehicle. A larger 12-inch head-up display is available, as is biometric authentication like you can get on the larger Santa Fe and Palisade (again, so you can drive your vehicle without the fob). A new Forward Attention Warning system also debuts here, to ensure drivers keep their eyes on the road ahead.
Across most of the range, Tucson prices are up for the new model year, except one: the XRT.
Including a $1,395 destination fee, pricing kicks off at $29,750 for the base SE. That includes the standard 2.5-liter gasoline engine putting out 187 horsepower and 178 lb-ft of torque. Front-wheel drive is still the default, while AWD costs an extra $1,500. From the SE, there’s the $31,610 SEL (up $585) and the top-end Limited at $39,690 (up $1,555). Weirdly, though, the XRT is actually $1,640 less than before, with a starting price of $34,060. That pricing does put it on equal footing with the SEL Convenience, so it’s perhaps to offer a choice between features or rugged styling, but that does sort of put the Limited in a league of its own.
2025 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid prices are more clear-cut: They’re all higher this time around. The exact increase ranges between $440 and $1,230 depending on the trim, with the mid-range N Line Hybrid ($39,260) seeing the biggest increase. Hybrid pricing kicks off with the Blue at $34,510 and rises to $42,340 for the Limited Hybrid. The setup here offers a total output of 231 horsepower and 258 lb-ft of torque.
The PHEV, as before, is the most expensive Tuscon of the bunch, but you also get the most power. Here, you get 268 horsepower and 258 lb-ft of torque, as well as around 33 miles of all-electric driving capability. The 2025 Hyundai Tucson SEL Plug-in Hybrid starts at $40,775 ($675 higher than before), while the Limited PHEV kicks the price up to $48,485 (up $1,660 from last year).
