Yahoo Autos 2024 Hyundai Tucson N Line goes hybrid for more power
While Hyundai doesn't make a full-on Tucson N, it does at least let buyers of its small SUV have sportier looks via the N Line trim. It has been saddled with an uninspiring 2.5-liter four-cylinder, though. But no more! For the 2024 Hyundai Tucson, the N Line now gets a turbocharged 1.6-liter hybrid four-cylinder offering more power and better fuel economy.
The hybrid engine is a familiar one, as it's been available in other Tucson trims, as well as the Santa Fe and the Kia Sportage and Sorento. Its specs are quite solid at 226 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque. That also means the newly hybridized N Line makes 39 more horsepower and 80 more pound-feet of torque than the naturally aspirated engine, which is far more befitting something with an N badge (even if its followed by "Line"). On top of the extra power, going to the hybrid means that all-wheel drive is standard (along with a six-speed automatic transmission), another perk both for all-weather ability, but also performance.
Of course, the main reason for most hybrid's existence is improved fuel economy, and that's the case with the turbo Hyundai hybrid. In N Line-spec, the powertrain returns 37 mpg in the city and combined driving, and 36 mpg on the highway. The 2.5-liter four-cylinder would only get 25 mpg in the city, 32 on the highway and 25 combined, and that's with front-wheel drive. All-wheel drive would drop that lower.
