The 2024 Hyundai Tucson and the 2024 Kia Sportage are compact crossovers that have gained a reputation for their impressive value. These two vehicles are made by popular Korean automakers and have plenty of attractive features. Furthermore, they offer impressive urban drivability and capable long-distance highway cruising. Due to their compact sizes, they are also easy to park in tight spaces.
The 2024 Tucson and the 2024 Sportage are closely related. In fact, they are corporate cousins, sharing the same platform, powertrain, and several other components. Hence, it can be hard to choose one over the other. That’s why our Hyundai vs. Kia showdown will be helpful. We’ll check out each compact crossover’s interior offerings and look at their performance capabilities. Finally, we’ll cap off our evaluation with a safety system check. Then, we can tell you which one you should buy.
The Hyundai Tucson gets some useful updates for 2024. To learn all about these, contact our team at Hyundai of Meridian. You can also pop by our Meridian, MS-based dealership and see the 2024 Tucson range.
The 2024 Tucson and the 2024 Sportage may share the same platform, but they have vastly different interior and exterior designs. Hence, the 2024 Tucson has a 108-cubic-foot passenger cabin that offers fantastic head and legroom for rear-seat passengers. Meanwhile, the 2024 Sportage is a little tighter in the rear cabin.
Both compact crossovers offer digital instrument clusters, dual-zone automatic climate control systems, and power-adjustable front seats. Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto™ are also standard for all trims, as is Bluetooth™ connectivity. Buyers can also choose premium speaker systems and wireless phone chargers. Moreover, the 2024 Tucson has a push-button gear shifter that frees up center console space. This also aids access to the driver’s side cup holder. Meanwhile, the 2024 Sportage has a traditional T-bar gear shifter.
In terms of amenities both vehicles are equally well-endowed. They have spacious gloveboxes and center console storage compartments with armrests. They also include vanity mirrors within the front sun visors and rear-seat armrests with cup holders. However, the quality of materials used for the 2024 Tucson’s interior is noticeably more premium.
The 2024 Tucson continues its advantage with a 39-cubic foot trunk. The newest Sportage offers a little more cargo space with its 40-cubic foot trunk. However, both compact crossovers have folding rear seat backs. This feature provides more cargo space. Therefore, you can carry home appliances, furniture, or other bulky items with ease.
A unique feature of the 2024 Tucson range is the Hyundai Digital Key. This comes for all trims except the base. It allows you to use your smartphone as a key fob for your 2024 Tucson via a companion app. Hence, you can lock and unlock the vehicle, plus start and drive it without needing to carry the key fob. Furthermore, you can even use the remote engine starter to preheat or pre-cool the interior.
The 2024 Hyundai Tucson comes with a 2.5-liter, 187 HP, 4-cylinder engine. The engine provides 178 pound-feet of torque. It drives the front wheels via an 8-speed automatic transmission. Hyundai’s HTRAC all-wheel-drive system is also available.
The 2024 Kia Sportage comes with the same powertrain and power outputs. It is also front-wheel drive by default, with available all-wheel drive. Despite having the same powertrain as the Sportage, the 2024 Tucson has the edge in performance.
Hyundai fits every 2024 Tucson with its Smartsense suite of active and passive safety systems. All trims come with blind-spot monitoring, automatic emergency braking, and forward collision warning. Buyers also get rear cross-traffic alert, lane departure warning, and lane-keeping assistance. A driver monitor is also standard. Higher trims have Hyundai’s BlueCruise adaptive cruise control system. The 2024 Kia Sportage also has a similar feature set.
Moreover, both compact crossovers include child seat anchors for the rear seats and child safety locks in the rear doors. A tire pressure monitoring system is also present.
Our Hyundai vs. Kia match-up is a close competition, but the 2024 Tucson wins in terms of interior and performance. In terms of safety features, it’s level with the 2024 Tucson, and both vehicles have excellent scores in this area.
Why not experience the 2024 Tucson for yourself? Come to Hyundai of Meridian for a test drive today.
