Hyundai Tucson vs Kia Sportage 2WD: Clash of Crossovers

Kuala Lumpur: Hyundai Tucson and Kia Sportage 2WD, both the Compact SUV's possess high traits to lure potential buyers towards them. The Malaysian automotive market is showcasing a segment shift in the inclination of the choices made by prospective customers. The recent trends suggest that SUV-ification of the market is on a high rise and both these cars possess great potential for the buyers. Nowadays, buyers of even a smaller segment are planning of buying a car with higher seating position, basically a crossover-type vehicle. While people earlier used to prefer value for money in hatchbacks, latest trends reveal that the entire market space is now focusing on the next big segment from hatchbacks.

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Thus, we have paid attention to the current crossover competitors in the market, Hyundai Tucson, and Kia Sportage 2WD, to resolve your complexity while buying among them, we have compiled a comparative platform casting out a general idea about specs, engine, and features and tried to bring all in the following table.

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Hyundai Tucson and Kia Sportage 2WD are already a market hit in Malaysia. Also both are tagged with a similar price tag so this makes the competition even more fierce. Therefore, with all this hype flowing around these two crossovers, let's check out which is a more value for money when it hit roads!

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Selecting the one perfect offering among the Kia Sportage 2WD and Hyundai Tucson is a painstaking decision as both are offering impeccable performance with leading features. The above specs and feature comparison clearly shows the proximity between these two Crossovers. Well, the choice of vehicle totally depends upon you, if you are looking for a mile muncher machine, that could sit happily at high speeds through long distances, while not making a dent in your pocket, Kia Sportage can be an option for you, owing to its rev-happy engine and highest mileage figures. However, Tucson's winning edge is its sufficiently high powered engine with decent fuel economy and the all-wheel drive option.

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But, If you want a vehicle with more family purpose and better boot space, then Kia Sportage is for you with a massive luggage space of 740 Litres, which is 10 litres extra then the Tucson's 730 litres. Although, in Kia you might have to sacrifice a bit on the features, so if you want a highly featured car with more flamboyant designs than go for Tucson. Thus, the decision completely relies upon you. Both the vehicles are designed to cater to a specific set of audiences, and these sets of the target audience are mutually exclusive. Our task is to clear your doubts so that you can get the best value for money. For now, go out to your nearest showrooms and check out these offerings.

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