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Acura TL (UA4/UA5). 1999–2003 (prod. n/a). 4-door sedan. F/F, 2495, 3210 cm³ (V6 OHC). US-made premium sedan, exported to Japan as Honda Inspire and Honda Saber (with differences in grilles) with sales commencing October 1998, largely the same size as previous Inspire. Smaller V6 unit for Japanese sales, and the five-cylinder units abandoned; decent power from VTEC 3·2. Foot-operated parking brake. Early models with five-speed automatic, smooth when new, suffered serious transmission problems. A decent sport sedan when new, with steering on the light side. Well equipped and well priced. Bose sound system standard on all Inspires, while DVD sat-nav available on Saber and, from 2000, North American-market 3·2 TL (which previously had a CD-based one). CL coupé launched for 2001 model year, but it was never as successful as the sedan. Mid-term changes for 2001 model year.
Manufacturing location: Marysville, Ohio, USA
Marque: Acura | Model: Acura TL | Predecessor: Honda Inspire (UA1), Honda Saber (UA1) | Successors: Acura TL (UA6), Honda Inspire (UC1)
Hyundai Tucson/Hyundai Tucson L (NX4). 2020 to date (prod. n/a). 5-door SUV, 5-door LWB SUV. F/F, F/A, 1598, 1999, 2497 cm³ petrol, 1598 cm³ petrol–electric hybrid, 13·8 kWh–1598 cm³ electric–petrol hybrid, 1598, 1998 cm³ diesel (I4 DOHC). Hyundai aimed to keep the Tucson at the top of its game after seven million sales of previous generations. Sharper, sportier lines, parametric hidden lights, and hybrid and plug-in hybrid options. Longer, wider and taller. Inside is a fully digital cockpit, including a tailored infotainment experience, and last-mile navigation that can send data to the user’s cellphone. Remote smart parking assist, which allowed drivers to start and even move the car, only compatible with an Android phone at launch. Roomy and refined. Base (for US) 2·5-litre engine not that powerful, considered only adequate. Not that engaging to drive. Two wheelbases, though not offered together in most markets—SWB for Europe, LWB for China (where it’s the Tucson L) and North America.
Manufacturing locations: Ulsan, Korea; Nošovice, Czech Republic; Montgomery, Alabama, USA; Beijing, China
Marque: Hyundai | Model: Hyundai Tucson | Predecessor: Hyundai Tucson (TL)
Model name, later positioned as a sub-brand, from Jianghuai, or JAC. The first model was a C-segment four-door sedan, but other Heyues were a minivan (the RS) and a slightly smaller 1·5-litre six-light sedan (Heyue A30).
Marque: JAC
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