THE Hyundai ix35 was not the critics’ favourite compact SUV but that did not stop it from selling like hot cakes, and its larger successor, the Tucson, is expected to keep rolling out of showrooms in a similar fashion, albeit now in the mid-sized SUV segment.

Unlike its predecessor the Tucson has been warmly received by the media, of which the Mazda CX-5 has long been the darling.

We spent a week with one of the more affordable Tucson variants, the ActiveX automatic, to find out just how worried Mazda needs to be.



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