The Elite sits on the rung below the top-of-the-range Highlander in the Tucson range, with a list price starting from $38,850.
There are three engines to choose from; a 2.0-litre petrol making 122kW and 205Nm (front-wheel drive), a 1.6-litre turbo petrol making 130kW and 265Nm (all-wheel drive), or a 2.0-litre diesel with an output of 136kW and 400Nm (all-wheel drive).
Roof rails are featured on the Elite.
18-inch alloy wheels come standard in the Elite.
The elite comes standard with leather seats.
Boot space.
There are three engines to choose from.
Coming standard are 18-inch alloy wheels, LED running lights, an eight-inch screen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, eight-speaker stereo, dual-zone climate control, proximity unlocking with push-button start, rear privacy glass, a power-adjustable driver’s seat, rear parking sensors, leather seats, roof rails and powered mirrors.
The Elite scored the maximum five-star ANCAP rating when it was tested in 2016 and comes with blind spot warning, AEB which works at higher speeds and can detect pedestrians, rear cross-traffic alert and adaptive cruise control.
Laura Berry is a best-selling Australian author and journalist who has been reviewing cars for almost 20 years.
Much more of a Hot Wheels girl than a Matchbox one, she grew up in a family that would spend every Friday night sitting on a hill at the Speedway watching Sprintcars slide in the mud. The best part of this was being given money to buy stickers. She loved stickers… which then turned into a love of tattoos.
Out of boredom, she learnt to drive at 14 on her parents’ bush property in what can only be described as a heavily modified Toyota LandCruiser.
At the age of 17 she was told she couldn’t have a V8 Holden ute by her mother, which led to Laura and her father laying in the driveway for three months building a six-cylinder ute with more horsepower than a V8.
Since then she’s only ever owned V8s, with a Ford Falcon XW and a Holden Monaro CV8 part of her collection over the years.
Laura has authored two books and worked as a journalist writing about science, cars, music, TV, cars, art, food, cars, finance, architecture, theatre, cars, film and cars. But, mainly cars.
A wife and parent, her current daily driver is a chopped 1951 Ford Tudor with a V8.
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