Tuscon hands down! It's fresh and modern out of the bunch. I want to stand out, not blend in with the rest of the bland compact SUVs. And let's give it up for Hyundai for tucking the rear wipers for a clean aesthetic in the rear! It is just the simple things to detail that get my attention. I crave innovation, and Hyundai delivers that!

@Sleepygarage

Ай бұрын

Hyundai is definitely the most innovative and I love to see it too!

This is exactly the review I’ve been looking for, great stuff thanks

I test drove all 3 and bought the Honda CR-V hybrid. Extreme throttle lag in the Tucson killed the deal. The Toyota felt cheap and my head hit the ceiling in the passenger seat. (I'm only 6') Very happy with the Honda except lack of spare tire.

@Sleepygarage

Ай бұрын

Yeah the RAV headroom is not great in the front because the seats cant go down very far. Thanks for sharing!

Thank you for doing the reviews and compare of those three vehicles.

@Sleepygarage

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@bobboberton1841

13 күн бұрын

Nice ride. You made a good choice. I just test drove one there other day and was very impressed. Highest quality interior compared to the other cars I drove. I looked at the RAV4, but the interior felt very cheap, and had so many quality issues with Toyota in my past cars that I just couldn’t do it. CR-V was fine, but its CVT wasn’t very smooth and its interior dash was the 4x4 with tablet nailed to it look and not as as high quality as the Tucson, Sportage, or Forester. Poor sales lady was showing us the back end and an interior piece fell off as we were telling her the inside felt a little cheap. Great sales person so wanted to be more impressed than I was.

I hope you can do it again with the Hybrids using the 2025 models as the Hyundai has SIGNIFICANT improvements to the interior and NVH apparently. Also, including the Kia Sportage Hybrid would be great too but I understand that it is somewhat similar to the Tucson and 4 cars can be quite a bit more tricky than just 3... Keep up the amazing work.

I got the XSE RAV4 Hybrid Japan assemble,. All good SUV’s liked the style and rugged feel.

At 16:00, the Hyundai interior is nice here, but for 2025, they've facelifted the front (I think it looks a bit more cleaner) but it looks like a completely new interior now. Instead of two separate screens for the cockpit and infotainment, there is one "connected" screen (actually 2 separate screens that appear connected) and introduced more buttons to make it more practical (avoiding the VW issues of late). Personally like the Honda and Tuscon (2025 facelifted model for the interior improvements now - more sound deadening for improved NVH refinement) but all 3 are great.

Which one is quietest at highway speeds?

Very comprehensive and helpful video. My wife has a bad back and needs lots of headroom because she raises her seat and uses a cushion. The Tucson has the best headroom without a sunroof, and while the reliability is not quite as good as the Toyota, it has a 5 year warranty which, in my judgment, more than compensates. I am strongly leaning towards the Hyundai. You lose very few features even in the base, “blue hybrid” trim.

@Sleepygarage

Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing! Yeah 5 year warranty is a selling point.

@tyronejohn9336

26 күн бұрын

Crv is more solid, more tight than the hyndani hybrid suspension a bit soft in hyndani.

I love my 2024 Tuscon XRT.

21:20 The Tucson actually has the best hands-free tail gate open system - you just have to be near the door with the key and it opens. I guess it might be disabled on that test car.

I see this Rav4 is the Woodland edition with the off road tires, special suspension and gold tire rims. But the seats are the cheap cloth seats (you can't have everything I guess).

Bought the Tucson recently, and this video affirms I made the right choice. Honda may drive slightly better, but the tech was the winner for me with the Tucson.

@shashankjp88

Ай бұрын

How's the real world mpg

@pragatimohitgulati6161

Ай бұрын

@@shashankjp88 it had a turbocharger, so if you floor it, terrible, but if you baby it and drive a lot of cruise control, it gets around 31mpg. Not the 37 promised, but I think it’s because of the turbocharged engine design

@Sleepygarage

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy it! Tucson still handles great too, more than enough for a compact SUV.

At 1:08, the Honda a safe choice, but c'mon, that engine at launch sounds like a lawn mower...as an enthusiast, that noise is absolutely horrific...

All three are great. My personal choice would be either the Tucson Hybrid (but only for the 2025 year given the substantial improvements to the interior layout and ergonomics) warranty, tech and the fact that it's a traditional automatic transmission. A close second would be the Honda CRV and a distance 3rd would be the Toyota.. Dang, that RAV4 horn is almost a dealbreaker alone..

You dont need to have the adaptive cruise control on for lane tracing in the rav 4

I know this is not a fair comparison but how much better is an x3 compared to the crv touring hybrid in terms of handling, fun, luxury, and also reliability?

@bobboberton1841

Ай бұрын

I just test drove the CRV yesterday. It was very fun to drive, but it is about as far from luxury as you can get. Interior was very cheap feeling IMO. The Tucson or Sportage are probably the only 2 in this class that are going to give you that “Luxury” feel. I am going to look at the RAV4 as well, but I have had a lot of reliability issues with Toyota and also not a fan of the looks. But I do want to be as open as possible before spending the crazy prices cars are costing these days.

@Sleepygarage

Ай бұрын

Better in handling, fun, and luxury for sure. But maybe not 20K better?

Excellent review. You are good at this. We settled for the 2024 RAV4 hybrid XSE. We have a 2012 Highlander with 180k. Zero problems and everything functions like new. We also have an 2018 Kia Optima. 60k Nice driving car, Kia dealers and service was a joke in my town. Way more recalls and engines really suck. Fires and blown motors all over in many Kia/Hyundai models. Disturbing. Honda CRV was nice especially the interior but it is not the latest Hybrid system. No spare tire! Really?! Deal breaker right there. We pour over Consumer reports every year. All Toyota’s rate amazing and better than Honda and most certainly Hyundai. We drive cars until 250K or more. Reliability is huge. Breakdown and stranded is not fun. Toyota wins. Their engineers and parts are second to none.

Rav4 without even looking at the video. I don't want innovation or one million features that will fail over time. I want reliability.

@jerrypowers7671

2 ай бұрын

Exactly

@deman19901

2 ай бұрын

Reliability means nothing when you only keep a car 3-4 years. Hyundai for the win. The RAV 4 is just OLD. it's in desperate need of a redesign.

@jraheemjefcoat429

2 ай бұрын

This is the most Baby Boomer comment I ever heard.

@jerrypowers7671

2 ай бұрын

@@jraheemjefcoat429 you are the type of idiot kid that puts neon lights under your Hyundai while the engine is knocking and doesn't know how to change a flat.

@ztekz

2 ай бұрын

To each their own…just like Toyota, they have a following and most of these followers unlikely to switch brands. Same with Honda followers and now Hyundai/Kia. There are no perfect vehicles just choose the one that ticks most of your boxes! These 3 models have their own strengths and weaknesses!

The spare tire is the deal breaker

Ummm how did Tucson make the cut… Nissan Rogue left the chat 😅

toyotas will always win my heart 1.reliability 2.resell value 3.drives so smooth 4.cheap on maintence 5.amazing on gas 6. no turbos on some models 7. all models come with hybrid

@pharmabaghdad

Ай бұрын

Not true with Rav4

@bobboberton1841

Ай бұрын

Never understood the Toyota reliability thing. The 2 I had were terrible. Maybe bad luck. I am going to test drive the RAV4, but not a fan of the looks both inside and out.

@pragatimohitgulati6161

Ай бұрын

If you just need something to get you from A to B, agreed, Toyota is best. If you want a luxury feel and tech and the most features, Hyundai takes the win. I have both

@Lalo_thr

13 күн бұрын

yeah but everybody and they momma drive a Toyota, that's why i outright refuse to buy Toyota even tho I know they are good reliable cars.

@bobboberton1841

13 күн бұрын

@@Lalo_thr My 2 Toyota’s were terrible. Also hard to get good resale value with a non working AC and blown engine. On one of them the horn even stopped working…. Twice. The parts department knew me by name. I will admit the parts were somewhat reasonable, but since I had to buy so many of them it still added up. Got 81K miles out of my last one before the engine blew. And yes, I was on top of maintenance.

How about resale? How much after 5 years? The Hyundai will definitely lose that battle

I have the rav4. ❤️

@Sleepygarage

Ай бұрын

Awesome car!

crv nice!!!!!!

Honda CRV all day. The older K series motor are very reliable. And with the right mods the K24 can really be fun with AWD. Idk how good the 1.5 T are

@jerrypowers7671

2 ай бұрын

No way not with a CVT.

@zali9657

2 ай бұрын

@@jerrypowers7671 I'm talking about the ones with the 5 speed.

@jerrypowers7671

2 ай бұрын

@@zali9657 kind of pointless since this is a 2024 test.

@zali9657

2 ай бұрын

@@jerrypowers7671 true. The old ones are better in my opinion

Toyota and Honda are in desperate need of updating their design aesthetics inside and out. Fit and finish is also poor in the current generations of both with an abundance of low grade materials. I trust that we will see improvements with Toyota in these aspects very soon. Not so much with Honda given what a disaster the HR-V redesign turned out to be.

Hybrids take 2 tons of earth NO TY

Do you know why toyotas are reliable? Cause toyota uses ancient, proven parts and engines. Look at all the issues for their new hybrid 4, 6 cylinder engines that equipp their tundras, sequoia, tacomas, engines blowing up, transmission and hybrid batery issues. This Rav4 is over a decade old.

Toyota RAV4 ❤ always

its all bull shit allday everyday