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Petrol or diesel Hyundai Tucson
I'm thinking of buying a new Hyundai Tucson automatic. However, reading your general advice you recommend petrol rather than diesel and torque converter over dsg/dct. The Tucson only comes with diesel torque converter or petrol dct! Which would you recommend and why? I am to keep the car a long time, 7-10 years if possible.
Asked on 2 January 2016 by Jeff B
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Honest John
No problems yet with Hyundai/KIA 6-speed and 7-speed DCTs, but I prefer torque converter. Very few DPF problems with Hyundai/KIA 1.6, 1.7 and 2.0 CRDIs, but if you will regularly be driving the car very short distances and will not regularly be driving it long distances I don't recommend diesel.
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