Overall, I'd say most are very impressed. Really happy to hear about the sportiness and overall comfort. I think Hyundai made a winner,
Sounds pretty much just like what we expected. Overall recap:
Rides way better then any truck, comfortable, very quiet almost luxury like, very CUV-ish because well duh - its a Tuscon with a bed and NOT a pickup. Very quick with the turbo + DCT combo (6 sec estimated 0-60), plenty of power and torque just a tiny bit of turbo-lag off the line, but has great mid-range get up and go, transmission doesn't hunt for gears and is well matched to the engine, ride is a touch firm with the 20" wheels but awesome at handling twists and turns thus actually fun to drive especially in sport mode, corners better then other CUVs so even car-like. Stable and smooth, well planted, very much UN-truck, no jiggles or bouncing when driving on smooth pavement, yet still very well damped on broken pavement. The piano black and all touch screen setup is a finger print magentic and having to tap blindly with no volume knob is super annoying. Seats are very comfortable, nobody complained about them. No hood over the gauges but the displays are super bright. Some soft touch materials up front with cloth inserts on the doors and dash, good fit and finish overall, leg / foot room a bit tight in the back for bigger guys (6 foot seems to be the comfort limit). Rear door opening on the small side so you have to squeeze in, no fold down center arm rest for those in back. Split screen infotainment is modern, slick and fast. Tilt and telescoping wheel means easy to find a comfortable driving position. Large slopping C pillar creates a blind spot but thankfully you've got the cameras on the Limited. Biggest miss is lack of a hybrid version (for now) and that it took 6 years to get this concept to market only to find themselves fighting against the cheaper, more traditional looking Maverick.
Random things that stood out to me:
Can drive hands free using lane following assist for just over 2 minutes - that is impressive! Almost all reviewers commented that Hyundai / Kia's driver assist features are among the best in the industry.
Bed is (4'3") 52" long, 53.9" wide with 42.7" between the wheel wells and 19.2" deep.
The headlights are down really low, doesn't seem like a good idea for off roading or even normal driving, how pitted are these going to get from being sand blasted by following vehicles on the highway?
360 camera comes on in reverse automatically, lots of camera views via on screen buttons.
The rear window is tiny, basically just a mail slot, then to add insult to injury your view is further blocked by that silly sliding porthole window.
You can't actually fill the brunk with ice or you'll freeze the locking latch.
Stone Blue has a touch of metal flake in... I believe this color has finally won me over the duller Sage.
Those that get the non-turbo with the traditional automatic are going to have just average performance and might be disappointed.
It rolls forward and back in gear due to the DCT? First time I've heard that mentioned.
Just a touch of under-steer (typical and safe), way less then a standard truck, minimal body roll (impressive given its 4,000lbs), better handling then your typical CUV easily approaching car-like levels of cornering.
Honestly this is a near perfect vehicle for me, it pretty much fixes all the complaints I have with my 20 year old Dakota which frankly drives like a ponderous truck. Plus I would get every modern tech feature you could ask for... well minus memory seats ARRRRRrrrrrr. Just need the towing MPG figures but it has to be better then my current 11 MPG, hoping for at least 15 with 2,500lbs of boat behind me. Now just looking forward to reviews where they really push the load limits.
Best part of all these reviews is the "you can't stand on the bed cover, but I am going to anyway"
