SHOULD YOU BUY A 2022 HYUNDAI TUCSON PLUG-IN HYBRID? STRANGE AND INCOMPLETE..

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The 2022 Hyundai Tucson Plug-in Hybrid is presented as a "strange and incomplete" offering by the reviewer. While acknowledging its impressive visibility and some clever interior features like the "driver only" HVAC mode and "diffuse" air setting, the review heavily criticizes the exterior design for being overly complex and disjointed. Inside, the materials are deemed cheap for the price point, and the touch-capacitive controls, particularly the volume slider, are found to be annoying and impractical for daily use. The reviewer also expresses significant disappointment with the plug-in hybrid system's clunky transitions between electric and gasoline power, describing it as feeling like an "experiment" rather than a refined product, especially noting its poor performance in winter conditions due to a lack of a dedicated heating system. The lack of a spare tire in favor of a tire mobility kit is also a point of contention. Ultimately, the reviewer suggests that potential buyers might be better off with the regular hybrid or gasoline Tucson, or waiting for Hyundai to further refine the plug-in hybrid technology.