When we purchased our new Hyundai a few months ago, we actually were
primarily interested in the Tuscon -- until we read on this newsgroup
the stories from owners of incredibly poor gas mileage, seemingly even
worse than the larger Santa Fe. So we took home an '06 Sonata V6
instead. (We're satisfied with the gas mileage on the Sonata, which has
ranged from a low of just over 22 mpg to a high of just under 30 mpg;
perfectly reasonable for a six-cylinder car of this size.)

Hyundai really needs to do something about the Tuscon's fuel
consumption, reports have it pegged even lower than what we used to get
with our ancient AMC Eagle wagon. Maybe they should apply this "Korean
modification" across the board!