2025 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid

2025 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid parked at a coffee shop 

The 2025 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid is a great option if you want to get into something more eco-friendly, offering efficiency beyond your ordinary gas or hybrid car. In 2025, you'll see a refreshed design with a new grille, updated bumpers and skid plates, and enhancements to its interior. In this post, we want to delve into the Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid so that you can learn all there is to know about its performance, interior and exterior, safety, pricing, and value. Stick around as we dive into the details below!

What's New for 2025?

There are many new things on and inside the 2025 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid. For this latest release year, you can expect exterior changes, including a new grille design with better lighting, updated bumpers and skid plates, aerodynamic fascia enhancements, and redesigned alloy wheels.

Interior-wise, this SUV features a new panoramic curved display with a 12.3-inch digital cluster plus a 12.3-inch touchscreen display. The new column shifter is another change, and a new dashboard parcel shelf and a center console with a cubby come standard.

The semi-electric hybrid and plug-in hybrid configurations of the Tucson see improved electric motors this year, too, so your horsepower increases to 268.

What's new: Updated exterior elements and lighting, interior technology upgrades, and powertrain enhancements.

2025 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid Exterior

Starting with the exterior of the new 2025 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid, you have a fresh aesthetic for this five-seater SUV. As mentioned, the grille gets a revamp, focusing on LED lighting and accents, plus the front fascia of this model has been changed for better aerodynamics. New alloy wheel designs also make the Tucson PHEV stand out, and you see features like updated bumpers and skid plates.

Here are some standard features to note:

  • 18-inch redesigned alloy wheels
  • Bi-LED headlights with LED turn signals
  • Daytime Running Lights (DRL)
  • Roof-mounted Center High-Mount Stop Lamp (CHMSL)
  • Body-color side mirrors
  • Shark-fin roof antenna
  • Rear spoiler
  • Rear privacy glass
  • Solar control glass
  • Acoustic-laminated windshield
  • Acoustic-laminated front-side windows
  • Roof side rails
  • Hands-free smart liftgate with auto open & adjustable height setting
2025 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid interior 

2025 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid Interior

The interior design of the Tucson Plug-In Hybrid gets even nicer in 2025, adhering to its original promise of more passenger space in the front and back rows. The infotainment and general connectivity for 2025 are unsurpassed, with this PHEV featuring advancements like an advanced 12.3-inch digital cluster and a 12.3-inch touchscreen. That said, you will only get the curved display with both screens in the Limited trim, with the base Tucson Plug-In Hybrid featuring the large touchscreen and 4.2-inch LCD gauge cluster.

Here are your standard interior specs:

  • Cloth seat material
  • 8-way power driver seat
  • Power driver's lumbar support
  • Heated front seats (3-steps)
  • 60/40 split fold-down and reclining rear seatback with adjustable head restraint
  • 12.3-inch touchscreen display
  • Map and multimedia software OTA update capability
  • Wireless Android Auto & Apple CarPlay
  • Wireless device charging (for supported devices)
  • Tilt-and-telescopic steering wheel
  • Proximity Key entry with push-button start
  • Rear center armrest with cupholders
  • Dual-level cargo floor

Fuel Economy and MPG

The fuel economy and MPG of the 2025 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid are impressive, considering this is a semi-electric SUV from the brand. Much like the standard Tucson Hybrid, you get impressive city and highway driving with the plug-in version, except you also have an all-electric driving range.

  • City/Highway/Combined: 35 / 35 / 35
  • All-Electric Range: 32 miles
  • Miles Per Gallon - equivalent: 77 MPGe

Capacity

  • Fuel tank capacity: 11.1 gallons

Engine, Powertrain, and Performance

Looking at the engine, powertrain options, and performance of the all-new 2025 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid, you have a standard 1.6-liter turbocharged inline-4 engine paired with a 72 kW electric motor. This produces 268 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque and is funneled through a six-speed automatic transmission and standard HTRAC all-wheel drive.

The all-electric function of the 2025 Tucson PHEV is a nice introduction to EV ownership, giving you up to 32 miles on a full battery charge, thanks to its 13.8 kWh lithium-ion battery.

To charge this plug-in hybrid from Hyundai, your Tucson will need either a Level 1 charger for standard 120V outlets or a Level 2 (240V) option for faster at-home/public charges. Here is how long charging with Level 1 vs. 2 should take on average:

  • Level 2: A full charge on a Level 2 charger takes approximately 2 hours.
  • Level 1: Charging with a Level 1 charger takes longer, around 6 hours.

2025 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid Trim Levels and Pricing

Looking at the 2025 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid, you will notice there are two available trim options. You have the SEL and the Limited, with the Limited offering more features as the premium option.

2025 Hyundai Tucson SEL Plug-In Hybrid

The SEL Tucson PHEV is the entry-level model, offering you all of the features we have previously covered. You still get the upgrades of 2025, although you might not have all of the technology and material enhancements you're looking for in the Limited. This SUV retails for $39,730 and offers the following:

  • 35 Combined EPA-est. MPG/32-mile All-Electric Range
  • Combined 268 hp 1.6L turbocharged GDI 4-cylinder Plug-in Hybrid engine
  • 12.3-inch touchscreen display
  • Hyundai Digital Key 2
  • Wireless device charging
  • Bluelink

2025 Hyundai Tucson Limited Plug-In Hybrid

The 2025 Hyundai Tucson Limited Plug-In Hybrid is the higher of the two available trims, with this SUV retailing for $47,440. This vehicle will have a more distinct black grille, leather seats, and enhanced infotainment.

  • 35 Combined EPA-est. MPG/32-mile All-Electric Range
  • Combined 268 hp 1.6L turbocharged GDI 4-cylinder Plug-in Hybrid engine
  • Leather-trimmed seats
  • Blind-Spot View Monitor (BVM)
  • Remote Smart Parking Assist (RSPA)
  • Surround View Monitor (SVM)

Safety and Driver-Assistance Features

The safety and overall driver-assistance offerings inside the 2025 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid are advanced, with standard features including:

  • Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist with Pedestrian/Cyclist/Junction Turning Detection (FCA-JT)
  • Blind-Spot Collision Warning (BCW)
  • Driver Attention Warning (DAW)
  • Lane Keeping Assist (LKA)
  • Lane Following Assist (LFA)
  • Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist (RCCA)
  • Smart Cruise Control (SCC) with Stop & Go
  • Safe Exit Warning (SEW)
  • Rear Occupant Alert (ROA)

Note: The IIHS has ranked the all-new 2025 Tucson as a Top Safety Pick+ vehicle, its highest honor, so you can bet on safety with it.

Hyundai SmartSense

Hyundai SmartSense includes a suite of safety features, allowing you to get behind the wheel with confidence, knowing an extra pair of eyes is watching in front, around, and behind your Tucson. This system works through cameras, sensors, radar, and alarms, and has been awarded by top safety agencies since becoming mainstream in the late 2010s. SmartSense offers standard features like Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA), Lane Keeping Assist (LKA), Blind-Spot View Monitor (BVM), Rear Occupant Alert (ROA), and Driver Attention Warning.

2025 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid driving around a corner 

Infotainment and Connectivity

The infotainment and connectivity inside the 2025 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid are extensive, with this model year seeing many upgrades. Overall, Tucson has become a high-tech SUV on the market, with the PHEV edition following suit. You have a redesigned dashboard area focused on touchscreen access and digital gauge clusters, making accessing your car's information a breeze.

For instance, the all-new Tucson Plug-In Hybrid features a standard 12.3-inch touchscreen, wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, and over-the-air updates, along with physical buttons for key functions, plus these features:

  • Available onboard navigation
  • Available Bose Premium Audio System
  • Dynamic Voice Recognition
  • Wireless Android Auto & Apple CarPlay
  • HD Radio Technology
  • SiriusXM Satellite Radio
  • Available fingerprint scanner (infotainment + engine start via Bluelink)
  • Available Hyundai Pay
  • 4.2-inch LCD or 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster
  • Available 12-inch Head-up Display
  • Wireless device charging (for supported devices)
  • Front dual USB Type-C ports (1 data/charge + 1 charge port (27W))
  • Second-row dual USB charging ports
  • Rear View Monitor
  • Bluetooth hands-free phone system
  • Hyundai Digital Key 2

Is the 2025 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid Right For You?

The 2025 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid is perfect for anyone who needs a five-seater SUV focused on technology, safety, comfort, and aerodynamics. Even better, this SUV is semi-electric, allowing you to travel over 30 miles without needing a fuel-up. The EPA gives this Hyundai vehicle an impressive 420-mile total driving range and 35 MPG combined (gas/hybrid mode), with a 77 MPGe equivalent when in electric/hybrid mode.

If you want to have an electric car but don't want to make the complete switch, the all-new PHEV Tucson is the perfect middle ground. It's also under $40,000 to start, making it a pretty affordable option!

Get Your Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid at Colonial Hyundai

Now that we have detailed the all-new 2025 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid, we'd like to invite you to shop at Colonial Hyundai in New London, CT. Not only does our sales team have the knowledge and experience to explain this semi-electric SUV in great detail, but we can get you a set of keys for a test drive. See us today, and we'll find you the perfect Hyundai.