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2005 Hyundai Tucson / Kia Sportage (Video Clip)

SUVs certainly have developed a bad rap over the past decade or so but not all of them deserve the negative press. The competition in the compact segment has become quite fierce since 2000. In 1997, the Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4 landed on our shores. I am purposely excluding the Suzuki Sidekick due to its weaker sales and its body on frame construction. In 1998, the Subaru Forester made its first appearance. All three pretty much ran the show until 2001, when Mazda and Ford introduced their sale-stealing Tributes and Escapes. Then came the Saturn Vue, the Chevrolet Equinox and the Nissan X-Trail. Kia already had the Sportage and Hyundai had the Santa Fe however they were not huge sellers. Enter 2005 and the all-new Hyundai Tucson and Kia Sportage. These twins are aimed squarely at all these small SUVs. The following text is a comparison between the Tucson and the Sportage.

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2005 Hyundai Tucson / Kia Sportage (Video Clip)

SUVs certainly have developed a bad rap over the past decade or so but not all of them deserve the negative press. The competition in the compact segment has become quite fierce since 2000. In 1997, the Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4 landed on our shores. I am purposely excluding the Suzuki Sidekick due to its weaker sales and its body on frame construction. In 1998, the Subaru Forester made its first appearance. All three pretty much ran the show until 2001, when Mazda and Ford introduced their sale-stealing Tributes and Escapes. Then came the Saturn Vue, the Chevrolet Equinox and the Nissan X-Trail. Kia already had the Sportage and Hyundai had the Santa Fe however they were not huge sellers. Enter 2005 and the all-new Hyundai Tucson and Kia Sportage. These twins are aimed squarely at all these small SUVs. The following text is a comparison between the Tucson and the Sportage.