2026 Tucson Trim Comparisons

Why shop a Tucson at an auto mall instead of a single-brand lot

Lakeland Automall isn't a Hyundai store that happens to sell other things — it's Lakeland Ford, Lakeland Hyundai, and Lakeland Genesis operating on one property off I-4, which changes how a Tucson search actually plays out. A family cross-shopping the Tucson against a Ford Escape or a Genesis GV70 can drive all three in the same afternoon instead of routing between separate dealerships across town. Trade-ins work the same way regardless of what's currently in the driveway — a Ford, a Toyota, whatever — because the appraisal and finance desks serve all three franchises together. That matters more than it sounds: Central Florida's compact-SUV shoppers rarely walk in dead set on one nameplate, and being able to compare a loaded Tucson SEL Premium against a Ford Explorer ST-Line without leaving the lot tends to shorten the whole decision.

The dealership also leans on financing that doesn't assume perfect credit. Lakeland Automall's finance office structures loans and leases for buyers across the credit spectrum, which is a real factor on a vehicle that spans a $29,450–$39,425 gas range and stretches past $42,000 once the Hybrid Night trim enters the picture.

Three powertrains, one honest way to choose

The gas 2.5-liter makes 187 horsepower through an eight-speed automatic and returns EPA estimates of 25 city / 33 highway with front-wheel drive (24/30 with HTRAC all-wheel drive). The Hybrid pairs a turbocharged 1.6-liter engine with an electric motor for 231 combined horsepower — quicker off the line than the gas engine, not just thriftier — and reaches an EPA-estimated 38 mpg combined in the efficiency-tuned Blue SE. Every hybrid trim from Blue SE up comes with HTRAC all-wheel drive standard. The gas Tucson can tow 2,750 pounds with a trailer-brake setup versus 2,000 for the hybrids, which is worth knowing if a boat or camper from one of Polk County's lakes is part of the plan. A 268-hp Plug-in Hybrid, with roughly 32 miles of EPA-estimated electric-only range, sits above this set's nine core configurations for buyers who want a garage outlet to do some of the work.

Nine ways to spec a 2026 Tucson

What Central Florida owners are saying

Lakeland Automall's Google reviews run strongly positive, and the Tucson shows up by name over and over. Bradford Manton II bought his wife a 2024 Tucson after working the deal by chat with a salesman named Jerome: "at no point did he ever act like he was pushing a vehicle on me... he always acted as if the purchase was not the most important thing to him but that the customer was." Sue Fowler described a similarly unhurried process from a different corner of the lot: "He took as much time as we needed to show us the Hyundai Tucson in many different models and point out all the different features. We never felt any pressure to make a purchase that day." That's the recurring note in Tucson reviews here — buyers who came in comparing options and left feeling like nobody rushed them through it. The full staff directory is published on the dealership's site.

Living with a Tucson in Polk County

A compact SUV based off Memorial Boulevard has to handle two very different jobs in the same week — a flat, air-conditioner-taxing run up I-4 toward Tampa or Orlando on Monday, then a Saturday loaded with coolers and folding chairs for one of the county's lakes. The 38.7 cubic feet of cargo room behind the second row and a quiet enough cabin for the highway stretch cover both. Florida's heat and near-daily summer storms are hard on a car in ways a milder climate isn't, which is exactly what the Tucson service & repair guide is built around. The real math on what a Tucson costs out the door — Florida's sales tax and the freight charge included — lives in the pricing & leasing guide.

Compare all nine on one lot

The trim guides above cover the fine print, but parking a gas SEL next to a Hybrid Blue SE and doing the walk-around yourself settles most questions faster than any spec sheet. The full Tucson range sits at Lakeland Automall on West Memorial Boulevard, next to the Ford and Genesis inventory and the pre-owned and certified pre-owned lot if the conversation heads that direction.