Since its launch in 2021, the handsome Tucson has become one of Hyundai’s most successful models, with more than 148,000 vehicles sold in the UK from the current generation alone.

The reborn compact hatchback adopts the MMA platform, adds hybrid choices and lines up against Audi’s incoming A2 rival.

While Audi is very much part of the establishment these days –globally accepted as one Germany’s “big three” luxury brands– ...