2025 Kia Sportage Hybrid vs 2025 Hyundai Tuscon

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Hi, all! I am new here, so apologies if I’m doing this wrong.

I’ve been doing a bunch of research since about August of this year. Pricing, which vehicle etc. I had started with the idea of a Trax or Envista, but then I started looking at Mazda, Kia, the Dodge Hornet and Hyundai. I wasn’t at all initially looking for a hybrid, but now I think that is my main focus, so the Envista, Trax and Mazda went to the side.

As I’ve keep a pulse on the remaining brands, I have seen a great many recalls, more specifically with Hyundai than Kia. And of course the most recent one was for the Tuscon, which was the vehicle I was leaning towards. I don’t know what Decemeber will bring but the Tuscon also had a 1,000 lease special which Kia didn’t have.

So, I guess my question is, are these leasing for anywhere near the same? I looked around here in the Signed Deals but it doesn’t look like anyone has posted about these. Are they just not popular? I freely admit, I am scared of going EV, so hybrid was my compromise lol and the additional mileage over regular gas was attractive. I’m just not seeing alot of success stories and deals that seem top notch.

So, I’m looking for guidance. Am I just looking at garbage vehicles? No one wants them (if so maybe I’ll get a good deal? LOL)? I’m in Ohio, so I doubt my market is very competitive but I’m trying to figure this all out so I can make a deal before 2025. Any help or guidance is appreciated.
Thanks!

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Mazda offers a hybrid powertrain in the CX-50.

You try looking at the Marketplace to see what brokers are offering. My impression is that the Tuscon typically leases better.

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No, it’s the opposite. The majority of people driving them are buying them, and the manufacturer doesn’t feel any need to spend marketing dollars on subsidizing MF/RV to support their leases.

Instead they are spending that money on low APR financing offers.

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Gas and hybrids dont get much leasing benefits or incentives. They don’t need it

Try the phev though the engine is smaller

Also the 24 and 25 are the same for the Sportage so you might be able to get some savings

The big difference in the 24 and 25 Tucson is the infotainment screen

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Also, think about the TCO if this is important for You. In most cases ( except Plug in) hybrids leases are worse than their gas counterpart, and there is no way to save enough money to compensate higher lease payment.

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Look at this for example.

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You’re right, apologies. When I started, to my understanding, they had not started that yet, but have since. The price point is a few thousand more than the others, but I’ve heard Mazda has offered a good amount of incentives. Maybe woeth another look.

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Ya, I sort of assumed that was the case. It makes sense, i just know the car market is weird and was hoping with inventory levels getting back up, even hybrid deals would be had.

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I did actually see that post.

I had sort of moved on from the Hornet because it was a plug in hybrid, which i am assuming means I would have to purchase some sort of system or charger to recharge the battery. I know they uave been awful sellers, at least up until the fall. I think they look nice, but from everything I read, the price was just ridiculous. Now that they are coming way down, it would probably be competitive, price wise.

But my ignorance of plug in hybrids keeps me away…

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I’m not sure based on what research you came up with the statement that you HAVE TO charge it.
You can drive it basically as a regular hybrid.

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When I looked on local dealerships, the description, specifically with the Hornet, was that it is a plug in hybrid. I don’t know what else that would mean. If I’m wrong, I’m open to education, but the name made me think it had to be plugged in to recharge.

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You have to plug in a plug in hybrid to get the most out of the electric only use. You dont ever actually have to plug it in, youll just be missing out on some of the gas savings by not.
A plug in hybrid basically turns into a regular hybrid when it isnt plugged in.

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Wow, okay, I had no idea. I thought if a plug-in hybrid had a range of say, 50 miles, once you used all the power it would only run on gas until you took the yime to charge it again. Thank you for the additional information!

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If you have a full charge you have EV / Hybrid / Automatic modes. And if you use ‘Sport’ it will most likely just use gas.

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Depending on the vehicle you could be missing out on a lot of the savings.

Not everyone is a car enthusiast and that’s fine. OH isn’t particularly fertile ground for lease hacking anyway.

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Ya, that is my concern. As I’ve done further research, I’m finding that a simple plug in overnight seems to be sufficient for the Plugin Hybrid family. When I looked at the hybrid versions, the braking regenerates the system etc etc but I didn’t assume that the plugin cousins would also have something like that.

Ya, I mean to me it’s a means to an end. I travel for work. I take occasional trips. The information I find on YT, here and various other sources tend to be WAY ahead of what I see here in my area. It’s frustrating. Since I found this place, I had been down to Sportage vs Tuscon, now I have them in the mix, a Chevy EV Equinox, Dodge Hornte R/T, Now maybe an EV Kona…lol I’m going in the wrong direction.

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A plug in is basically a hybrid with a much larger battery to allow longer electric only driving. Plugging it in is a much more efficient way to charge up that much larger battery.

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They do. There’s a little bar showing you things like that.

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So i will need to shop nationwide lol…my Hyundai dealer doesnt have plug in tuscons, the Kia dealer has a plug in sportage. Now the Hornet is back on the map…

Im sure there are a couple otjers too but I’m heading to work and cant recall off the top of my head.

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Not sure on the pricing in the Ohio market, but I was asking $2500 off (Before incentives) the 25 Sportage since the 26 is a new refresh. (I asked for 10% and got turned down)

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