Hyundai Terracan

The Hyundai Terracan is a SUV that was produced by Hyundai Motor Company from 2001 to 2007. It was based on the Hyundai Highland concept . The target market for the Terracan mainly consisted of middle aged people looking for a cheaper alternative to other urban SUV's such as the Ford Explorer. It was powered by one of two engines: a 2.9 litre Inline-4 Hyundai J engine, or a 3.5 litre V6 Hyundai Sigma engine. The car's name derives from "terra" (land) and "Khan" (ruler). The Terracan is most noted for its reasonable offroad performance on sand and rocks when compared to other cheap SUV-crossovers such as the Honda CRV and Chery Tiggo, but its severe inability to undertake any terrain above the soft-roader class ability ultimately led to its discontinuation by Hyundai. The Terracan was finally replaced by the Hyundai Veracruz and the Kia Borrego, as target market evaluations conducted by Hyundai showed that due to its poor reputation, a change of marketing strategy was required. These newer models were no longer advertised as having any alleged off-road capabilities, rather they were marketed as being luxurious instead. Many reliability and safety issues have been reported involving the Terracan, including failing handbrakes, transfer case breakages, electrical leaks & failures, faulty seals, & other miscellaneous problems related to poor build quality. Subsequently, this has earned the affectionate nickname "Terracan't" among its owners.

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External links

• Hyundai Terracan Review on motorweb.ws
• Hyundai Terracan клуб