2025 Hyundai Tucson SEL

The 2025 Hyundai Tucson SEL is the second-tier trim in the standard, non-hybrid lineup. It offers many standard features for under $31,000. The Hyundai Tucson SEL is a nice step up from the base SE, with even more comfort, safety, and technology, plus the same high-quality driving experience this SUV has become known for.

With eight exterior paint options, two interior color schemes, a 187-horsepower 2.5-liter GDI/MPI 4-cylinder engine, and up to 25 city / 33 highway miles per gallon, there are many reasons to get excited about this trim level and the Tucson as a whole, for its newest release cycle. Of course, we are here to dive into the SEL's specs even further, so stick around as we explore Tucson!

What's New for 2025?

The 2025 Hyundai Tucson SEL sees updates to its grille, bumpers, and wheels and a decent reconfiguration of its infotainment. You have two displays, one for infotainment and the other for gauges. Your SEL steering wheel and the climate control panel have also been redesigned. Besides those things, the SEL trim remains on par with the 2024 model year.

2025 Hyundai Tucson SEL Interior

Looking inside the 2025 Hyundai Tucson SEL's interior, you see quite a bit of comfort and technology as standard. For your seating, you have cloth material, an 8-way power driver seat with lumbar support, heated front seats, and a 60/40 split fold-down and reclining rear seat back with an adjustable head restraint. Moving to your center front area, the brand-new 12.3-inch infotainment screen shines bright, offering you access to music, navigation, hands-free calling, as well as other in-vehicle entertainment and troubleshooting.

Overall, the SEL feels like a nice upgrade from the base SE and makes way for the SEL Convenience model.

2025 Hyundai Tucson SEL Exterior

Looking outside of the 2025 Hyundai Tucson SEL for 2025, drivers will notice changes to its grille, wheels, and bumpers. Specifically, you can expect these features to come standard on an SEL SUV:

• 18-inch alloy wheels
• 245/60 R18 tires
• LED daytime running lights
• High Beam Assist (HBA)
• Heated body-colored side mirrors
• Shark-fin roof antenna
• Body-colored door handles
• Rear privacy glass
• Solar control front glass
• Acoustic-laminated windscreen
• Roof side rails
• Hands-free smart liftgate with auto open and adjustable height setting
• Premium exterior colors like Ultimate Red and Serenity White Pearl

Performance and Powertrain

Getting into your performance and powertrain specifications for the 2025 Hyundai Tucson SEL, this SUV uses a 2.5-liter Inline 4-cylinder engine capable of producing 187 horsepower and 178 pound-feet of torque. There will be front-wheel drive standard for your drivetrain on the SEL trim, with the option to upgrade to Hyundai's HTRAC all-wheel drive. Your transmission on the all-new Tucson SEL is an 8-speed automatic with SHIFTRONIC®, offering smooth gear changes while on the road.

The towing capacity without trailer brakes is 1,650 pounds, while with trailer brakes, it can safely be up to 2,000 pounds.

Safety and Driver-Assistance Features

The 2025 Hyundai Tucson SEL SUV's safety and driver-assistance features are expansive, and your car offers plenty for the road ahead (and behind) you.
SEL drivers can expect to have the following safety features come standard for this model release:

• Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist with Pedestrian/Cyclist/Junction Turning Detection (FCA-JT)
• Blind-Spot Collision Warning (BCW)
• Driver Attention Warning (DAW)
• Lane Keeping Assist (LKA)
• Lane Following Assist (LFA)
• Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist (RCCA)
• Smart Cruise Control (SCC) with Stop & Go
• Safe Exit Warning (SEW)
• Rear Occupant Alert (ROA)

Again, once inside the newly redesigned Tucson, there are plenty of bells and whistles to play with, so you should have a good time with that once the SEL is yours.

Hyundai SmartSense

Hyundai SmartSense comes standard in the 2025 Hyundai Tucson SEL. It is a suite of sensors, cameras, alarms, and radar working through intelligent and award-winning software to provide you with an extra set of eyes on the road. This can make a difference during everyday driving, especially while changing lanes, parking, reversing, and seeing if everyone is inside the vehicle or not. If you've ever wanted to feel 100% good about getting behind the wheel, the Tucson is sure to impress.

Infotainment and Connectivity

As mentioned earlier, 2025 marks a new year for infotainment and connectivity inside the Tucson and SEL trim. For this model specifically, you get things like a brand-new 12.3-inch touchscreen display, as well as the following:

• Multimedia software OTA update capability
• Wireless Android Auto & Apple CarPlay
• HD Radio Technology
• SiriusXM Satellite Radio
• Bluelink+ Advanced Package
• 4.2-inch gauge cluster
• Wireless device quick charging (for supported devices)
• Front Dual USB Type-C ports (1 data/charge + 1 charge port (27W))
• Second-row dual USB charging ports
• Rear View Monitor
• Remote keyless entry system with alarm and panic
• Hyundai Digital Key 2
• Proximity Key entry with push-button start

Fuel Economy and MPG

Because the engines will be identical throughout the 2025 Hyundai Tucson lineup, your SEL figures are on par with the other configurations of this SUV. To give you a breakdown of fuel economy ratings:

• FWD: 25 MPG in the city, 33 MPG on the highway, and 28 MPG combined
• HTRAC AWD: 24 MPG in the city, 30 MPG on the highway, and 26 MPG combined

You can see that the FWD engine (standard) offers better fuel economy than the AWD.

2025 Hyundai Tucson SEL Pricing

Getting into the 2025 Hyundai Tucson SEL pricing, you can buy this vehicle from Hyundai for a starting MSRP of $30,465. This is slightly more than the SE ($28,605) but still a great price point overall. The next step up would be the SEL Convenience, which retails at $32,915. Therefore, you can expect about a $2,000 jump from each trim for these three.

SE vs. SEL vs. SEL Convenience vs. XRT vs. Limited

To break down the differences between the SE, SEL, SEL Convenience, XRT, and Limited trims of the 2025 Hyundai Tucson, you have quite a few differences between all five SUVs. Starting pricing for this release sits at $28,605 and finishes at $38,545. Here is a detailed trim-to-trim breakdown for this year:

SE - $28,605
Your entry-level trim for the 2025 Hyundai Tucson is the SE, which starts at under $30,000 and includes the same engine as the remaining four models in this series. Your SE gets plenty of upgrades, especially in infotainment, and will feature the following:

• FWD: 28 Combined, 25 City/33 Highway
• AWD: 26 Combined, 24 City/30 Highway
• 187-hp 2.5L GDI/MPI 4-cylinder engine
• 12.3-inch touchscreen display
• Bluelink+
• Wireless Android Auto™ & Apple CarPlay® support
• Rear Occupant Alert (ROA)

SEL - $30,465
As we have explained throughout this post, the 2025 Hyundai Tucson SEL is the next step up from the standard SE, moving to the SEL Convenience. This SUV has a decent set of included features and a competitive MSRP for the overall segment. Here are some highlights:

• FWD: 28 Combined, 25 City/33 Highway
• AWD: 26 Combined, 24 City/30 Highway
• 187-hp 2.5L GDI/MPI 4-cylinder engine
• Hands-free smart liftgate with auto-open
• Hyundai Digital Key 2
• 18-inch alloy wheels
• Heated front seats

SEL Convenience - $32,915
Moving up a notch from the SEL, the SEL Convenience blends the original SEL model with the Convenience Package, adding to your technology, safety, and comfort standards. It is more expensive than the SEL but shares a price tag with the XRT. Here are some highlights:

• FWD: 28 Combined, 25 City/33 Highway
• AWD: 26 Combined, 24 City/30 Highway
• 187-hp 2.5L GDI/MPI 4-cylinder engine
• 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster
• 12.3-inch touchscreen display with navigation
• Highway Driving Assist (HDA)
• Advanced Rear Occupant Alert (Advanced ROA)

XRT - $32,915
With an identical price to the SEL Convenience, the 2025 Hyundai Tucson XRT offers trim-only design elements, exclusive wheels, and badging on the inside and out. It's sportier than the others in this lineup, and many appreciate its color scheme. Here is what you get standard:

• FWD: 28 Combined, 25 City/33 Highway
• AWD: 26 Combined, 24 City/30 Highway
• 187-hp 2.5L GDI/MPI 4-cylinder engine
• XRT-exclusive 18-inch alloy wheels
• Black front and rear lower fascias
• Black side cladding
• LED tail lights

Limited - $38,545
The Limited Hyundai Tucson is your highest trim level, being the most souped-up with interior and exterior goodies. Here is everything you can expect from this SUV in 2025:

• FWD: 28 Combined, 25 City/33 Highway
• AWD: 26 Combined, 24 City/30 Highway
• 187-hp 2.5L GDI/MPI 4-cylinder engine
• Leather-trimmed seats
• Panoramic sunroof
• Remote Smart Parking Assist (RSPA)
• Surround View Monitor (SVM)

Get Your Hyundai Tucson SEL at Granite Hyundai

Now that we have finished this guide to the all-new 2025 Hyundai Tucson SEL trim level, there is no better time to head to your neighborhood dealer, Granite Hyundai, located conveniently in Somersworth, NH. We carry new inventory for popular SUVs like the Tucson, as well as others like Palisade, Kona, and Santa Fe. We will be here to answer your questions about the various trims and configurations of this release. Come see us each week from Monday to Sunday!