The 2010 Hyundai Tucson is an attempt for the brand to emerge from also-ran status in the compact SUV battle with flowing lines, better materials and more competitive equipment. Will it do the job? Well, maybe.

What's the Hyundai ix35 in Europe and Tucson IX in Korea is probably the 2010 Hyundai Tucson here in the U.S. New photos above and below show the magnitude of the generational change.

Mazda has Nagare style, Ford Europe has kinetic design, and the 2010 Hyundai Tucson CUV has a "fluidic sculpture." This isn't a mistranslation.

A newly-restyled 2010 Hyundai Tucson is set to debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month, but these images appear to spill the beans on a shapelier crossover.