The Thunderbirds are the U.S. Air Force's crack aerobatics team, so they have to practice a lot to get their routines down. Mistakes can lead to horrible crashes, or, as in the case of a Thunderbird pilot flying over Tucson, Ariz., thousands of dollars in damaged property.

A Mountain Lion was killed last night around 1am after it was hit by a Hyundai Tucson. The SUV struck the 140lb cat on the Wilbur Cross Parkway, just 70 miles from New York City.

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.

Hyundai got sick of teasing its HED-6 ix-onic 2009 Geneva Motor Show concept and has finally revealed the full vehicle, previewing the Frankfurt Motor Show-bound 2010 Hyundai Tucson that will bow later this year.