HYUNDAI has launched its new “sturdy, but delicately detailed” Santa Fe in a single day, the boxy family-sized SUV that includes a swathe of “distinctive H-shaped design cues” to supply patrons what the South Korean model says is a “nature-meets-city enchantment”.
To our eyes, it’s somewhat bit Minecraft meets 2010 Ford Flex…
Hyperbole apart, there’s little in the way in which of detailed data, with no driveline element or specs famous. Nevertheless, we do be aware 2.5T and H-Trac badging in a single picture, indicating that the 207kW/422Nm 2.5-litre turbocharged petrol and all-wheel drive mixture provided within the current-generation Santa Fe for abroad markets might change into a mainstay.
In line with Hyundai’s press launch, the “highly effective new mannequin” will provide a spacious and versatile inside with a big tailgate aperture that opens to offer “terrace-like house”.
Cabin lodging will develop, due to an elevated wheelbase, offering “ample room for adventurers”.
Totally foldable second- and third-row seats promise class-leading ranges of inside house, Hyundai says.
Aiming to draw youthful households, the Santa Fe’s extra versatile inside will distinction the sturdy exterior with a design that emphasises vertical and horizontal traces, with an H-motif design utilized to the dashboard and air vents formed to “improve the sense of openness”.
Hyundai says the inside will provide a wide range of high-tech options, together with a panoramic curved 12.3-inch infotainment show and Tesla-style twin wi-fi machine charging tray plus 12.3-inch digital instrument panel.
All this expertise is complemented by brightly colored seats and a headlining which might be “impressed by nature”, soft-touch wood-patterned garnishing, and Nappa leather-based upholstery with “delicate embroidery”.
The newly styled cabin incorporates a variety of sustainable supplies. The suede headliner, carpet mats, and second- and third-row seat backs are produced from recycled plastic, whereas the crash pad and door skins are lined in eco-friendly leatherette.
However it’s exterior that the brand new Santa Fe makes its strongest mark.
The entrance of the SUV boasts a excessive, squared-off bonnet, H-shaped headlights parts – that are mentioned to reinterpret Hyundai’s emblem – and “daring, sharp fenders”.
From profile, the fenders function sharply-designed wheel arches that are emphasised by brief entrance and rear overhangs and daring 21-inch alloy wheels.
The lengthy, flat roofline seems to ‘float’ above blackened pillars, main again to a simplified rear-end with a bigger tailgate and H-shaped taillights, seemingly LED to match these of the front-end.
“The all-new Santa Fe is an SUV that finds an ideal steadiness between metropolis life and the nice open air, dealing with all the things from busy household itineraries to automobile tenting adventures,” mentioned Hyundai government vice chairman and head of world design, Sang Yup Lee.
“With its longer wheelbase, roomy inside and terrace-like tailgate house, the brand new Santa Fe leans into its SUV strengths to supply extra versatility than ever earlier than in addition to a premium buyer expertise.”
The brand new Santa Fe will make its world premiere in August on Hyundai’s YouTube channel. Australian deliveries will begin within the first half of 2024.
