Hyundai’s fifth-generation Santa Fe will provide a extra spacious inside, up to date comfort and security know-how and a brand new boxy styling.
The Santa Fe has been utterly recast from a household hauler to a “adventuremobile.” The choice, Hyundai says, derived from “large knowledge” that exposed sturdy shopper curiosity in life-style tendencies equivalent to “tenting and gear-intensive adventures.”
The brand new Defender-esque profile, together with a brief overhang and big 21-inch wheels, provides the SUV a extra fashionable vibe. The inside format is designed round a wider tailgate that Hyundai says caters to each city and energetic existence.
The enlarged tailgate is purposeful for on a regular basis cargo hauling, however Hyundai envisions it’ll double as an area to lounge or socialize whereas parked in distant locations. A deal with on the outside of the C-pillar provides passengers simpler entry to the roof, maximizing the Santa Fe’s utility for rack loading or — relying on its static roof weight capability — roof tenting,
A 51-mm (2-inch) longer wheelbase helped enhance second- and third-row legroom barely. The most important enchancment, reflecting the boxier roofline, is within the third row, the place headroom will increase by by 69 mm (2.7 inches) to 958 mm (38 inches). The third-row seat can be increased off the ground and may recline 10 levels, greater than the outgoing mannequin.
The brand new inside has a panoramic curved show, connecting the 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster and infotainment display. As well as the cockpit provides a UV-C sterilization tray atop the glove compartment to scrub soiled, high-touch objects equivalent to digital units and wallets. The heart console additionally may be opened from the entrance and rear, giving entry to back-row passengers.
Over-the-air updates will let drivers bypass service visits, and Hyundai’s Digital Key 2 will allow entry and begin capabilities by way of smartphone.
The Santa Fe will provide the present variations of Hyundai’s superior security know-how, together with forward-collision help and lane-following help.
A brand new driver consideration warning offers alerts to drained or distracted drivers, and a driver monitoring system analyzes drivers very important indicators. Navigation-based cruise management and Hyundai’s Freeway Driving Help, a mix of adaptive cruise management and lane centering, additionally can be accessible.
In Europe, the Sante Fe can be accessible as a plug-in hybrid or hybrid with a 1.6-liter gasoline engine.
Hyundai is dropping the plug-in hybrid variant in North America the place the drivetrain is much less well-liked than in Europe.
The Santa Fe will goes on sale in Korea in August and in North America/Europe within the first half of 2024.