Hyundai’s subsequent seven-seat Santa Fe SUV will look very completely different to what we’ve come to anticipate.
New photos posted on Korean web site Autospy give us a more in-depth have a look at the next-generation Santa Fe and its upright, virtually Land Rover Defender-like physique.
It’s unclear when throughout 2023 the following Santa Fe will debut, although the presence of finished-looking, albeit camouflaged, prototypes would recommend a reveal just isn’t too far-off.
Whereas it’s nonetheless lined in a substantial amount of camouflage, we will see the D-pillar seems to sit down bolt upright, in distinction to the slanted pillar of the Palisade, giving the Santa Fe an excellent bluffer look than the flagship crossover.
These photos provide our greatest look but on the new LED mild signature that can function up entrance, with a distinguished “H” motif we haven’t seen from Hyundai earlier than. It’s a drastic departure from the present mannequin and its twin-headlight design.
The rear finish is roofed in much more camouflage, although it seems the Santa Fe could have a very upright tailgate.
2024 Santa Fe subsequent to previous-generation mannequin
As is turning into frequent with the most recent Hyundai Motor Group merchandise, there are eye-catching wheel designs.
It’s unclear how a lot if the modifications beneath the pores and skin with the following Santa Fe shall be fairly as dramatic as its new look.
The Santa Fe moved to a brand new platform in 2021, giving it entry to hybrid and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) powertrains. Solely the hybird has ended up coming to Australia.
Each electrified Santa Fe fashions use a turbocharged 1.6-litre four-cylinder engine paired with an electrical motor, lithium-ion battery and a six-speed automated transmission, shared with hybrid and PHEV variations of the Kia Sorento.
The Santa Fe is presently accessible in Australia solely with a selection of two.2-litre turbo-diesel four-cylinder and three.5-litre naturally aspirated petrol V6 engines, although the latter has been largely phased out outdoors of our market.
Markets like Korea and North America get a turbocharged 2.5-litre four-cylinder engine in lieu of the V6, whereas a naturally aspirated model can also be supplied in some markets.
Hyundai performed it extraordinarily secure with the present Santa Fe’s styling, which regardless of the brand new platform appears to be like virtually similar to the earlier technology.
Likewise, the primary 4 generations – though extra distinguished from one another – represented a transparent design evolution.
However with the Santa Fe dropping floor in Australia and Korea to its pricier Palisade stablemate and its Kia Sorento company cousin, Hyundai’s designers seem to have been given the go-ahead to pen a extra radical design.
