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Hyundai has launched an updated version of its range-topping Santa Fe SUV for 2020, with a significant external redesign, a tweaked interior and a revised engine range.
The revised Hyundai Santa Fe will go on sale in the UK in September this year, with prices starting from around £40,000. First deliveries are expected to arrive towards the end of the year.
Hyundai refers to the model as a facelift, but the updated Santa Fe is actually based on a completely different platform to the outgoing model, similar to Land Rover’s strategy with the latest Discovery Sport. It now shares the same third-generation underpinnings as the US- and China-only Sonata saloon, which offers support for Hyundai’s latest hybrid powertrains and chassis technology.
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Due to the new platform, the Santa Fe has increased in size. It’s 15mm longer, 10mm wider and 5mm taller than the model it replaces, with dimensions of 4,785mm, 1,900mm and 1,685mm respectively. Hyundai says this has unlocked more space in the cabin for passengers, adding an extra 34mm of legroom for rear-seat occupants.
The new underpinnings have also allowed Hyundai to fit a new plug-in hybrid powertrain. It’s due to arrive in early 2021 and will comprise a 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol engine, a 90bhp electric motor and 13.9kWh lithium-ion battery pack. The system has a combined output of 261bhp and 350Nm of torque.
Buyers will also have their choice of either a 227bhp 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol mild-hybrid powertrain or Hyundai’s new turbocharged 2.2-litre four-cylinder diesel engine. The latter has an output of 199bhp and 440Nm of torque – and is mated to newly developed eight-speed dual-clutch transmission.
Alongside lengthening the Santa Fe’s bodywork to make it fit the new platform, Hyundai has given its SUV a new look. Updates include new T-shaped LED daytime running lights, a redesigned radiator grille, a pair of subtly tweaked bumpers, wider wheel arches and a new, full-width LED tail light.
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Hybrid and plug-in hybrid models will come as standard with a set of aerodynamically efficient 19-inch alloy wheels, although buyers can have 20-inch alloys as an optional extra. There’s also a choice of three new paint finishes – Glacier White, Taiga Brown and Lagoon Blue – bringing the SUV’s number of colour options to nine.
Inside, there’s a new floating centre console, a new gear selector and a host of extra storage bins. Hyundai has also fitted a new 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster and 10.25-inch infotainment screen with support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto – and, like the old model, a head-up display is available on the higher-specced Premium SE variant.
The Santa Fe’s safety technology has been given a boost, with Hyundai’s Highway Drive Assist 1.5 semi-autonomous driver aid, which can assume control of the car’s steering, throttle and brakes on the motorway. Buyers also get lane-keeping assist, blind-spot collision avoidance and an autonomous parking function with a rear collision avoidance system.
Hyundai says its upgraded underpinnings also give the new Santa Fe better handling and improved crash safety, thanks to its extensive use of high-tensile steel and its redesigned crumple zones. Refinement should also be improved, with Hyundai adding additional sound dampening in vibration-sensitive areas such as the engine bay and suspension towers.
What do you make of the new Hyundai Santa Fe? Let us know in the comments section below…
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The revised Hyundai Santa Fe will go on sale in the UK in September this year, with prices starting from around £40,000. First deliveries are expected to arrive towards the end of the year.
Hyundai refers to the model as a facelift, but the updated Santa Fe is actually based on a completely different platform to the outgoing model, similar to Land Rover’s strategy with the latest Discovery Sport. It now shares the same third-generation underpinnings as the US- and China-only Sonata saloon, which offers support for Hyundai’s latest hybrid powertrains and chassis technology.
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Due to the new platform, the Santa Fe has increased in size. It’s 15mm longer, 10mm wider and 5mm taller than the model it replaces, with dimensions of 4,785mm, 1,900mm and 1,685mm respectively. Hyundai says this has unlocked more space in the cabin for passengers, adding an extra 34mm of legroom for rear-seat occupants.
The new underpinnings have also allowed Hyundai to fit a new plug-in hybrid powertrain. It’s due to arrive in early 2021 and will comprise a 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol engine, a 90bhp electric motor and 13.9kWh lithium-ion battery pack. The system has a combined output of 261bhp and 350Nm of torque.
Buyers will also have their choice of either a 227bhp 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol mild-hybrid powertrain or Hyundai’s new turbocharged 2.2-litre four-cylinder diesel engine. The latter has an output of 199bhp and 440Nm of torque – and is mated to newly developed eight-speed dual-clutch transmission.
Alongside lengthening the Santa Fe’s bodywork to make it fit the new platform, Hyundai has given its SUV a new look. Updates include new T-shaped LED daytime running lights, a redesigned radiator grille, a pair of subtly tweaked bumpers, wider wheel arches and a new, full-width LED tail light.
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Hybrid and plug-in hybrid models will come as standard with a set of aerodynamically efficient 19-inch alloy wheels, although buyers can have 20-inch alloys as an optional extra. There’s also a choice of three new paint finishes – Glacier White, Taiga Brown and Lagoon Blue – bringing the SUV’s number of colour options to nine.
Inside, there’s a new floating centre console, a new gear selector and a host of extra storage bins. Hyundai has also fitted a new 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster and 10.25-inch infotainment screen with support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto – and, like the old model, a head-up display is available on the higher-specced Premium SE variant.
The Santa Fe’s safety technology has been given a boost, with Hyundai’s Highway Drive Assist 1.5 semi-autonomous driver aid, which can assume control of the car’s steering, throttle and brakes on the motorway. Buyers also get lane-keeping assist, blind-spot collision avoidance and an autonomous parking function with a rear collision avoidance system.
Hyundai says its upgraded underpinnings also give the new Santa Fe better handling and improved crash safety, thanks to its extensive use of high-tensile steel and its redesigned crumple zones. Refinement should also be improved, with Hyundai adding additional sound dampening in vibration-sensitive areas such as the engine bay and suspension towers.
What do you make of the new Hyundai Santa Fe? Let us know in the comments section below…
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