Having been previewed a few weeks ago in a few sketches, the 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe has now been fully revealed to the entire world to gaze upon.
Entering its fourth generation, the 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe borrows select styling cues from the Kona along with an enlarged “cascading” grille flanked by sharp LED headlights. Running along either side is plenty of plastic body cladding and metallic surfaces.
Riding on a slightly longer wheelbase compared to last years model, the 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe accommodates up to 625 litres regarding cargo space. Further into the cockpit, Hyundai has installed an all-new interior. This includes a heads-up display, power rear tailgate, digital instrument cluster, ventilated front seats, intuitive infotainment system with voice recognition and Apple Car Play.
With a new generation comes a wide range of safety enhancements; smart cruise control, frontal collision avoidance, rear collision warning system and lane departure assistance
2019 Hyundai Santa Fe gets a new name
In previous generations, the Santa Fe was available in two variations; Santa Fe Sport and Santa Fe. This time around, the Sport moniker has been dropped for the five-seater model and is just called the Santa Fe. Seven-seater models are now known as the Santa Fe XL.
After unveiling the new model, Hyundai also confirmed plans to build an all-new eight-seater SUV with three rows. No name was given to the vehicle.
On home soil in South Korea, the 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe will be available with three distinct engines. A single petrol 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbocharged unit rated at 231 horsepower and two diesel units; a 2.0- and 2.2-litre rated at 182 hp and 198 hp respectively. All three engines are mated to an eight-speed automatic gearbox and can be had with an all-wheel-drive system.
Prices in the Asian country start at $26,179 or AED 96,158. Hyundai says to have already taken 14,243 orders of the model already.
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