A diesel engine and a new look for the Hyundai Santa Fe

Frédéric Mercier

Thursday, 22-feb-2018 11:14

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Thursday, 22-feb-2018 11:14

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Hyundai had promised a change for his Santa Fe, and the Korean manufacturer had decidedly not intend to disappoint.

For model-year 2019, which is the largest vehicle Hyundai has sold in North America will adopt a grille oversized and headlights excessively thin, which are not dissimilar to those of the Mazda CX-9.

Hyundai Santa Fe 2019

Hyundai

Inside, the Santa Fe offers a cabin that’s more upscale than ever before, better visibility and more space, both for passengers and for luggage.

Hyundai Santa Fe 2019

Hyundai

It also adds several elements of the technology, particularly in connection with the security. It proposes a new function “Safe Exit Assist”, which prevents passengers exit the vehicle if a vehicle approach is detected at the same time.

Three engines under the hood

In addition to this radical change in terms of design, the Santa Fe 2019 will now be offered with an engine turbodiesel 2.2-liter, whose power is estimated at 200 horsepower and 320 pounds-foot of torque.

Available as an option, the new engine will be offered alongside the other two four-cylinder engines that are already offered with the current model: one of 2.4 litres and the other 2.0-liter, assisted by a turbo. It is estimated the power to 185 horsepower for the first and 232 horses for the second.

Hyundai Santa Fe 2019

Hyundai

No matter the engine, all variants of the Hyundai Santa Fe 2019 will be equipped with an automatic transmission with eight reports.

Alternative to five passengers, which currently bears the name Santa Fe Sport, will be renamed more simply the Santa Fe, while the version with seven-passenger will keep the name Santa Fe XL. Hyundai has also confirmed that a Santa Fe to eight passengers is in development and will be marketed under a new name.

Hyundai Santa Fe 2019

Hyundai

Hyundai has not confirmed the date of the arrival of the new Santa Fe at the canadian dealers. For 2018, the model is available from 28 599$.