Hyundai Santa Fe Sport (2013) - Automotive News

CAR GARAGE | Hyundai Santa Fe Sport (2013) | Hyundai is keeping the name, Santa Fe, continuing the heritage of the car manufacturer's well-established models of SUV as it enters its third generation. The Hyundai Santa Fe has Achieved cumulative worldwide sales of almost 2.56 million units, and more than 350 000 in Europe, since its 2000 debut. Influenced by Hyundai's form language, Fluidic Sculpture, the third-generation Hyundai Santa Fe adopts its own design concept called 'Storm Edge', the which the strong and dynamic Captures images created by nature during the formation of a storm.

Senior Vice President and COO of Hyundai Motor Europe, Allan Rushforth, commented, "The original Santa Fe has maintained strong sales year-on-year across Europe, thanks to its combination of quality, practicality and value. Now, New Generation Santa Fe retains Earlier models of the s key strengths - practicality, roominess and dependability - while also offering consumers much more. The company expects the New Generation Hyundai Santa Fe to appeal to new consumers from a Wider demographic range - Including some owners of premium-brand SUVs.

In line with the rest of Hyundai's European vehicle range, the Santa Fe New Generation will feature high-tech active and passive safety features to Ensure exceptional occupant safety and improved protection for pedestrians. Active safety systems Santa Fe drivers give the best chance of avoiding an accident. Good driver visibility is a key factor for safety, and the New Generation Hyundai Santa Fe has Several features enhance That day and night time vision. New Generation Santa Fe is fitted with seven airbags as standard, Including the driver, passenger, side, curtain and driver's knee units, providing exceptional levels of safety to buyers across the range.

The New Generation of Santa Fe's power train line-up has been developed to suit the demands of European customers, with three engines at launch covering 80% of demand in the region's D-SUV segment. The range-topping diesel engine Remains Hyundai's 2.2-liter 'R' diesel engine featuring a variable geometry turbo (VGT). Hyundai will also offer a smaller, 2.0-liter 'R' diesel engine with VGT the which completes the diesel line-up. Developing 150ps and 382Nm of torque delivering aspects, this refined power plant emits just 155g/km of CO2 emissions when applied to the Hyundai Santa Fe.

Thanks to the variable geometry turbocharger fitted to both diesel engines, Santa Fe New Generation offers 100% of torque from low revs - just 2,000 rpm - the which makes the car well suited to both off-road terrains and dynamic on-road driving. A 'Theta II' 2.4-liter GDI engine will offer European customers a petrol alternative. Its maximum power (193ps) and modest CO2 emissions of 197 g / km again set the New Generation Hyundai Santa Fe apart as a segment leader.