2024 Hyundai Santa Fe Becomes a Bigger, Bolder Family Hauler

• The 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe was first revealed final month, however now we’ve extra particulars concerning the mid-size SUV.
• The new Santa Fe’s wild design transformation accompanies bigger general dimensions and an extended wheelbase.
• Its stretched proportions assist improve inside area, and U.S. fashions see the return of a three-row configuration.

The 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe’s surprising makeover was revealed to the world final month. Whereas that spoils a number of the shock, Hyundai has now revealed extra particular particulars concerning the new wildly styled mid-size SUV. Not solely is the fifth-generation Santa Fe greater than its predecessor in nearly each approach, but it surely introduces contemporary options, together with U.S. fashions regaining a 3rd row of seats.

Larger and Bolder Than Earlier than

If it wasn’t nonetheless referred to as the Santa Fe, nobody would know the Minecraft-looking ute seen in these photographs has any relation to the outgoing era, which debuted for the 2019 model year and received a facelift for 2021. To raised be sure that onlookers will acknowledge the brand new Santa Fe is, in actual fact, a Hyundai, the corporate incorporates H-shaped entrance and rear lighting components that full the in-your-face design.

In contrast with the earlier Santa Fe, the 2024 model grows entrance to again, up and down, and between its axles. It now measures 190.2 inches lengthy, which is 1.8 inches greater than earlier than. That is nonetheless a couple of half-foot shorter than the three-row Hyundai Palisade, however the distance between the Santa Fe’s axles has been prolonged by 1.9 inches. Its 110.8-inch wheelbase now gives extra passenger area, particularly for the third row. Beforehand, the outgoing era that was offered in different markets provided the additional row, however these offered on our shores had been solely provided with two rows.

Whereas the brand new Santa Fe is simply as extensive as earlier than, it is now between about an inch or two taller (not counting the distinguished roof rails which can be obtainable). Not like earlier than, it is now obtainable with big 21-inch wheels—beforehand 20s had been the most important set. Hyundai additionally says there’s extra room for hauling folks’s stuff, with cargo area behind the far-back row rising by a number of cubes to 26 cubic toes. A bigger liftgate aperture is meant to make shifting issues out and in simpler.

A Extra Open Idea Inside

When folks climb into the redesigned Santa Fe, it is doable they will confuse it for a Land Rover. Which may not make Land Rover homeowners completely happy, but it surely’ll probably enchantment to everybody else. We predict the brand new dashboard design, with its upright structure and delicate H-shaped components, appears good-looking. We additionally admire the brand new column-mounted shifter and the inclusion of bodily knobs for the audio system in addition to some HVAC controls, which sandwich a 6.6-inch contact panel.

The sprint’s centerpiece is the one curved panel that homes twin 12.3-inch screens, one for the gauge cluster and the opposite for the infotainment system. The steering wheel appears upscale too—and it may’ve simply been pulled immediately from a Defender. The middle console is touted as being accessible for these within the entrance seats and the second row, and it encompasses a pair of wi-fi charging pads above a hollowed-out part. Different distinctive options embody a tray on high of the glovebox that sanitizes small gadgets utilizing ultraviolet gentle.

Entrance-seat passengers seeking to kick their toes up can deploy footrests, though it is unclear in the event that they’re customary or elective. The second-row captain’s chairs can be found with energy changes, and the third row might be reclined as much as 10 levels. Hyundai says second- and third-row passengers have extra space to stretch out, with legroom measuring as much as 42.3 and 30 inches, respectively. In contrast with outgoing three-row fashions, that is a rise of two.7 inches within the far-back seats.

The 2024 Santa Fe has a number of driver-assistance expertise that ranges from automated emergency braking, automated high-beams, blind-spot monitoring, and lane-keeping help to semi-autonomous drive modes. Together with security options that lock the doorways so folks do not by accident step into site visitors, there is a new driver-attention monitor and a radar-based reminder to test the rear seats.

Powertrains and Pricing

The Santa Fe’s powertrain choices aren’t as radically completely different as its look. In actual fact, they’re basically unchanged. Whereas the bottom 2.5-liter four-cylinder will now not be provided in North America, the two.5-liter turbo 4 carries on with 277 horsepower and 311 pound-feet of torque. It once more pairs with an eight-speed dual-clutch automated transmission and front- or all-wheel drive.

The plug-in-hybrid powertrain additionally loses its U.S. citizenship, however the hybrid variant—a turbocharged 1.6-liter four-pot paired with an electrical motor—carries on. The setup features a six-speed automated and all-wheel drive and is anticipated to make the identical 226 horsepower mixed. We’ll have to attend to search out out fuel-economy estimates, although, as these figures have but to be licensed by the EPA.

Hyundai says the 2024 Santa Fe will attain U.S. dealerships someday within the first half of subsequent 12 months. Whereas the corporate hasn’t but launched pricing, we anticipate the entry-level mannequin will begin slightly below $40K now that the hybrid powertrain seems to be the usual setup. The mightier 2.5-liter turbo 4 paired with the top-spec Calligraphy mannequin will probably put the Santa Fe’s price ticket within the neighborhood of $50,000.

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