Hyundai treated its perennially-popular Santa Fe to a major refresh for 2021. The biggest update is visual: the new front end has more than a passing resemblance to Hyundai's larger Palisade SUV. The rear is also privy to some visual massaging, though the updates aren't as blatant as they are up-front.
The new Hyundai Santa Fe is only available as a five-passenger crossover SUV for 2019. Hyundai is planning on introducing a new seven-passenger large crossover SUV in 2020. The base powerplant is a 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine that's offered in all trims and produces 185 horsepower when mated to the standard eight-speed automatic transmission. Read more »
Hyundai's Santa Fe crossover is all-new this year, boasting more space, power, and refinement in a body that's fully in tune with the rest of the recently restyled Hyundai line. The shorter Santa Fe Sport seats five passengers and offers SUV-like cargo room, especially with the standard split-back rear seat folded flat; with third-row seating,... Read more »
The Santa Fe is larger than before and now offers third-row seating, for up to seven passengers. It comes in three trim levels: GLS, SE, and Limited. All-wheel-drive is offered as an option on all models. The seven-passenger Touring Package includes a folding third-row seat with auxiliary climate control. Safety features that come standard on... Read more »
The questioner, an airport shuttle driver, had just spied the 2001 Hyundai Santa Fe parked outside the hotel's entrance. "That's a Hyundai?" He was favorably impressed. Even without an up-close-and-personal examination, he allowed as how he'd take a close look at the Santa Fe if he were in shopping mode. We were in Southern California,... Read more »
