- Introduction
- Design
- Interior
- Performance
- Ride and handling
- MPG and running costs
- Verdict
- Prices and specs
Does this new Santa Fe build on the recipe for success of its forebear?
The previous generation of the Hyundai
Santa Fe was as easy to like as it was to live with. It wasn’t the most
glamorous of Far Eastern SUVs – far from it, in fact. But therein lay
some of the appeal. It was big, it towed well, it could seat seven, it
came with a long warranty and it was well priced.
Little wonder, then, that the UK – which likes that sort of thing – accounted for a third of all European Santa Fe sales. Indeed, the Santa Fe is the UK’s biggest-selling Hyundai.
Your
Autocar road test team even ran one for a while, drawing the conclusion
that, if we were in the market for a car like this, the Santa Fe would
come very close to the top of our shortlist.
Little wonder, too, that Hyundai has taken the UK market very seriously with its replacement. Because although the Santa Fe is a global car that’s selling – and selling well – in Hyundai’s major markets, the UK version has received its own, unique chassis tune to match these islands’ uniquely appalling roads.
The question, then, is this: will the latest Santa Fe retain – and deserve – the same popularity as its forebear?
Little wonder, then, that the UK – which likes that sort of thing – accounted for a third of all European Santa Fe sales. Indeed, the Santa Fe is the UK’s biggest-selling Hyundai.
Little wonder, too, that Hyundai has taken the UK market very seriously with its replacement. Because although the Santa Fe is a global car that’s selling – and selling well – in Hyundai’s major markets, the UK version has received its own, unique chassis tune to match these islands’ uniquely appalling roads.
The question, then, is this: will the latest Santa Fe retain – and deserve – the same popularity as its forebear?
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