Hyundai Santa Fe

The Hyundai Santa Fe is yet another Suv offering from Hyundai. It can also be termed as luxury on wheels that is so technically advanced that it is actually ground breaking. The Santa Fe is available in 2 fully loaded variants- a 4x2 and a 4x4, both having the same 6-speed manual transmission, a 2.2 liter CRDi diesel engine that produces 197 ps of power at 3800rpm and 42.9 kgm of torque between 1800 to 2500 rpm. The Hyundai Santa Fe comes with ventilated discs in the front and solid discs at the rear and Macpherson struts in the front and multilink suspension in the rear. It has huge 18 inch alloys with tubeless tires.

Hyundai Santa Fe Description

On the outside its urban niche is never goes unnoticed. Its name comes from the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico. It has its neat headlamps, the familiar sonata like grill with chrome surrounds, a single huge front bumper that gives it a big stance, projection headlamps and clear lens fog lamps that add to the classy luxury appeal and a black underbody skid plate.

On the rear end, the clear lens tail lamps continue the front appeal, combined with a high mounted stop lamp, fog lamps in the rear bumper, sporty twin exhausts and a hatchback handle for the ladies to get an easy access.

The sides have massive 18” wheels, chrome tipped side handles, roof trails for all the kayak lovers and heated side view mirrors with turn indicators.

The Hyundai Santa Fe soaks you in its luxurious interiors as every bit of it is covered in leather or wood and looks so advanced in the blue lightening and silver aluminum accents, adjustable and flexible seating, audio controls on the steering and shift indicators.

In terms of safety, there is a lot on offer. Six airbags, ESP, roll over sensor, ABS with EBD, parking sensor, child seat anchor, front active headrest, engine immobilizer.

Hyundai Santa Fe Models

Santa Fe 4x2	Comes fully loaded with a 2.2 liter CRDi diesel engine
Santa Fe 4x4	Has an added 4 wheel drive on demand with lock function

Mileage, Average and Fuel Economy

The Hyundai Santa Fe comes with a 2.2 liter CRDi diesel engine with piezo injectors that offers a whopping 197 ps of power at 3800 rpm and 42.9 kgm of torque between 1800 and 2500 rpm. Its 6 speed manual box with shift indicator and a superb euro V engine which make it a real winner in terms of mileage help it deliver an approximate figure of 14.66 kmpl of an overall figure.

Power

Power comes from a 2.2 liter CRDi diesel engine that produces 197 ps of power at 3800rpm and 42.9 kgm of torque between 1800 to 2500 rpm. It is so refined in terms of power delivery due a flat torque curve. Even if the turbo lag is felt in this 2 ton Suv, downshift and its gone. The engine gets a VGT(variable geometry turbocharger) with an additional electronic control for added acceleration without compromising on economy.

Colors

• Phantom Black

• Sleek Silver

• Vanilla White

• Steel Blue

Acceleration and Pick Up

The Santa Fe is available in 2 fully loaded variants- a 4x2 and a 4x4, both having the same 6-speed manual transmission, a 2.2 liter CRDi diesel engine that produces 197 ps of power at 3800rpm and 42.9 kgm of torque between 1800 to 2500 rpm. With this engine, the Hyundai Santa Fe is s super quick suv with a top speed of 180kmph and 0-100 time of under 10 seconds. This is achieved with a really strong engine with a flat torque curve and and extremely punchy mid range grunt.

Hyundai Santa Fe Exteriors

Exterior Appearance

The Hyundai Santa Fe is a head turner wherever it goes. It has its sharp and slanting projector headlamps and clear lens fog lamps, flared wheel arches coming out from the sides, a huge bumper with a black underscoop, the familiar grille with a chrome surround, the sides continue the featurefull look with heated ORVM’s that have turn indicators, neat chrome surround door handles with roof trails that add to the sporty character.

On the rear end, the clearlens nature of the lamps continues with added fog lamps and high mount tail lamp and the dual exhausts make the car look like it means serious off road business.

Overall it is longer than the CRV and a little shorter than the Fortuner and resembles the Q7 at some areas. The bulk of the SUV is hidden by the rising waistline, the lower bonnet and the sloping roof.

Exterior Measurements

The Hyundai Santa Fe is longer than the Tucson and shorter than the terracan. It stands at an overall length of 4660mm, width of 1890mm and an overall height of 1760mm. It offers a ground clearance of 200mm. It has an oveall wheelbase of 2700mm.

Hyundai Santa Fe Interiors

Interior Appearance and comfort

The overall feel of the cabin is very pleasing. It is very gripping, the overall luxurious interiors, the wood tones combined with an aluminum inserts and blue lightening. There is a multifunction steering wheel with audio controls and cruise control, plenty of 12 volt sockets. The driver also gets a 8 way power adjustable seats and a shift indicator. There is a dual zone fully automatic A/C on the cards with a cluster ionizer that prevents bacteria growth. The center armrest gets a cooler and aux, ipod and usb inserts are standard. The third row of seats is strictly for people under 5 feet but the first and second row seats are large with ample legroom.

The stereo offers exceptional sound quality with 6 speakers, tweeters, woofer and amplifier and the multi display houses the trip and the distance to empty meters.

Engine Capacity and Performance

The Hyundai Santa Fe comes with a 6-speed manual transmission, a 2.2 liter CRDi diesel engine that produces 197 ps of power at 3800rpm and 42.9 kgm of torque between 1800 to 2500 rpm. The Euro V engine of Hyundai Santa Fe has also been endowed with 4 cylinders and 16 valves with DOHC (Double Over Head Camshafts) that offer clear emissions and amazing torque figures. The engine boasts an overwhelming response in city as well as the highway and never feels out of breath. The distinctive flat torque curve and linear power delivery make it a very drivable car. The slick transmission just like the i-20 helps handle the minimal turbo lag minimized by the EVGT(Electronic variable geometry turbo).

Wheels

The Santa Fe comes with stylish 18inch alloys with a tyre size of 235/60 and a silica based compound that offers better traction and grip. Apart from giving the car a terrific stance they offer stability on off road conditions and cornering.

Braking and Handling

The Hyundai Santa Fe comes with ABS(Anti lock braking system) and EBD(electronic brake force distribution) taken over by ventilated discs in the front and solid discs in the rear. To help the handling of the car, there is ESP(electronic stability program) that corrects the SUVish bodyroll. The rather crisp handling is also taken care of by the suspension that is Macpherson struts in the front and multilink suspension in the rear. Since it has an intelligent all-wheel drive system, the Santa Fe provides torque to all four wheels only when the sensors detect loss of grip.

Also the steering is well weighted but lacks a little feedback as compared to other cars in the segment like the CRV that offers feedback.

Handling and Safety

The Hyundai Santa Fe is a very safe car with a host of safety features including 6 airbags which include driver airbag with passenger detection system, curtain airbags and front side airbags. ESP(Electronic stability program), Rollover sensor(a system that senses car rolls and activates side and curtain airbags),active headrests(that sense a rear collision and move forward to minimize head and neck injury), ABS+EBD for better anti skid braking particularly in wet surfaces, impact sensing door unlock to prevent occupant lockout in case of collision, silica tyres for better grip in wet conditions and better fuel efficiency, height adjustable seat belts, driver seat belt warning, door courtesy lamp for the dark areas. All these features make it a very safe car on the road and make the driver as well as the passengers feels relaxed in a 2 ton mass of metal.

Stereo and Accessories

In the stereo on the Hyundai Santa Fe, there is a 6 cd changer with mp3 in dash with usb, ipod and aux connectivity. The stereo offers exceptional sound quality with 6 speakers, tweeters, woofer and amplifier. The driver gets audio controls on the steering wheel.

There is also a dual zone fully automatic A/C with plasma cluster filter that comes in our home A/C’s for a bacteria free atmosphere with second and third row vents and independent controls for the third row passengers so that they don’t feel left out which usually happens in large SUV’s.