Hyundai is working on an all-new Hyundai Santa Fe to
launch internationally this year. A prototype of the next-gen Hyundai Santa was
recently spied in Brazil, courtesy Autos Segredos.
The Hyundai Santa Fe will move to its fourth generation
with the next lifecycle makeover. The new generation model will have
comprehensive design changes in line with the brand’s new design direction for
SUVs set by the Hyundai Kona. The mid-size SUV’s front-end will incorporate the
signature Cascading grille with a mesh pattern and feature a twin headlamp
setup created by slim LED DRLs on the top and LED headlights on the bottom. At
the rear, the next-gen model will have newly designed LED tail lamps.
The fourth-gen
Hyundai Santa Fe will have two-row and three-row versions. The latter,
currently offering up to seven seats, will reportedly grow to accommodate eight
passengers. The current Santa Fe is available with 2.4L MPi, 2.4L GDi, 3.3L MPi
and 3.3L GDi petrol engines and 2.0L CRDi and 2.2L CRDi diesel engines. Along
with upgraded versions of some of these, the Hyundai could offer a new
2.0-litre T-GDi petrol engine in the next-gen Santa Fe.
The next-gen Hyundai Santa Fe is rumoured to debut
next month, but the redesigned model isn’t expected arrive to arrive in India
before 2019.