Hyundai has announced that it’s bringing an all-new
Santa Fe to the Geneva Motor Show this March. But we won’t have to wait quite
that long to see what it’s about. The Korean automaker will reveal the new
crossover in February. And with this teaser image, it’s giving us a glimpse of
what’s to come.
The automaker isn’t telling us much about the new
model at this early stage, except to say that it’ll encompass all the latest
safety features it can muster – including a rear cross-traffic collision
warning system with automated braking and a rear occupant monitor to let the
driver know if there’s anyone on board – touted as an industry first.
As dark and shady as it is, we can already glean
from this image that the new crossover will share design cues with other
recently launched Hyundais like the aforementioned Kona, the latest Sonata, and
the new Veloster just revealed. Judging by the distance between the wheels and
the shape of the rearmost side windows, we’d posit that we’re looking at the
successor to the current three-row, long-wheelbase model, and not the
five-seat/short-wheelbase Santa Fe Sport. But Hyundai could yet change up its
strategy with the new model.