We’ve seen the official design sketches of the new
Hyundai Santa Fe, which gives us a pretty good idea of how the
fourth-generation SUV will look like when it’s unveiled later this month. Here
are some spyshots that give us a glimpse of the big Hyundai’s interior for the
first time.
It looks like the little Kona wasn’t just the design
inspiration for the new Santa Fe’s exterior, but the interior as well.
Hyundai’s new compact crossover doesn’t just look funky; it carries Hyundai’s
fresh family SUV look that will be repeated in the new Santa Fe, albeit in a
more mature and classy way.
The picture shows a centre console dominated by a
floating central screen for the infotainment system, a look that’s rather
common these days. Below the touchscreen, which has hard buttons and dials
sandwiching it, are slim pill-shaped air con vents like in the Kona, but with
sharp edges. The side AC vents are also in the same shape, unlike
the Kona’s circular items.
The steering wheel seen here is similar to the helm
in the smaller SUV. We also see some stitching on the dashboard surface. It all
looks very neat, if a bit generic.
The
handsome Santa Fe gains a much bolder face with two-tier lighting and a large
grille, as seen on the Kona. The familiar Santa Fe silhouette features a
tornado line is a constant and straight crease starting from the headlamps and
ending at the tail lamps. Big and macho is how it’ll appear. Word is that there
will be a larger variant with seating of up to eight this time around. Not long
now.
Cr : Paultan
