The 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe facelift has been launched in Indonesia. The heavily-facelifted fourth-generation TM was first unveiled in June 2020, and its Indonesian debut follows the introduction of interesting models like the Ioniq Electric, Kona Electric and Palisade SUV in the republic. The original TM Santa Fe’s front end is already a bold one with three tiers of lighting. This facelift deletes the small foglamps at the lower bumper, which now has a clamped shaped air intake. The grille is now visually merged with the headlamps for a full width effect.
Diving in, the grille has a signature
geometric patterned inlay that appears like cascading scales. There’s also
another version of the grille in a chain link style that’s rather similar to
today’s version. The new Santa Fe will be very distinctive at night thanks to
T-shaped LED daytime running lights that bisects the main light beams. There’s
also a seamless line that connects the DRLs to the tail lights. The increased
width on the wheel arches accentuate the SUV’s rugged look, and the largest
wheels are now 20-inch items, although the Indonesian-market gets 18-inch rims.
At the rear, the redesigned LED tail lights are now connected by a slim
illuminated bar, which replaces a chrome bar. The bumper design is also new,
and there’s now a full width red reflector strip.
Inside, the twin-cowl dashboard is
familiar, but the high centre console is new and now sits on a sloping angle.
Hyundai says that the new cabin provides more space, comfort, and convenience.
There are also more premium soft-touch materials, Hyundai says. On the fresh
centre console, the controls are all new and the traditional shifter has been
replaced by buttons. The shift-by-wire system allowed the designers to have
buttons instead of a knob. For the first time, the Santa Fe comes with a
Terrain Mode selector – a control knob for Eco, Sport, Comfort and Smart drive
modes, as well as the HTRAC all-wheel-drive system’s sand, snow and mud
presets. AWD is not available in Indonesia though; all variants are FWD.
The “floating” centre console’s layout
freed up space for more storage in the redesigned lower dashboard. A new
10.25-inch AVN (audio, video, navigation) touchscreen display with pre-loaded
maps, satellite-based voice guided navigation, rear camera display and
connectivity features is available elsewhere, but Indonesian cars get the
familiar 8.0-inch screen with two knobs.
Two of three trim levels in ID (Prime and
Signature) get the new 12.3-inch digital meter panel, while the base Style makes
do with analogue dials and a 4.2-inch multi-info display. The top spec
Signature adds on a wireless phone charger in the centre console. As mentioned
earlier, this is as heavy as facelifts come, and the 2021 Santa Fe is built on
an “Integrated Architecture” with Smartstream hybrid and plug-in hybrid options
available for the first time. The new Santa Fe will be the first Hyundai SUV
globally based on Hyundai-Kia’s all-new third-generation vehicle platform,
which allows for significant improvements in performance, handling and safety.
In Indonesia, the Santa Fe is offered with
a 2.5 litre naturally aspirated petrol engine (180 PS/232 Nm) and a 2.2 litre turbodiesel with 202 PS and 441 Nm of torque from 1,750 to 2,750 rpm. The
petrol engine is mated to a six-speed torque converter automatic while the CRDi
gets an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission. Safety wise, Signature variants
gets Lane Keeping Assist (LKA), Lane Following Assist (LFA), Rear Cross-Traffic
Collision-Avoidance Assist (RCCA), Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist (BCA),
Safe Exit Assist (SEA), Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA or AEB),
Blind-Spot View Monitor (BVM, which displays camera feed on one of dials when
the signal is on) and Driver Attention Warning (DAW). There’s also a 360-degreee
parking camera, but no adaptive cruise control.
Prices range from IDR 569 million to IDR 678 million for the petrol, and IDR 629 million to IDR 729 million for the diesel.
