The Hyundai Santa Fe is now launched in Malaysia. It has been some time since we final heard of the facelifted fourth-generation SUV, which was first seen late final yr and was formally previewed at PACE 2023.
Two CKD regionally assembled variants can be found, the two.2L Diesel and 1.6L Hybrid. There’s a RM10,000 low cost for 100 early birds, which brings the value vary to between RM185,888 and RM205,888 on-the-road excluding insurance coverage. The SUV comes with a five-year or 300,000 km guarantee.
“The Santa Fe has lengthy been a cornerstone of Hyundai’s SUV line-up, constantly assembly the wants of Malaysian households. With its daring design, superior expertise and selection of powertrains, the Santa Fe continues to impress these in search of a flexible and premium driving expertise,” stated Jeffrey Gan, MD of Southeast Asia at Sime Darby Motors.
“The Santa Fe is provided with an array of cutting-edge applied sciences that improve each consolation and security. From the intuitive 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment system to the excellent Hyundai SmartSense security suite, each side of the Santa Fe has been designed with the trendy household in thoughts. We’re assured that the Santa Fe will proceed to be a favorite amongst discerning SUV patrons in Malaysia,” stated Joey Lin, MD of HSDM.
The two.2-litre turbodiesel engine packs 202 PS and 440 Nm of torque, and all that’s despatched to 4 wheels by way of Hyundai’s HTRAC all-wheel drive system and an eight-speed moist DCT. The hybrid is powered by a 1.6-litre Gamma II T-GDI petrol engine with 180 PS/265 Nm of torque – mixed with a 44.2 kW electrical motor, complete system output is 230 PS/350 Nm. Energy goes to the entrance wheels by way of a six-speed computerized transmission.
Spec-wise, highlights talked about within the press launch embrace a ten.25-inch infotainment system with pre-loaded maps and navigation, dual-zone computerized aircon, a powered tailgate and the Hyundai SmartSense security suite with the same old ADAS options. There’s additionally blind spot monitor and 360-degree encompass view monitor. Sadly, that’s all the data we at the moment have – so, try our PACE 2023 preview report for a greater thought on specs and variants.
Appears to be like sensible, the unique TM Santa Fe’s entrance finish is already a daring one with three tiers of lighting. This facelift deletes the small foglamps on the decrease bumper, which now has a clamped formed air consumption. The grille is now visually merged with the headlamps for a full width impact.
Diving in, the grille has a signature geometric patterned inlay that seems like cascading scales. The brand new Santa Fe will probably be very distinctive at night time because of T-shaped LED daytime operating lights that bisects the principle mild beams. There’s additionally a seamless line that connects the DRLs to the tail lights, which at the moment are linked by a slim illuminated bar that replaces a chrome strip. The bumper design can be new, and there’s now a full width crimson reflector strip.
Inside, the twin-cowl dashboard is acquainted, however the excessive centre console is new and now sits on a sloping angle. Hyundai says that the brand new cabin offers more room, consolation, and comfort. There are additionally extra premium soft-touch supplies, Hyundai says. On the contemporary centre console, the controls are all new and the standard shifter has been changed by buttons.
For the primary time, the Santa Fe comes with a Terrain Mode selector – a management knob for Eco, Sport, Consolation and Good drive modes, in addition to the HTRAC all-wheel-drive system’s sand, snow and dust presets. The “floating” centre console’s structure freed up area for extra storage within the redesigned decrease dashboard. That is as heavy as facelifts come, and could be preferrred you don’t fancy the tremendous boxy fashion of the most recent fifth-generation Santa Fe.
The Hyundai Santa Fe facelift is out there in 4 exterior colors: Jet Black, Meteor Gray, Stormy Sea and the Snowflake White Pearl you see in HSDM’s official photos above.
If you wish to check out this huge SUV for dimension with the household, head to the Sime Darby Motors Automania occasion from in the present day until Sunday at Carpark B of the Nationwide Stadium Bukit Jalil. All bookings positioned on the occasion it will stand an opportunity to win a BMW Motorrad electrical scooter value RM38,500.
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