Tuesday, 15 April 2014

THE ALL NEW HYUNDAI SANTA-FE

The korean car maker hyundai has finally launched the all new santa fe in india. With the hyundai's fluidic design language the santa fe is no longer a conventional looking suv , it's stylish and has attitude, the front now gets xenon headlamps and adaptive cornering fog lamps , and a strong hexagonal grille . The side has a nice profile with the rising waist-line gives it a bit of character and  the rear now gets LED tail lamps.  Even in profile , the santa fe manages to hold your attention by it's bold shoulder-line and glasshouse. Rear styling is neat as well with a smart cut that arcs across the tailgate. A closer inspection will also have your eyes locked on to the superb detailing on the headlights. The xenon units come lined with LED daytime running lamps.
Over-all it feels like a big car with an imposing stance.


Inside the santa fe gets new up-market looking interiors with a wide layout of the dashboard with 2-tone brown and beidge glossy plastics along with wood and chrome inserts looks premium and gets  loaded with equipment. 
The santa fe now gets a steering system called flex drive ,it comes with three modes comfort , normal and sporty, along with steering mounted controls. With spacious and comfortable seats along with the 3rd row of seats it makes it a practical family car .



Under the hood the santa fe gets 3rd generation 2.2-litre crdi engine that produces a 197bhp@3800rpm it is a refined engine that's got an ample of power. It produces 436 Nm of torque@1800-2500rpm. It also comes with a responsive 6-speed auto gearbox. 


It is offered in 3 variants :
2wd manual tranmission @26.30lakhs
2wd automatic tranmission@27.33lakhs
4wd automatic tranmission @29.25lakhs
(prices EX-showroom delhi)

The santa fe gives a fuel efficency of 14.74kmpl for the manual and 13kmpl for the automatic.

Hyundai Santa Fe AT 4WD

Engine: 2.2-litre CRDI
Max Power: 197bhp@3800rpm
Max torque: 436Nm@1800-2500rpm
Gearbox: 6-speed auto H-matic
Wheelbase(mm): 2,700
LxWxH(mm): 4690x1880x1690
Top Speed: 9s est
0-100kmph: 190kmph est
Price: Rs.29.25 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). 










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