CALIFORNIA: Hyundai on Tuesday revealed the 2021
Santa Fe SUV
with a freshened design motif, advanced front and rear lighting signatures, new hybrid powertrain with all-wheel drive and extensive new driver safety and convenience features.
The all-new Hybrid Santa Fe SUV will strike the global market with a bold look, enhanced with a wider, three-dimensional grille and a striking T-shaped LED illumination signature, including daytime running lights. Sharp shoulder crease lines connect front and rear LED lights, while rear reflector accents visually link the LED rear taillights.
2021 Santa Fe adds a new premium Calligraphy trim for buyers seeking the ultimate in styling differentiation, premium materials, exclusive features and advanced technologies with the more powerful 2.5-liter turbocharged engine, adding HTRAC AWD with downhill brake control, exclusive-design 20-inch alloy wheels, quilted Nappa leather, full-color heads-up display, premium-finish front grille, premium door and seat accent trim, eco-suede headliner, expanded ambient lighting themes and auto up/down rear windows.
Hyundai offers new and improved powertrain options: Smartstream 2.5-liter direct-injected (DI) and multi-point injected (MPI) four-cylinder engine mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission, replacing the former 2.4-liter engine. The standard four-cylinder engine produces an estimated 191 horsepower at 6,100 rpm and an estimated 182 lb.-ft. of torque at 4,000 rpm for effortless driving in a wide variety of conditions. The powertrain also features Idle, Stop and Go (ISG) capability to maximize efficiency in various heavy traffic conditions. Santa Fe comes with eight-speed automatic transmission.
The Hybrid Santa Fe features a high-position console design indicative of a premium SUV interior including new ambient lighting and a new 10.25-inch touchscreen display. Rear cargo area volume has increased by one-half cubic foot through optimization of the interior packaging.
Santa Fe offers Hyundai’s HTRAC All-Wheel-Drive (AWD) system. The HTRAC AWD system was developed as a multi-mode system, providing an electronic, variable-torque-split clutch with active torque control between the front and rear axles.
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