A few days ago, foreign media exposed a set of spy photos of the new Santa Fe of Hyundai . The new car is a replacement version of the current model and it seems to be in the early stage of testing the car. The current Santa Fe was launched in 2019 and has received a mid-term facelift in 2021. According to the normal cycle, the next generation of models should be officially released at the end of 2023 or early 2024.
Judging from the spy photos, the new car has a relatively high degree of camouflage, the body is covered with thicker camouflage, the shape of the air intake grille looks flat, and the contours of the headlight groups on both sides are relatively rough, and there should be a stronger sense of visual integration. The three-stage design style of the surround part of
is equipped with vertically arranged diversion grooves on both sides. The middle part adopts a relatively flat air intake design. The dot matrix structure inside is decorated, which is very layered.
In terms of side shape, the roof line is relatively straight, and it brings an excellent sense of power with the luggage rack; and the roof is suspected to create a suspended shape, which looks fashionable; the shapes of the wheel arch and side skirt are relatively thick, which effectively increases the sense of power; the wheel hub adopts a five-spoke black style, which looks relatively simple, but it should be just a test state, not a mass-produced shape.
In terms of tail shape, the roof can see traces of large-sized spoilers. The taillight group is suspected to have a vertical layout, and the lampshade is also smoked blackened; flat fog lamps can be seen in the lower surround part, and the exhaust pipe adopts a hidden layout. There are no spy photos of the interior of
. Foreign media believe that the interior of the new car should also undergo relatively large changes, focusing on technological performance, such as the through-type dual screen and electronic gear handle, should not be absent. In terms of power, the current model is available in fuel version, hybrid version and plug-in hybrid version. The next generation of models should not have much changes in powertrain, but the fuel economy performance should be further optimized.
