Hyundai Santa fe 2019 walkaround

Hyundai Santa Fe 2019 Price

Hyundai Santa Fe 2019 is going to launch in India with an estimated price of Rs. 27.00 lakh

In Insurance Institute for Highway Safety testing, the 2019 Santa Fe received the highest rating, good, in all crash tests, and the organization rated the SUV's standard forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking systems superior, the best possible score. 

Other standard active-safety features include adaptive cruise control with stop-and-go capability, blind spot warning, lane keep assist, rear cross-traffic alert and a driver-drowsiness monitor. 

SEL Plus and higher trims also have Hyundai's Rear Occupant Alert system. It monitors the backseat using a sensor, and if movement is detected after the SUV has been locked, the horn honks and the Hyundai Blue Link system sends an alert to a paired smartphone. While safety technology like this is welcome, we still recommend that drivers traveling with small children place in the rear seat something they plan on taking with them at the end of the trip, like a backpack or purse, to help minimize the chances a child is accidentally left inside. 

The Inside

Hyundai touts the Santa Fe's variable-density front seats, which use three types of cushioning. The seats are wide and supportive, but the cushions felt a little flat. Cloth upholstery is standard, and leather seating surfaces and heated front seats are included on Limited and higher trims.   

The 60/40-split backseat is comfortable for adults. There's good legroom, and the seat cushion is high enough off the floor to provide thigh support — an attribute that's gradually vanishing across the market. On SEL Plus and higher trims, the seat slides forward and backward to balance cargo and passenger needs. The rear backrest reclines quite a bit, which gives stargazers a good view out the optional panoramic moonroof. 

Materials quality in the high-end Ultimate trim is good, and the controls are sensibly arranged. The dashboard's separated sections are intuitive, with a standard 7-inch touchscreen positioned above the center vents and air-conditioning controls, but the optional dual-zone automatic air-conditioning system's temperature display is hard to read if viewed through polarized sunglasses. 

Standard technology features include Bluetooth streaming audio and Apple CarPlay and Android Autosmartphone connectivity. Satellite radio, an Infinity premium stereo, a head-up display, a 360-degree camera system, wireless device charging and a larger, 8-inch touchscreen with built-in navigation are optional

More SUV, More Futuristic 

The 2019 Santa Fe's profile looks more upright than the outgoing Santa Fe Sport's, with a windshield that's not as raked. It looks more like an SUV now, and one big practical advantage of the design is good visibility: Thin front roof pillars and side mirrors mounted on the front doors (rather than the base of those pillars) help give the Santa Fe great forward views. Hyundai also flattened out the SUV's beltline, increasing visibility for rear passengers and providing better over-shoulder views for the driver.   

The Santa Fe's front end is, without question, the most polarizing aspect of the design. Like Hyundai's subcompact Kona SUV and upcoming three-row Palisade, the Santa Fe has slim LED daytime running lights that sit below the front edges of the hood and flank a gaping grille (the headlights sit below the DRLs). It's not a new design tactic — the pre-2019 Jeep Cherokee had something similar — but it's an approach that's gaining steam; the upcoming 2019 Blazer also uses it.