A leader in value for the dollar, the new Santa Fe will pack a plentiful safety kit as well as an extensive standard equipment list.
Four-wheel discs with ABS, traction control and stability control provide active safety, while anti-whiplash headrests, front, front-side and curtain-type side airbags make up the passive safety list. Like the Sonata and the Azera, Hyundai aims to surprise with the Santa Fe, with optional equipment such as heated leather seats, dual-zone digital climate control, automatic wipers and heated side-view mirrors.
The new Santa Fe will make its North American debut at this year's Detroit auto show in January, sharing the stage with another important vehicle, the HCD-9 Talus, a concept car which depicts the future of Hyundai sports cars.
While production of the new Santa Fe is already underway at the Ulsan, South Korea factory, North American models will be built at Hyundai's recently finished Montgomery, Alabama plant that builds the critically acclaimed Sonata midsize sedan, as previously mentioned. U.S.-market Santa Fes will arrive on sale during the first quarter of 2006.
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| A leader in value for the dollar, the new Santa Fe will pack a plentiful safety kit as well as an extensive standard equipment list. (Photo: Hyundai Motor America) |
The new Santa Fe will make its North American debut at this year's Detroit auto show in January, sharing the stage with another important vehicle, the HCD-9 Talus, a concept car which depicts the future of Hyundai sports cars.
While production of the new Santa Fe is already underway at the Ulsan, South Korea factory, North American models will be built at Hyundai's recently finished Montgomery, Alabama plant that builds the critically acclaimed Sonata midsize sedan, as previously mentioned. U.S.-market Santa Fes will arrive on sale during the first quarter of 2006.
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