2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Rendered

Derek Kreindler
by Derek Kreindler

Hyundai’s Santa Fe crossover is long overdue for a re-design, and when pressed for details, all that CEO John Krafcik would tell me was that it looked like a larger Tucson. He was right.

The new car uses an evolution of Hyundai’s “Fluidic Sculpture” design language, now dubbed “Storm Edge”. At least the first name made some kind of sense. “Storm Edge” sounds like an ill-fated mission to kill Bin Laden. The Santa Fe appears to be a two-row crossover (after the optional third row was canned in 2009). Powertrain details remain murky – when asked, Krafcik said that “we’re saving the rest for the NY show…”, so you’ll have to wait another few weeks to find out more.


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  • Budda-Boom Budda-Boom on Mar 12, 2012

    Easy to get afraid when they say it'll look like a bigger... Well, the Honda Accord Crosstour comes to mind. In contrast this looks well-proportioned. Should be a hit.

  • Axual Axual on Mar 12, 2012

    Nice job on the design ... I'm in the market, and this looks an order of magnitude better than the Edge and the Venza and all the others in this class. Looking forward to seeing the features that Hyundai includes and please, let it tow 3500#.

  • MaintenanceCosts It's not a Benz or a Jag / it's a 5-0 with a rag /And I don't wanna brag / but I could never be stag
  • 3-On-The-Tree Son has a 2016 Mustang GT 5.0 and I have a 2009 C6 Corvette LS3 6spd. And on paper they are pretty close.
  • 3-On-The-Tree Same as the Land Cruiser, emissions. I have a 1985 FJ60 Land Cruiser and it’s a beast off-roading.
  • CanadaCraig I would like for this anniversary special to be a bare-bones Plain-Jane model offered in Dynasty Green and Vintage Burgundy.
  • ToolGuy Ford is good at drifting all right... 😉
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