2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Release date, Price, Interior, Exterior, Engine. - Now, The 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe has a split personality, but it's by choice. Faced with the boom in small crossovers and the popularity of the seven passenger Santa Fe until it was dropped in 2009, Hyundai's shut down its Veracruz nameplate, and expanded the Santa Fe brand to include two body styles the two row Santa Fe Sport, and the three row Santa Fe. The two row ute, built in Georgia at Kia's U.S. assembly plant, appears this fall; the three row crossover will be built in South Korea, and goes on sale here in January of 2013.
Price :
now, Hyundai has released pricing information for its new five-passenger 2013 Santa Fe Sport, and those the least expensive way to get your hands on one will cost you $24,450 but don't forget to add in $825 for destination to any Santa Fe model. For those keeping track, the 2012 Santa Fe starts at $23,225.
Interior :
The 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe is a six or seven passenger SUV that is available in GLS and Limited trim levels. The smaller Santa Fe Sport seats five and is offered in base and 2.0T trims. Standard features on the base Sport model include 17 inch alloy wheels, a rear spoiler, cruise control, a trip computer, full power accessories, air conditioning, a tilt and telescoping steering wheel, cloth upholstery, 40/20/40 split folding rear seats, Bluetooth phone connectivity, Hyundai's Blue Link telematics system and a six speaker audio system with CD player, satellite radio and USB/iPod integration.
Exterior :
Now there's a clear family resemblance through the Hyundai crossover lineup, from the brash, bristly Tucson through the very streamlined long wheelbase Santa Fe. The Sport's the best looking of the trio, with a right sized hexagonal grille bracketed in place with coordinated fog lamps and headlamps trimmed with LED lighting. The side sills stand out in relief up and over the rear wheel wells, and the rear door handles sit well back of the rear wheel opening in a way Mazda's now defunct CX-7 would be proud of. It's all summed up by a simple, balanced treatment of taillights and glass on the tailgate. We can't help but pick out some vague likeness to the new Ford Escape in the rear end and the proportions around the headlights, but Ford's almost hatchback crossover doesn't quite have the size to play out the curves you'll find on the Santa Fe Sport.
Performance :
The base engine on the Santa Fe Sport is Hyundai's 2.4-liter four, with 190 horsepower and 181 pound feet of torque, straight from duty in the Sonata sedan. With direct injection and a hookup with Hyundai's in house six speed automatic, the base Sport earns the best fuel economy ratings of the lineup, up to 33 miles per gallon on the EPA's highway cycle. Our first drive offered only a brief exposure to the normally aspirated four at high altitudes not an ideal driving experience so we're holding back those impressions until we can test this model over longer distances under more usual conditions.
Powering the base 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport is a 2.4 liter four cylinder engine that produces 190 horsepower and 181 pound feet of torque. As with all other Santa Fe models, front wheel drive is standard while all wheel drive is optional. The only available transmission is a six speed automatic. Fuel economy estimates are quite good, with an EPA rated 21 mpg city/29 mpg highway and 24 mpg in combined driving for the front drive and 20/26/22 mpg for the AWD.
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