Hyundai Santa Fe spotted!

sidindica · 29th July 2009, 10:11

The santa fe is getting a facelift soon,as these pics from carscoop show, so may be launch is delayed.

sidindica · 29th July 2009, 10:14

also on the cards is the Tucson's replacement

sgmuser · 29th July 2009, 11:31

Shocking design for Tucson's replacement! How on earth i10 and Tucson can have similar design grille! Personally i couldn't just accept this! Hope they follow the Santa Fe's grille design rather as they did in its previous iteration!!! Also the curvatures and black roof reminds me of Muranos.

tanwaramit · 29th July 2009, 11:45

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Originally Posted by sidindica

The santa fe is getting a facelift soon,as these pics from carscoop show, so may be launch is delayed.

nice scoop, so Hyundai is planning to launch the latest model, hence the delay. Well, if Hyundai brings it at around 15L then its going to be great.

Gilead · 29th July 2009, 13:38

That's one horrid looking grill and nose on the Tucson. Hyundai going back to basics I guess.

AMATMO · 3rd August 2009, 23:25

the whole idea seems like that of BMW x6

pratim · 4th August 2009, 16:06

The new Tucson looks like an overgrown i-10 from the front.

entropy · 3rd November 2009, 15:42

With the R-diesel Santa-Fe now launched in Australia it seems sooner than later that we might get it sometime in 1H 2010 (Wishful thinking). 197 bhp and almost 440 Nm on a stock 2.2L engine looks quite decent. I guess the facelift and the engine upgrade was the reason Hyundai had been postponing its launch in India.

I just hope that it is priced below 25L.

livyodream · 3rd November 2009, 16:11

Any idea about the price range ? hope it falls under 15L category.

1-Testosterone · 3rd November 2009, 16:13

Man this R-Series engine will put everything out there into shame. I doubt they will launch R-Series here. They will go with their tried and tested 2.2 liter normal engine because they have to launch Santa Fe at competitive price (lesser or at par with Fortuner)

ananth_iy · 19th November 2009, 12:36

I don't think the Santa Fe can be priced to succeed in India. There seems to be no way that they can price it under 20L and at that price point no one in his / her right mind would buy it in India.

Now if they introduced a shorter version of the H1, that could be a real game changer. And going by a comparison of prices in other markets, the H1 can be priced at <15L!!

longhorn · 19th November 2009, 12:41

Why can't Hyundai have original designs on their cars. The rear of the Santa Fe bears more than a passing resemblance to the rear of the Q7.

shankar.balan · 19th November 2009, 13:42

the new tucson looks like an I 10 pumped up on steroids. gone is the casual elegance of the earlier gen Tucson (relatively speaking that is). Now it looks like a serious wannabe's toy.

the santa fe cannot command a similar price as the Toyota's and Honda's of the world largely due to consumer's brand perception of Hyundai. If it comes in at 20 + it will be sitting around in No mans land like the OUtlander is at the moment.

I dont know why but absolutely no one seems to be making any kind of SUV ish thing which is priced plumb in the middle at about 14-16 lacs which segment is absolutely dying for product!
Also the concept of baby SUV at a price point of 4-7 lacs (another segment just dying for product) is being ignored except for that Premier Rio which may not be of the best quality given the fact that we guys here have evolved considerably over the last 7 -8 years!

Sad.

richie4u · 19th November 2009, 14:01

My cousin recently bought a Santa Fe, I'll try to get some pictures, the car seems to be really good.It kind of looks like a Toyota fortuner to me.

ananth_iy · 19th November 2009, 14:04

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Originally Posted by shankar.balan

I dont know why but absolutely no one seems to be making any kind of SUV ish thing which is priced plumb in the middle at about 14-16 lacs which segment is absolutely dying for product!

Sad.

- we are sorely missing an SUV between the Scorpio / Safari and the Endy / Fortuner ranges

Maybe we should open up a separate thread to discuss what could potentially be placed in the 12-15L SUV segment.

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sidindica Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 4,892 Thanked: 8,106 Times	The santa fe is getting a facelift soon,as these pics from carscoop show, so may be launch is delayed. Attached Thumbnails
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sidindica Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 4,892 Thanked: 8,106 Times	also on the cards is the Tucson's replacement Attached Thumbnails
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sgmuser BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 755 Thanked: 1,122 Times View My Garage	Shocking design for Tucson's replacement! How on earth i10 and Tucson can have similar design grille! Personally i couldn't just accept this! Hope they follow the Santa Fe's grille design rather as they did in its previous iteration!!! Also the curvatures and black roof reminds me of Muranos.
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Gilead Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 2,142 Thanked: 60 Times	That's one horrid looking grill and nose on the Tucson. Hyundai going back to basics I guess.
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AMATMO Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bangalore\GOA Posts: 1,456 Thanked: 7 Times	the whole idea seems like that of BMW x6
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pratim BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Bagalore Posts: 204 Thanked: 54 Times	The new Tucson looks like an overgrown i-10 from the front.
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entropy BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Lost Posts: 405 Thanked: 51 Times	With the R-diesel Santa-Fe now launched in Australia it seems sooner than later that we might get it sometime in 1H 2010 (Wishful thinking). 197 bhp and almost 440 Nm on a stock 2.2L engine looks quite decent. I guess the facelift and the engine upgrade was the reason Hyundai had been postponing its launch in India. I just hope that it is priced below 25L.
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livyodream BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: blr-manipal Posts: 557 Thanked: 151 Times	Any idea about the price range ? hope it falls under 15L category.
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1-Testosterone BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Amritsar Posts: 388 Thanked: 43 Times View My Garage	Man this R-Series engine will put everything out there into shame. I doubt they will launch R-Series here. They will go with their tried and tested 2.2 liter normal engine because they have to launch Santa Fe at competitive price (lesser or at par with Fortuner)
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ananth_iy BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Coimbatore Posts: 244 Thanked: 22 Times	I don't think the Santa Fe can be priced to succeed in India. There seems to be no way that they can price it under 20L and at that price point no one in his / her right mind would buy it in India. Now if they introduced a shorter version of the H1, that could be a real game changer. And going by a comparison of prices in other markets, the H1 can be priced at <15L!! Attached Thumbnails Last edited by ananth_iy : 19th November 2009 at 12:38. Reason: Spelling
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longhorn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,524 Thanked: 1,560 Times View My Garage	Why can't Hyundai have original designs on their cars. The rear of the Santa Fe bears more than a passing resemblance to the rear of the Q7.
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shankar.balan BANNED Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 11,368 Thanked: 23,147 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/2 (8)	the new tucson looks like an I 10 pumped up on steroids. gone is the casual elegance of the earlier gen Tucson (relatively speaking that is). Now it looks like a serious wannabe's toy. the santa fe cannot command a similar price as the Toyota's and Honda's of the world largely due to consumer's brand perception of Hyundai. If it comes in at 20 + it will be sitting around in No mans land like the OUtlander is at the moment. I dont know why but absolutely no one seems to be making any kind of SUV ish thing which is priced plumb in the middle at about 14-16 lacs which segment is absolutely dying for product! Also the concept of baby SUV at a price point of 4-7 lacs (another segment just dying for product) is being ignored except for that Premier Rio which may not be of the best quality given the fact that we guys here have evolved considerably over the last 7 -8 years! Sad. Last edited by shankar.balan : 19th November 2009 at 13:43.
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19th November 2009, 14:01	#59
richie4u BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Goa Posts: 614 Thanked: 411 Times View My Garage	My cousin recently bought a Santa Fe, I'll try to get some pictures, the car seems to be really good.It kind of looks like a Toyota fortuner to me.
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