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Hyundai’s Future: Krafcik Covets Crossovers, Rushforth Wants Hot Hatches For...
Speaking at the Chicago Auto Show, Hyundai’s John Krafcik told Fox News that more crossovers, particularly the three-row kind, are going to be a feature of Hyundai’s product lineup in the near future....
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2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Rendered
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...
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Pour One Out For The Hyundai Veracruz
The Hyundai Veracruz is no more. Hyundai’s oft-ignored big crossover will depart from the marketplace later this year, with the addition of a three-row 2013 Santa Fe. A three-row version of the...
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Capsule Review: 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport 2.0T AWD
Anyone can write a world-class review of an interesting car. Something like a McLaren M4-12C or a Ferrari 458 lends itself well to Clarksonian prose, full of overwrought similies and hyperbolic...
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Crash Tests For Dummies: Easy This Year, Hard Next Year
Four 2013 models, the Lexus ES, the Hyundai Santa Fe, the Subaru XV Crosstrek, and the Dodge Dart received the coveted “Top Safety Pick” award by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. For the...
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Capsule Review: 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe
I can’t say I ever envisioned myself getting excited about reviewing a three-row crossover, but Hyundai’s latest tall wagon holds a special place in my heart. From 2007-2011, a Hyundai Santa Fe...
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Cain’s Segments: Crossover Sales
In every month since April, the four best-selling utility vehicles in America have fallen under the “small” banner. In July, the five top sellers were small. With one-third of 2013 remaining, the...
View ArticlePoltitics of Division: These 10 New Vehicles Demarcate the U.S. and Canadian...
Grits and poutine aren’t the only divisions betwixt us. Celine Dion and two-year election campaigns aren’t the only factors that enable Europeans to tell us apart. Catastrophic illness-induced...
View ArticleHyundai Planning a Top-to-Bottom Shakeup of Crossover Lineup, with Two Babies...
You won’t recognize Hyundai’s crossover lineup after the automaker’s potentially lucrative product revamp. Giving crossover-hungry buyers more of what they want, Hyundai plans to add two new models and...
View ArticleHyundai and Kia to Recall 1.3 Million Vehicles Over Repeat Engine Debris Offense
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. have announced plans to recall 1.3 million vehicles in the United States and South Korea for engine defects that could result in stalling. While no automaker...
View ArticleChallenged by Nissan and Toyota, Hyundai Pumps Up the Crossover Value
People don’t talk about crossovers in the same hushed and awed tones reserved for snarling muscle cars and sultry exotics, but mainstream automakers couldn’t care less. As long as their respective...
View ArticleHyundai Kona Previews Future Designs, But Don’t Expect Russian Dolls
“Each model will have its own identity.” – Luc Donckerwolke, senior vice president, head of Hyundai Motor Design Center Finally, long after the Nissan Juke, Subaru Crosstrek, Chevrolet Trax, Jeep...
View ArticleSanta Fe on Its Way: Hyundai’s Largest Crossover Dons New Clothes
Hyundai has dropped a few details about its next Santa Fe, including a dimly lit teaser photo. In a confusing bit of theatre, the company says the trucklet will make a world premiere at an unnamed...
View Article2019 Hyundai Santa Fe: Come for the Headlights, Stay for the Brawn
Hyundai’s Santa Fe has been a reliable performer for the automaker, topping up the company’s coffers over three generations and helping turn the crossover segment into the unstoppable juggernaut it is...
View Article2019 Hyundai Santa Fe: Revamped Range-topper Slinks Into Reality
As part of its sales-stimulating crossover offensive, Hyundai’s upcoming Santa Fe will drop the safe styling act that’s carried the model since its inception. The first official images of the 2019...
View Article2019 Hyundai Santa Fe Drops the Sport, Adds a Diesel
Hyundai apparently deemed that a thorough restyle of its popular Santa Fe crossover wasn’t enough, so it went ahead and mixed up the model names. Debuting today in Seoul, the new Santa Fe and Santa Fe...
View ArticleSpied: The Biggest Hyundai Yet
There was a moment last week when a few TTAC minds nearly cracked while nailing down the changes coming to Hyundai’s lineup for the 2019 model year. The momentary confusion centered around the bold new...
View Article2019 Hyundai Santa Fe First Drive – Remarkably Unremarkable
Calling something “unremarkable” is usually a bad thing. No one likes being called unmemorable or bland. But when it comes to crossovers, which are primarily meant to haul lots of people and stuff,...
View ArticleWaiting for That Diesel Santa Fe? Hyundai Says Forget About It
If you’re enamored by the thought of a high-torque, compression ignition Hyundai crossover, dream on. After promising a diesel version of its new-for-2019 Santa Fe, which began arriving at dealers this...
View ArticleAce of Base: 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe SE
In all the years we’ve been presenting this series, Ace of Base has never focused on what was Hyundai’s first stepping stone into the world of crossovers and SUVs: the Santa Fe. Let’s correct that...
View ArticleThank Heaven for Little (and Large) Crossovers: Hyundai’s Recovery Continues...
It wasn’t long ago that Hyundai, having rocketed out of the recession on the strength of efficient — and newly improved — product, canned its American CEO over declining sales and made Operation...
View Article2021 Hyundai Santa Fe: Refresh Time Already
Hyundai apparently feels that boasting the freshest faces in the industry will help it woo the American buying public. With a full stable of crossovers now realized, it’s not a terrible strategy. Just...
View ArticleFace Time: 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe Drops the Towel
It seems potentially controversial front end treatments are today’s theme. After teasing its upcoming Santa Fe last week, Hyundai let it all out on Tuesday, debuting a wildly different fascia with...
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