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Hyundai Sculpts a Sleeker Santa Fe for 2019

img675400009 1517334596703 jpg 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe rendering | Manufacturer image

CARS.COM — Following the release of a shadowy teaser image, Hyundai has revealed a pair of renderings of the new look for its 2019 Santa Fe three-row SUV. The drawings — exaggerated for dramatic effect — show a sleeker, more sculpted look for the SUV.

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The new Santa Fe gets a big version of Hyundai’s current “cascading grille” design, surrounded by an aggressive and chiseled front end with large vent openings, slit-eyed headlights and separated daytime running lights. The taillights are similarly slim, and a sharply creased character line down the side connects them with the headlights. The rear also is more sharply sculpted and gets a massive bumper design with dual exhausts.

img1665795032 1517334597650 jpg 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe rendering | Manufacturer image

Hyundai released no further details, but the earlier photo (below) highlighted that a new SmartSense safety package for the family SUV will include a Rear Occupant Alert monitor and rear cross-traffic collision warning with automatic braking.

The Santa Fe is Hyundai’s biggest and best-selling SUV — and currently its oldest. The automaker is working to update and expand its SUV offerings to beef up a currently car-heavy lineup. Going on sale this spring will be an all-new SUV at the other end of the size spectrum, the funky subcompact Kona.

The new Santa Fe will make its world debut in February before being displayed in March at the Geneva International Motor Show; we expect to see a U.S. version at the 2018 New York International Auto Show later that month. We’ll have the news from all three events, so check back for more.

img 1973233719 1516893342649 jpg Hyundai Santa Fe | Manufacturer image

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Fred Meier
Former D.C. Bureau Chief Fred Meier, who lives every day with Washington gridlock, has an un-American love of small wagons and hatchbacks.
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