The facelifted 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe has been launched in Australia where it will be sold in four trim levels.
The entry-level Santa Fe is priced from AU$44,700 (US$33,630) and offered with Hyundai’s 3.6-liter petrol V6 that produces 268 hp and 244 lb-ft (332 Nm) of torque, as well as the firm’s 2.2-liter CRDi diesel with 198 hp and 324 lb-ft (440 Nm) of torque. The petrol engine is paired with an eight-speed automatic while the diesel with an eight-speed dual-clutch ‘box. Pricing for the diesel starts at AU$48,200 (US$36,264)
One step up in the range takes customers to the Santa Fe Active, also available in petrol and diesel forms with prices starting at AU$48,300 (US$36,339) for the former and AU$51,800 (US$38,972) for the latter. Further up is the Elite, which starts at AU$54,300 (US$40,853) and AU$57,800 (US$43,486) for the petrol and diesel models respectively, while the range-topping Highlander is available from AU$61,700 (petrol) and AU$65,200 (diesel).
16 December 2020 9:54 am / 28 comments
The seventh-generation Hyundai Elantra has officially been launched in Malaysia. Just one variant – the 1.6L IVT – will be offered, and the fully imported C-segment sedan is currently priced at
RM158,888.
It’s the second car to be styled based on the automaker’s Sensuous Sportiness design philosophy, after the Sonata. Power comes from a 1.6 litre naturally-aspirated Smartstream G engine, producing 123 PS at 6,300 rpm and 154 Nm of torque at 4,500 rpm. The MPI engine is paired with Hyundai’s own Intelligent Variable Transmission (IVT) with eight virtual speeds.
All in, the front-wheel drive sedan will do the zero to 100 km/h sprint in 10.4 seconds before topping out at 196 km/h. The in-house claimed combined fuel consumption is 5.6 litres per 100 km, or 17.85 km/l.
10 December 2020 11:17 am / 105 comments
The seventh-generation Hyundai Elantra has just been launched virtually by Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors (HSDM). Previewed last week, the CN7 Elantra arrives as a CBU import from South Korea, in a single 1.6L IVT variant, priced at an introductory
RM158,888 on-the-road excluding insurance, with 2020 sales tax exemption. More on the specs and price later.
The new Elantra follows the Sensuous Sportiness design identity as per the new Sonata, but if the D-segment model is all about curves, the Elantra is full of sharp lines and triangles. Hyundai says that triangular shapes is a “taboo” in car design, and this is a bold attempt that achieves “geometrical beauty”. Definitely a love or hate design, but it’s certainly bold, and no one can accuse Hyundai of playing it safe and boring. The recently-revealed fourth-gen Tucson has the same Parametric Jewel design theme.