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2027 Hyundai Santa Fe.

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It looks like the Hyundai Santa Fe is already getting ready for a mid-cycle refresh. Probably coming next year as a 2027 model year.

The current generation just came out a couple of years ago, and it seems Hyundai is in a bit of a hurry to modify it. Sales in the US have not been fantastic. The previous generation was still selling over 131,000 units in 2023. That number dropped to 113,343 in 2024. And around 92,000 so far in 2025. That obviously means the new generation is not the hit Hyundai was expecting. Maybe changing things that drastically from one generation to the next was too much.

From the illustration above, as well as the spy shot, it seems the front end will be all new and will make the Santa Fe look newer than it will be. The rear end is also due for a redesign. No news about the interior yet.

I have to say, I was a bit disappointed when I saw the new Santa Fe a couple of years ago at the Los Angeles auto show. In person, it looked a bit cheap. And the interior wasn’t that impressive. It’s one of these cars that actually looked a bit better and more upscale in photos.

There is also a lot of cheap-looking black plastic trim all over the place. Which doesn’t help…

I guess another light bar will fix everything?

Conversation 4 comments

  1. They need to completely redo this. It’s a very obvious cheap rip off of a land rover. The sheet metal looks really dated and cheap

  2. I’ve seen a couple in person and they just look bloated and cheap. It went from a stylish mid-sized CUV to a brick-like uninspired Land Rover rip-off. I thought Hyundai was done copying other manufacturers.

  3. The rear end of the Santa Fe is the worst part. The taillights are too low and when viewed from the rear, the taillight area looks pinched in.

  4. I just don’t get this design. It’s the ‘more is always more’ approach, and in this case its just tacky look-at-me products for the desperate basic-B low-end buyer.

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