A look at the 2027 Hyundai Santa Fe.

The Hyundai Santa Fe is already getting ready for a mid-cycle refresh. The illustration above seems to match the many spy shots of the revised SUV we have already seen.

It seems the current generation just came out, but it’s already been over 2 years. However, it seems Hyundai is in a hurry to modify it. Sales in the US have not been as good as they had hoped. The previous generation was still selling over 131,000 units in 2023. That number dropped to 113,343 in 2024. And not much better in 2025. Maybe changing things that drastically from one generation to the next was too much.

From the illustration above, it seems the front end will be all new and will make the Santa Fe look newer than it is. The rear end is also due for a redesign. Interior spy shots show a switch to alarge center screen, like everything else these days. A much more genericl set up than the current version.

I have to say, I was a bit disappointed when I saw the new Hyundai 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…

Maybe the current generation got too weird? In that case, it seems making it even more strange looking might not be the best answer…