Filed under: New York Auto Show, Crossover, Hyundai, Design/Style
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You might think that Hyundai has pulled a fast one at today’s [New York Auto Show](http://www.autoblog.com/tag/new york auto show) by unveiling two different of its [2013 Santa Fe](http://www.autolbog.com/hyundai/santa fe), one a two-row Sport model and the other a three-row family-minded model simply called Santa Fe. In reality, however, we’ve been expecting this since we first told you about the Korean automaker’s new strategy back in mid-2010.
The Santa Fe Sport seen above will offer buyers seating for five as well as two four-cylinder options. The base model comes equipped with a [direct-injection](http://www.autoblog.com/tag/direct injection) 2.4-liter four-pot good for 190 horsepower and 181 pound-feet of torque, while a turbo 2.0-liter four-cylinder good for an estimated 264 ponies will also be offered. Both will be offered paired to a six-speed automatic transmission, and either engine can be had with all-wheel drive. The latter comes with torque-vectoring cornering control, a bit of tech that Hyundai hopes will set the Santa Fe Sport apart from other affordable crossovers. More impressively, the automaker says it has managed to clip a whopping 266 pounds from the Santa Fe compared to the 2012 model.
Buyers who need a bit extra space may want to step up to the seven-passenger Santa Fe. The three-row model adds around four inches of additional wheelbase and a more powerful 3.3-liter direct-injection V6 with 290 horsepower. The additional inches allow for around 38.6 additional cubic feet of passenger volume compared to the Santa Fe Sport, and the long-wheelbase model should fill in for the ill-embraced Veracruz which is likely in its last model year. Hit the jump for the complete press release.Continue reading 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe goes on big diet, unveils five and seven-passenger models
2013 Hyundai Santa Fe goes on big diet, unveils five and seven-passenger models originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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