2008 Hyundai Santa Fe

The road is Infinite with Santa Fe!

The new 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe is a 7 passenger sport utility vehicle providing 6 trims which range from GLS to the Limited AWD models. It’s a 4 door vehicle providing good spacious interiors. The GLS models comes equipped with a 2.7 liter V-6 engine producing 185 horsepower which is a standard option in the series, it is capable of achieving 17 mpg/city and 24 mpg/highway. The new Santa Fe provides 5 speed manual transmission as a standard option and also 4 speed automatic transmission with overdrive, just an option. The limited versions of the new car have 3.3 liter V-6 engine producing a rating of 242 horsepower engine and achieves 17 mpg/city and 24 mpg/highway. It’s a 5 speed automatic transmission having overdrive which is a standard option.

The new model is a carryover of its previous 2007 Santa Fe. The new machine is a mid-size crossover and its current version is much larger than previous gone models. it stands at 7 inches longer, 2 inches taller and one inch wider than the previous model 0f 2007. The new model has 2.9 inch wider track. The new model comes with 2 V-6 engine options, that is standard 2.7 liter V-6 GLS models producing 185 horsepower and the further increment available at 3.3 liter V-6 in SE and limited versions producing 242 horsepower. Santa Fe provides a real clean and good technology when it comes to delivering, it has 5 speed manual and also 4 speed Shiftronic automatic transmission particularly for manual control while changing the gears, this could be selected with smaller V-6 and the larger 3.3 liter comes equipped with 5 speed shiftronic automatic system.

There is an option of driver selectable lock mode with an all wheel drive system which routes the engine power at 50-50 split across the front and rear wheels. All of the Santa Fe’s models provides front seat and side impact airbags for protection with full row curtain airbags, it also boosts of anti lock brakes having electronic brakeforce distribution and a stability control during emergency. It also has an active headrests which will reduce whiplash injuries.

The new 2008 Santa Fe also comes in variations of third row or a seven passenger seating facility and it is capable of holding total cargo volume of 78.2 cubic feet. The difference between 2008 model and the previous models is that the new model has a standard 605 watt Infinity sound system with a sunroof available only on Limited version, the new model also contains new seat cloth on its SE versions and for easy travel they have provided navigation system also.