Hyundai Santa Fe coming to India
October 16, 2007 – 3:42 pm by Ashish Jha
SUV. One term which not many will associate the Korean giant - Hyundai with. It is that segment of the auto industry which is tantamount with big, brawny, imposing looking machines to which the word ‘car’ will not really be able to do justice.
Hyundai was one of the first to sight the growing potential of the SUV segment and introduced Terracan. Result? It failed to capture the imagination of the buyer. Reason? Price and brand image. Also that it was not really all that great a car! Hyundai thought about it, phased it out, and drove in with another SUV - Tucson. A good car this, which was aimed at beating Honda’s CR-V at its game. Result? The same as Terracan’s.
You see, Honda has more snob value than Hyundai and at 12-13 lakhs, people become increasingly conscious about their image. Why else do you think that SUVs like Honda CR-V and Ford Endeavour have been selling more than Tucson? Your guess is as good as ours.
Terracan - the Pajero-based SUV is history, and so will be the Tucson when Santa Fe enters India to try its luck at establishing Hyundai with the image of a maker of capable and desirable SUVs.
Hyundai has no dearth of engineering capabilities and is one of the auto-makers which has been upping its ante all this while. The Santa Fe is a testimony to this statement. Alluring, in-yer-face, dynamic, aggressive are adjectives that will fail to describe the curves and flowing desing elements of this SUV.
It is big and that imposing grille with an “I-am-bored” look will only add to its character. The gradually rising waistline makes the rear look a little odd though. The flared wheel-arches will house massive wheels. Hyundai plans to import the Santa Fe in India and will offer a delicious 2.2-litre, 148bhp diesel motor which might be tuned to suit Indian fuel quality.
This SUV is going to be as bang up-to-date as the intelligence reports of the US of A! Expect some tension at Honda and Ford camps when Santa Fe comes in during the first quarter of 2008.
22 Responses to “Hyundai Santa Fe coming to India”
Dear sir
I want to know when the Hyundai Santa Fe is coming to India .i want to know the onroad price of santa Fe in chennai.send me the photos of santa fe of all sides of the car. i mean back view ,front view and interior view of the car .whether it will beat the innova performance are not. In toyota they are giving 4 years warrenty for the engine what about santa fe performance ?tell me the fuel effiency .
By RAMASAMY on Nov 6, 2007
Dear sir
I want to know when the Hyundai Santa Fe is coming to India .i want to know the onroad price of santa Fe in moradabad(u.p).send me the photos of santa fe of all sides of the car. i mean back view ,front view and interior view of the car .whether it will beat the innova performance are not. In toyota they are giving 4 years warrenty for the engine what about santa fe performance ?tell me the fuel effiency .
By zareef on Nov 21, 2007
WHAT ARE THE TECHNICAL SPECIAFICATION OF SANTA FE.TELL ME THE DETAIL & PRICE OF COMING SUV (SANTA FE)IN DIESEL VARIANT.PLEASE SEND ME PHOTO GRAPHS FROM ALL POSES OR ALL SIDES
By VIKRAM SHARMA(NEW DELHI) on Dec 8, 2007
WHAT ARE THE TECHNICAL SPECIAFICATION OF SANTA FE.TELL ME THE DETAIL & PRICE OF COMING SUV (SANTA FE)IN DIESEL VARIANT.PLEASE SEND ME PHOTO GRAPHS FROM ALL POSES OR ALL SIDES
By kishor mania on Dec 15, 2007
I want to know when the Hyundai Santa Fe is coming to India .i want to know the onroad price of santa Fe in moradabad(u.p).send me the photos of santa fe of all sides of the car. i mean back view ,front view and interior view of the car .whether it will beat the innova performance are not. In toyota they are giving 4 years warrenty for the engine what about santa fe performance ?tell me the fuel effiency .
By kishor mania on Dec 15, 2007
Sir i want know more about hyundai santa fe.
By Vasanth on Dec 29, 2007
Dear Ashish,
I have just read your article and its indeed exciting times for the indian consumer with so many new cars coming out, i am particularly interested in the Santa Fe bcos its being rumoured that the car despite being a SUV will not be very highly priced, sometwher between a safari and grand vitara (thats 10 - 15 lakhs), which is not at believable bcos of the package thats being offered in the car, i mean automatic dual ac, teleskopic steering and a host of other things. Could you please shed some light on this, as to what the pricing of the santa fe is going to be like and indeed when the company is tentativaly planning to launch this beauty in India.
By Swarandeep S. Matharu on Dec 29, 2007
according to news channel its price ranges in between 8-10 lacs.
By rohit on Jan 14, 2008
I want to know when the santa fe will be launched in india and what is its expected price…pls reply back to me
By Amit on Feb 4, 2008
i want the price and also the launch date of hyundai santa fe in india .
By bharat on Feb 7, 2008
i m planning to purchase a tata safari but i like the look of santa fe when it will be lanched in india?
By aditya on Mar 22, 2008
All the same question what everybody is asking?
I also want to know the launch details.
By joseph on Apr 9, 2008
I heard that Santa Fe will be priced at 23 lakhs ex showroom.. can someone clarify?
By Shan on Apr 10, 2008
Hi Shan,
Yes, the price bracket which the Santa Fe will fall under will be 22-26 lac
By Ashish on Apr 11, 2008
WHAT ARE THE TECHNICAL SPECIAFICATION OF SANTA FE.TELL ME THE DETAIL & PRICE OF COMING SUV (SANTA FE)IN DIESEL VARIANT.PLEASE SEND ME PHOTO GRAPHS FROM ALL POSES OR ALL SIDES
plz i m intrested santa fe
By malde keshwala on Apr 17, 2008
I want to know when the Hyundai Santa Fe is coming to India .i want to know the onroad price of santa Fe in moradabad(u.p).send me the photos of santa fe of all sides of the car. i mean back view ,front view and interior view of the car .whether it will beat the innova performance are not. In toyota they are giving 4 years warrenty for the engine what about santa fe performance ?tell me the fuel effiency .
By ricky on Apr 23, 2008
Price range?????
By Gaurav on Apr 30, 2008
just wanna to know when santa fe is going to come in indian roads ,,plz its price range and fuel average….actually i m planning to buy suv….i can wait 4 santa fe if it worth
By mayank on May 20, 2008
i think the car will be priced in range of 18-20 lacs
By varun on May 23, 2008
Sir
I want the complete information about the Santa Fe like when it is supposed to launch in India, the price list of variants and all related so please send me an email to answer.
By Himanshu Vats on Jul 10, 2008
SANTA FE , WILL BE PRICED BETWEEN 16.6~ 17.80 LACS AS HYUNDAI WILL LIKE TO MAKE IT COMPETITIVE WITH CAPTIVA AND THEY ARE ALSO AWARE THAT HONDA IS SOON LAUNCHING CRV DIESEL AT 21.0 LACS , if ANYONE WANTS A PIECE OF THE PIE , THEN PRICING MUST BE GOOD , AND ALSO DEAR IF TOYOTA LAUNCHES THE FORTUNER IN NOVEMBER AT 16.5 LACS IN DIESEL ! THEN TOYOTA IS JAPAN , HONDA IS JAPAN ! DONT FORGET JAPANESE CARS HAVE HIGH RESALE AND SANTA FE WILL NEVER HAVE THAT ! SANTA FE I HAVE SEEN IN CHINA DOESNT LOOK FAR BETTER THAN TUCSON ! ITS MAYBE 15% RATING BETTER MEANS TUCSON IS OUTDATED AND HYUNDAI ISNT CONCERNED AND ALSO HYUNDAI SERVICE BACKUP FOR TUCSON IS VERY BAD DUE TO LOW VOLUME , SO FOR SANTA FE THIS REPUTATION WILL HARM ! IF PRICING IS HOWVER 15 LACS IT MAY BE ATTRACTIVE AND HOT BUT FRANKLY THIS OWNT HAPPEN !
HOWEVER PEOPLE AT HYUNDAI ACT OVERSMART AND THEY MAY END UP HIGH PRICE FIRST AND LATER CUT A BIT !
TO TELL U FRANKLY ALL SUV’S IN INDIA ARE ATLEAST 30% EXPENSIVE THAN OTHER COUNTRIES AND
ARE THE LOWEST POSSIBLE VERSIONS ! LOW END VERSIONS ARE NOWHERE POPULAR SO INDIA PAYS HIGH PRICE BUT GETS NOTHING ! SO RESALE IS ALSO A CONCERN !AS WE PAY SO HIGH !
I AM ALSO WAITING HONDA DIESEL SUV IN DECEMBER TO BE PRICED 21 LACS , KOREANS CAN NEVER MATCH JAPANESE QUALITY ALWAYS REMEBER ! AT 20% CHEAPER EVEN STILL JAPANESE REMAINS A SAFE BET
santa fe is nothing very very special its just an improved version of tucson ! in quality its no where near the captiva even and honda — O its miles away man !
suneet
By suneet on Sep 16, 2008
By honda diesel SUV i clearly means SUV CRV
YES GUYS — CRV DIESEL
IT HAS BEEN SPOTTED NEAR NOIDA WITH A CDI ENGINE DOING ROAD TESTS IN INDIAN CONDITIONS
AND PICS ARE ALSO ON NET WITH A UP TEMPOORARY NUMBER NEAR THE HONDA PLANT !
AND HONDA IS ALSO PLANNING ACCORD DIESEL BY MARCH 2009
HONDA HAS ENTERED DIESEL IN A BIG WAY
IT HONDA NO JOKE SO HYUNDAIANS WILL CRY ONCE THEY SEE THAT THEY PAID 17 LACS FOR SANTA FE AND AT 4 LACS EXTRA THE PIE IS SO PRETTY AND SO GOOD SO WHY THEY SAVED THIS SMALL MONEY
ITS LIKE U BUY A CINEMA TICKET IN FRONT ROW
AND THE OTHER U PAY LITTLE HIGH AND SIT IN A POSH CABIN IN BALCONY
WHAT DO U WANT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????
By suneet on Sep 16, 2008