Hyundai Santa Fe SUV has been around since 2001 but has seen its mission statement totally redefined for 2007. The first generation Santa Fe competed with Honda CRV and Toyota's Rav4 but could not match those two established players in terms of interior appointments and refinements. However, the 2007 Santa Fe has left the past in the dots bit sport styling in line with its mainstream Japanese competition and takes some queues with some more unorthodox vehicles as well.
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from the rear resemble Subaru's daring b9 Tribeca
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and its front grille not flush with the top edges at the table headlamps
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is strongly about it sobs working 9-7 tax
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the news in today's around 70 inches longer than the outgoing model
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one inch wider in almost two inches taller
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hyundai has increased its track which is the distance between two wheels on the
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same axle
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by 2.9 engines young days press site probably contrast
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this measurement with those at the Toyota Highlander and Ford Explorer
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which is an indicator that the Santa Fe is no longer just hunting small SUV
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game the new centre phase larger size has made room for an optional third-row
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seats
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however judging mother Santa Fe's we've looked at
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there just isn't enough room back there full grown adults
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this may be fine for the majority in Santa Fe fires
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despite having room for an optional third-row
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the rest amor said the face cabin was inviting in routing
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the second row seats recline independently of each other
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there is appalling armrest for added comfort that second row
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along with the optional third-row folks totally flat
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for maximum cargo hauling capacity the center face
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floor also features two very deep hidden compartments for added security
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this spacious here and it takes care of its front row passengers as well
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there's leg room to burn and both driver and passenger seats can be ordered with
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power adjustability
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a feature not offered in comparable to levels of the pilot highlander
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or Rev or the new Santa Fe to positive reviews from the road flight staff for
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its interior appointments
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surfaces while acknowledging their plastic DNA
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part cheap-looking and the finish up the wood veneer is superior to that many
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luxury vehicles
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test gauges global address and blew it tonight
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as to the separate screens for the clock audio system
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and dual-zone climate control it all adds to a reassuringly high-tech
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atmosphere which was a long night
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the Santa Fe gets a brand new motor in 2007
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Limited models like our tester get 3.3 liter v6 which makes 242 horsepower and
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226
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County toward 3.3 liter motor
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place as last year's 3.5 makes forty two more horsepower despite having a smaller
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displays
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we all know that young day offers a litany of teachers
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bargain-basement price the same way its japanese competitors did in the nineteen
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eighties
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but we were still surprised at what a bargain or send
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really what's just a shade over twenty six thousand dollars Santa Fe
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undercut us to grab more by nearly 2 RAM
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that's not an entirely fair comparison as the center it was hardly loaded
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but we think highly noteworthy that the larger
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more luxurious and they can still come out much cheaper
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than even the lesser to Toyota SUV has taken aim at
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true to him day for our tester had it on a standard but
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the only cost at options for two wheel drive
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Limited model with a set of carpeted floor mats that a measly
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95 box safety features include stability and traction control
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side air bags all around active head restraints and a tire pressure monitor
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weather is standard on the limited
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as our little lifesavers like de-icers the rear windshield wiper
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and bottom here with homely hyundais website offers a comparison teacher
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so potential buyers can compare the center today with up to three other
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vehicles
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you can choose most any vehicle you want but young day Rd has 3 picked out for
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you
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the Honda Pilot and the Highlander and rav4
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from Toyota this is especially interesting considering that the rav4
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and Highlander
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obviously two completely different vehicles young days
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obviously trying to lure potential buyers have both vehicles into the Santa
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Fe
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bold away from the Highlander with cost
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and away from the Rev or with the size and features
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considering what an excellent value this grownup Santa Fe is
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we think they will be highly successful rofl I dot com
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