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Although it's summer, these past two automotive weeks have been riddled with cool or ridiculous novelties. And, of course, everything was topped by the unexpected reveal of the boxy yet well-designed Hyundai Santa Fe mid-size crossover SUV.
Curiously, two weeks ago, we heard that electrics were not selling all too well in America with rising inventories – even though Tesla's Model Y approached the 200k delivery mark after the first six months of the year. Then the compact EV crossover SUV also snatched first place in Europe – irrespective of the powertrain!
Sure, that was not all for EVs because, at the 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed, there was one reveal that felt like it was aiming directly at the Model Y Performance – Hyundai's first-ever 641-hp Ioniq 5 N hot crossover SUV. No worries, the ICE-powered vehicles are still around; note the Porsche 718 GT4 RS by Manthey, the bonkers V12-powered Aston Martin Valour, or the all-new Mercedes-AMG GLC.
Yikes, it seems that all of them are asking for six-figure bank accounts just to think about buying any. Well, again, no worries, as regular folks should eagerly wait for stuff like the upcoming 2024 Subaru BRZ tS or the 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe.
For me, the latter was the most significant novelty of the entire month of July to date, period. And, of course, it has been flipped on all CGI sides by everyone, including the imaginative realm of digital car content creators. Speaking of these dreamy fellas, it seems there are two main directions of virtual recognition – some of them love to make it even more rugged despite its unibody chassis and even envision it as a potential pickup truck. On the other hand, others want the boxy CUV to feel its street credibility going up like the thermometer's rating on a scorching summer day.
If you are rooting for the tuning, personalization, and customization category, here's Nicolas Basilio, an Argentina-based virtual artist better known as nab.visualdesign on social media, who tries to mesmerize us with a bit of Hyundai tuning and Santa Fe personalization. This is all wishful thinking, but it can be viewed perhaps as a harbinger of things to be – a preview of the ample customization possibilities that open up for the fifth generation.
For this design exercise, the author even selected a couple of well-known aftermarket houses – Toyo Tires and Bisi Ezerioha's Bisimoto – to make this hypothetical Hyundai Santa Fe a little more grounded toward reality. It's also quite unapologetically stanced on a nice set of concave aftermarket wheels, and the two-tone blue-gray appearance is contrasted by lots of black plastic body cladding.
So, do you feel that Hyundai's Santa Fe works great as a slammed CUV, or do you think the South Koreans are better off considering the new model's design as a placeholder for outlandish off-road and workhorse adventures? If that's the case, then maybe KDesign AG drives a better point home with his interpretation of the mighty Santa Fe as a unibody mid-size pickup truck.
Sure, that was not all for EVs because, at the 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed, there was one reveal that felt like it was aiming directly at the Model Y Performance – Hyundai's first-ever 641-hp Ioniq 5 N hot crossover SUV. No worries, the ICE-powered vehicles are still around; note the Porsche 718 GT4 RS by Manthey, the bonkers V12-powered Aston Martin Valour, or the all-new Mercedes-AMG GLC.
Yikes, it seems that all of them are asking for six-figure bank accounts just to think about buying any. Well, again, no worries, as regular folks should eagerly wait for stuff like the upcoming 2024 Subaru BRZ tS or the 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe.
For me, the latter was the most significant novelty of the entire month of July to date, period. And, of course, it has been flipped on all CGI sides by everyone, including the imaginative realm of digital car content creators. Speaking of these dreamy fellas, it seems there are two main directions of virtual recognition – some of them love to make it even more rugged despite its unibody chassis and even envision it as a potential pickup truck. On the other hand, others want the boxy CUV to feel its street credibility going up like the thermometer's rating on a scorching summer day.
If you are rooting for the tuning, personalization, and customization category, here's Nicolas Basilio, an Argentina-based virtual artist better known as nab.visualdesign on social media, who tries to mesmerize us with a bit of Hyundai tuning and Santa Fe personalization. This is all wishful thinking, but it can be viewed perhaps as a harbinger of things to be – a preview of the ample customization possibilities that open up for the fifth generation.
For this design exercise, the author even selected a couple of well-known aftermarket houses – Toyo Tires and Bisi Ezerioha's Bisimoto – to make this hypothetical Hyundai Santa Fe a little more grounded toward reality. It's also quite unapologetically stanced on a nice set of concave aftermarket wheels, and the two-tone blue-gray appearance is contrasted by lots of black plastic body cladding.
So, do you feel that Hyundai's Santa Fe works great as a slammed CUV, or do you think the South Koreans are better off considering the new model's design as a placeholder for outlandish off-road and workhorse adventures? If that's the case, then maybe KDesign AG drives a better point home with his interpretation of the mighty Santa Fe as a unibody mid-size pickup truck.
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