Hyundai Santa Fe Named 2025 North American Utility of the Year Award Finalist
Hyundai's all-new Santa Fe has been selected as a finalist for the 2025 North American Utility of the Year Award at AutoMobility LA 2024. The fifth-generation Santa Fe features a longer wheelbase, spacious interior, and standard three-row seating. Notable features include a Relaxation Comfort driver's seat, UV-C sterilization compartment, and panoramic curved infotainment display. The vehicle offers both a rugged XRT variant and a hybrid powertrain option, with HEV model sales increasing 60% since production began. The selection was made by 50 independent journalists from the U.S. and Canada, evaluating factors such as innovation, design, safety, and value.
La nuovissima Santa Fe di Hyundai è stata scelta come finalista per il Premio North American Utility of the Year 2025 all'AutoMobility LA 2024. La Santa Fe di quinta generazione presenta un passo più lungo, un interno spazioso e un'ampia capacità di seduta per tre file. Tra le caratteristiche degne di nota ci sono il sedile del conducente Relaxation Comfort, un compartimento di sterilizzazione UV-C e un display infotainment panoramico curvo. Il veicolo offre sia una variante robusta XRT che un'opzione ibrida, con le vendite del modello HEV aumentate del 60% dall'inizio della produzione. La selezione è stata effettuata da 50 giornalisti indipendenti degli Stati Uniti e del Canada, valutando fattori come innovazione, design, sicurezza e valore.
La nueva Santa Fe de Hyundai ha sido seleccionada como finalista para el Premio North American Utility of the Year 2025 en AutoMobility LA 2024. La Santa Fe de quinta generación presenta una distancia entre ejes más larga, un interior espacioso y capacidad estándar para tres filas de asientos. Las características notables incluyen un asiento del conductor Relaxation Comfort, un compartimento de esterilización UV-C y una pantalla de infotainment panorámica curva. El vehículo ofrece tanto una variante robusta XRT como una opción de tren motriz híbrido, con un aumento del 60% en las ventas del modelo HEV desde que comenzó la producción. La selección fue realizada por 50 periodistas independientes de EE. UU. y Canadá, evaluando factores como innovación, diseño, seguridad y valor.
현대의 완전 신형 산타페가 AutoMobility LA 2024에서 2025 북미 올해의 유틸리티 상의 최종 후보로 선정되었습니다. 5세대 산타페는 휠베이스가 길어지고 넓은 내부 공간과 표준 3열 좌석을 갖추고 있습니다. 주목할 만한 기능으로는 Relaxation Comfort 운전석, UV-C 살균 구역 및 파노라마 곡면 인포테인먼트 디스플레이가 있습니다. 이 차량은 견고한 XRT 변형과 하이브리드 파워트레인 옵션을 제공하며, HEV 모델 판매량은 생산이 시작된 이후 60% 증가하였습니다. 이 선정은 미국과 캐나다의 독립 저널리스트 50명이 혁신, 디자인, 안전 및 가치를 평가하여 이루어졌습니다.
Le tout nouveau Santa Fe de Hyundai a été sélectionné comme finaliste pour le Prix North American Utility of the Year 2025 lors de l'AutoMobility LA 2024. Le Santa Fe de cinquième génération se distingue par son empattement plus long, son intérieur spacieux et ses sièges standard en trois rangées. Parmi ses caractéristiques notables, on trouve un siège conducteur Relaxation Comfort, un compartiment de stérilisation UV-C et un écran d'infodivertissement incurvé panoramique. Le véhicule propose à la fois une variante robuste XRT et une option de motorisation hybride, avec une augmentation de 60 % des ventes du modèle HEV depuis le début de sa production. La sélection a été faite par 50 journalistes indépendants des États-Unis et du Canada, évaluant des critères tels que l'innovation, le design, la sécurité et la valeur.
Der brandneue Santa Fe von Hyundai wurde als Finalist für den 2025 North American Utility of the Year Award bei AutoMobility LA 2024 ausgewählt. Der fünfte Santa Fe hebt sich durch einen längeren Radstand, ein geräumiges Interieur und serienmäßige Sitzgelegenheiten in drei Reihen hervor. Zu den bemerkenswerten Funktionen gehören ein Relaxation Comfort-Fahrersitz, ein UV-C-Sterilisationsfach und ein panoramisch gebogener Infotainment-Bildschirm. Das Fahrzeug bietet sowohl eine robuste XRT-Variante als auch eine Hybridantriebsoption, wobei die Verkaufszahlen des HEV-Modells seit Produktionsbeginn um 60 % gestiegen sind. Die Auswahl wurde von 50 unabhängigen Journalisten aus den USA und Kanada getroffen, die Faktoren wie Innovation, Design, Sicherheit und Wert bewertet haben.
- HEV model sales up 60% since start of production
- Named Top Midsize SUV in J.D. Power 2024 U.S APEAL Study
- Received 2024 Wards 10 Best Interiors & UX awards
- Named Best U.S.-Built SUV by American Cars and Racing
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- Hyundai Santa Fe recognized as one of three best new utility vehicles for 2025 by prestigious independent jury
- Santa Fe's bold design and rugged capability is ready for adventure
- Hyundai Santa Fe assembled at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing America (HMMA) in
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"Hyundai continues to develop out-of-the box vehicles, and being named as a NACTOY finalist underscores our creativity and commitment to
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"The Utility of the Year category pits two very different electric vehicles against a groundbreaking gasoline-powered family utility," said Jeff Gilbert, president, NACTOY. "All are great vehicles, but all represent very unique parts of the utility market. Any one can be a winner."
Developed under the 'Open For More' concept, the fifth-generation Santa Fe enhances everyday experiences by including a new, longer wheelbase that enables a spacious-yet-stylish interior. An expansive liftgate opens wide for loading large objects or just for enjoying surrounding landscapes. Premium available features including a Relaxation Comfort driver's seat with deployable leg rest, UV-C sterilization compartment, dual wireless charging, and all models include standard three-row seating and a panoramic curved infotainment display. The Santa Fe also offers a rugged, outdoorsy XRT variant and an efficient new hybrid powertrain that continues to gain popularity, with HEV model sales up
Following today's announcement, jurors will resume evaluating finalist vehicles in each category, followed by a last round of voting in late December. Winners for the 2025 North American Car, Truck and Utility of the Year Awards will be announced at the opening of the Detroit Auto Show on January 10, 2025.
The seventh-generation Santa Fe has received numerous accolades since its debut, including being named Top Midsize SUV in the J.D. Power 2024 U.S APEAL Study, along with being recognized as a recipient of the 2024 Wards 10 Best Interiors & UX awards by WardsAuto. The Santa Fe was also recently named Best
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