The 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe did it again collecting another award. This time it was named one of Ward’s 10 Best Interiors.
COSTA MESA, Calif., April 15, 2013 – The all-new 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport’s upscale and highly-functional interior was acknowledged by the editors of WardsAuto, which named it to this year’s Ward’s 10 Best Interiors list. This recognition follows the 2012 Accent and 2012 Azera being named to the list last year.
“The latest version of the Hyundai Santa Fe Sport is the essence of a midsize family CUV: well-crafted, tastefully appointed and affordable, despite a decidedly upscale look and feel,” said Tom Murphy, executive editor, WardsAuto. “Hyundai is consistently delivering excellent interiors that reinforce the brand’s ‘Fluidic Sculpture’ design language.”
“The all-new Santa Fe Sport offers buyers a comfortable, functional and modern-looking interior,” said Christopher Chapman, chief designer, Hyundai Design North America. “Designed with families in mind, the interior features quality materials, intuitive controls and a spacious layout for the diverse needs of today’s active families.”
“The instrument panel is defined by its sculptural center vents from which the flowing form develops,” said Christopher Zarlenga, design manager of Santa Fe’s interior. “Color is also an important differentiator for the interior, emphasizing the wing shape outward from the center stack through the doors.”
During the selection process editors pay close attention to fit-and-finish, checking to see if seams are straight and match up cleanly on armrests and instrument panels. Editors climb in and out of back seats and third rows in larger CUVs and SUVs to check overall comfort levels, headroom and legroom. Another increasingly important category is driver information. Bluetooth® phone links are commonplace, so editors connect their smartphones and experiment with voice-activation systems.
Santa Fe Sport features a flowing interior look, designed for passenger functionality and comfort. From the heated rear seats and available eight-way power driver seat, to a standard 40:20:40 folding-rear seat back, the vehicle boasts flexibility and a comfortable cabin for all passengers. Also standard on all Santa Fe models with cloth seating is a YES Essentials® seat fabric treatment that provides soil-resistant, anti-odor and anti-static properties for added longevity and livability. Special care and attention went into other interior details, such as an optional panoramic sunroof, which allows more natural light into the cabin, and premium window switch trim. Available on 2.4-liter models and standard on Turbo models is a push-button starter with proximity key and an electrochromatic gauge cluster color LCD screen. A heated steering wheel and sliding second row seats are optional first-class touches on Santa Fe Sport.
The 2013 interior winners will be honored during the WardsAuto Interiors Conference on May 22 at The Henry hotel in Dearborn, Mich. An extensive package profiling the winners is available on WardsAuto.com and in the May issue of WardsAuto Worldmagazine.
Additional Awards:
- 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT NAMED ONE OF WARD’S 10 BEST INTERIORS
- 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE EARNS IIHS TOP SAFETY HONORS
- SANTA FE RECEIVES A 2013 ALG’S HIGHEST RESIDUAL VALUE AWARD.
- Trusted source and auto industry authority ALG has determined that the THE 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE is projected to retain more of its original value than any of its class competitors.
- AUTOBYTEL NAMED HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT 2013 “CROSSOVER OF THE YEAR”
- TWO HYUNDAI MODELS NAMED “BEST BETS” BY THE CAR BOOK
- The 2013 Sonata and Santa Fe Honored for Exceeding Customer Expectations.
- HYUNDAI AZERA, SANTA FE SPORT AND VELOSTER TURBO WIN 2012 GOOD DESIGN AWARDS
- 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE WINS BEST NEW CROSSOVER AWARD
- Greater Atlanta Automotive Media Association honors Hyundai at the 2013 Atlanta International Auto Show
- HYUNDAI TAKES TOP HONORS IN BRAND KEYS 2013 CUSTOMER LOYALTY ENGAGEMENT INDEX
- COSTA MESA, Calif., February 15, 2013 – The Hyundai brand continues to grow in 2013, tying for the No. 1 spot in the automotive category in the 2013 Customer Loyalty Engagement Index. Brand Keys, a New York-based brand, customer loyalty and engagement consultancy, publishes this annually syndicated study which examines customers’ relationships with 375 different brands in 54 categories. For the third year in a row, Hyundai made the top of the list in the automotive category. “Congratulations to Hyundai for yet another loyalty win,” said Robert Passikoff, founder and president of Brand Keys, Inc. “Hyundai has managed to sustain real levels of emotional engagement for their brand and for their customers by leveraging and personalizing technology, all the while providing real brand value.” Hyundai’s continued brand success is largely attributed to the positive reception of its newly redesigned vehicles including Santa Fe, Elantra GT, Elantra Coupe and Veloster Turbo,
- 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE WINS ACTIVE LIFESTYLE VEHICLE OF THE YEAR AWARD
- THE 2013 SANTA FE NAMED ONE OF THE TOP 10 ALL-NEW CARS ENTERING SHOW ROOMS THIS FALL ACCORDING TO TOTAL CAR SCORE
- HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT AND ELANTRA GT NAMED BEST CARS IN THEIR CATEGORY BY KIPLINGER’S
- All-new 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Claims its First Title in “Best Value On-Road” Category
- The Santa Fe Considered One of the Most Important New Vehicles for 2013
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