The Latest Hyundai Santa Fe Is Officially Sold In Indonesia, Starting From IDR 600 Million

The latest generation of Hyundai Santa-Fe officially landed in Indonesia. (Photo: Bagus Muhammad Hafizh / VOI)

JAKARTA - Hyundai Santa Fe's newest generation finally officially launched in Indonesia which took place at Main Atrium Plaza Senayan, Central Jakarta.

"We are proud to introduce the all-new Santa Fe, Hyundai's first hybrid car to be sold in Indonesia," said Hyundai Motors Indonesia (HMID) President Director Ju Hun Lee at its launch, Thursday, October 24.

Santa Fe's All-new has a dashing, luxurious, and radical design when compared to its predecessor. The front features stiff lines that brain the LED headlamp in the form of the H letter that characterizes Hyundai.

The back also has a more boxy design by offering the largest retailgate, providing the ideal space to sit around and relax after activities.

The interior is presented more spaciously plus a premium classy touch. When entering the interior, users will be greeted with a hidden mood light in the form of the letter H which provides sophisticated details on this vehicle.

In addition, the SUV comes with a panoramic curved display of two screens that blend into 12.3 inches of infotainment touch screen and 12.3 inches of digital cluster. This car also provides a baggage room of up to 1,963 liters if the back row seat is folded.

The safety element is also presented by manufacturers by relying on the advanced 'Hyundai Smartsense' feature, thereby reducing user worries for their daily mobility activities.

For the country's market, PT Hyundai Motors Indonesia (HMID) provides it in two variants of powertrain, namely pure gasoline (ICE) and Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) engines.

The HEV variant will rely on the 1.6T-GDI HEV engine, 235 ps powered and 367 Nm torque. It combines a turbo system powered with known hybrid technology to be efficient in using fuel. Meanwhile, manufacturers from South Korea also provide pure ICE machines with 2.5L GDI which have maximum performance with large power and torque.

This machine option is offered with an automatic transmission of eight accelerations on pure ICE and six automatic accelerations for the HEV.

Regarding prices, HMID sells this radical-designed SUV starting from IDR 699 million for the Prime ICE variant to the highest IDR 869 million for the Turbo Hybrid Calligraphy On The Road DKI Jakarta variant.