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Hyundai Veracruz and Santa Fe

19 messages,  Last post on Aug 02, 2007 at 7:58 AM

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#17 of 19 VC vs SF=Sonata vs Azera by blnewto

Jul 30, 2007 (9:18 pm)

Having driven all 4 vehicles recently and currently own a '06 Sonata GLS V6 I must say the Veracruz is a much quieter, tighter and more refined vehicle than the SantaFe. I am in no way bashing the SF, it's a great buy for the money and compared to other similar sized and equally equipped vehicles it still is IMO, a class leader (much like the Sonata in the family sedan class). The Azera is a larger, much quieter, more refined vehicle than the Sonata, and the Veracruz compares equally to the Azera in it's refinement and overall high-quality luxury feel. For anyone considering a Lexus RX, or Acura MDX, I think the Veracruz deserves your attention too, it will compare very favoreably IMO.

#18 of 19 Re: Family Resemblance [sduff68] by kdahlquist

Jul 31, 2007 (5:08 am)

Replying to: sduff68 (Jul 16, 2007 8:33 pm)
Huh? You think the Santa Fe looks like a Buick Enclave? I guess I don't see it. The comparison I hear a lot is from people who say the new Santa Fes look like 7/8 scale Touaregs or Cayennes. I definitely see the resemblance there.
 
The Veracruz definitely looks like the Lexus RX350, and that's no accident. Hyundai intentionally designed it to look and feel like the Lexus, but undercut the Lexus on price. Current TV ads for the Veracruz even feature a Lexus and a Veracruz parked side by side, and the Lexus owner getting into the Veracruz my mistake.

#19 of 19 Re: Family Resemblance [sduff68] by joe97

Aug 02, 2007 (7:58 am)

Replying to: sduff68 (Jul 16, 2007 8:33 pm)
Actually should be the other way around, Enclave looks like the Santa Fe (Santa Fe did come out well before the Enclave debuted but I don't believe any copying were done on GM's part since the design had already finalized before the Santa Fe came out.
 
It's just concidence I think the Enclave, espeically towards the back end, share some resemblence with the Santa Fe but again both are fantastic CUVs.

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