overall pretty impressed with the redesign. some minor dings though. still would have liked to see a spare on the rear end. is it under the car? I didn’t see any pictures of the suspension or underside nor any details on the suspension. even though I’m warming up to the rear end I’m starting to HATE the front end design choice to have a teeny tiny outline of body color around those air vents along the sides. they should have just cut off the body color at the interior corners of the vents. nothing a little black vinyl wrap can't fix though. 200 Watt AC outlet in the rear seems a bit weak. Toyota Sienna has a 1500W inverter for the AC outlet I think. looks like it is also labeled 220v, the standard in Korea, so likely a change in the inverter for the US market. With the disinfecting drawer it would be nice if they had a HEPA cabin filter but I doubt it. not sure how practical a disinfecting drawer is. I guess having a PHEV available in the states doesn’t make so much sense if it isn’t eligible for the tax credit. if they do end up coming to the states I would still like to see it with a heat pump and be able to precondition the cabin while plugged in. not having a heat pump is a big drawback of the PHEV along with slow recharging rates. from what I have seen of press images of the "pecan" interior it looks very light in color and maybe even a bit pink. could have just been the lighting. would have loved a slightly darker leather option (like mahogany or baseball glove color) or a darker chocolate brown. would love to know if they have LED headlights in all models or not, and more specifically if this will get adaptive driving beams as they are now allowed in the US. not wild about the use of capacitive touch screen for the HVAC controls. much prefer physical buttons for those especially since they are out of view when driving. looks like the front seat legroom has been drastically reduced from 44.1 inches to 41.42 inches which is closer to the current gen Sorento at 41.4 inches. I would think for this model they would want to keep it in the high 42s to low 43s like the ford escape, ford explorer, ford bronco, ford bronco sport, ford maverick, toyota highlander, toyota Tacoma, etc... I would have loved Amber DRLs, but I'm sure I'm in the minority here.
I don't know how anyone could not want to buy this car. Its sales will rival the big 3 pickups.
Totally agree. Gonna have to grab one quick factory won't be able to keep up.
Quality is definitely better than something from the Big 3.
A homerun for Hyundai, this boxy and masculine design is a winner, I don't care about the tail lights too much but I dig the overall design and tech.
Why the hell isn't there climate controls for the back
This vehicle would have FAR MORE attraction IF IT ONLY HAD TWO (2) SEAT ROWS - for more dedicated cargo / spare tire room.
It looks like the US version will only be two row so you may get your wish
what's up with the bucket/box under the rear?
That's the door handle.
Every car company is going boxy, which is the new trend these days. It's not bad at all.
By the way, it is confirmed to have wireless apple carplay! Hooray!
Give us a new Element! 😭
The Element was a Honda.
@@Just-a-guy926 the Santa Cruz only came after the Ridgeland got a second generation.
Those third row cup holders stick out like a sore thumb!
Record sales on the way
looks like Land rover Discovery 4
overall pretty impressed with the redesign. some minor dings though.
still would have liked to see a spare on the rear end. is it under the car? I didn’t see any pictures of the suspension or underside nor any details on the suspension.
even though I’m warming up to the rear end I’m starting to HATE the front end design choice to have a teeny tiny outline of body color around those air vents along the sides. they should have just cut off the body color at the interior corners of the vents. nothing a little black vinyl wrap can't fix though.
200 Watt AC outlet in the rear seems a bit weak. Toyota Sienna has a 1500W inverter for the AC outlet I think. looks like it is also labeled 220v, the standard in Korea, so likely a change in the inverter for the US market.
With the disinfecting drawer it would be nice if they had a HEPA cabin filter but I doubt it. not sure how practical a disinfecting drawer is.
I guess having a PHEV available in the states doesn’t make so much sense if it isn’t eligible for the tax credit. if they do end up coming to the states I would still like to see it with a heat pump and be able to precondition the cabin while plugged in. not having a heat pump is a big drawback of the PHEV along with slow recharging rates.
from what I have seen of press images of the "pecan" interior it looks very light in color and maybe even a bit pink. could have just been the lighting. would have loved a slightly darker leather option (like mahogany or baseball glove color) or a darker chocolate brown.
would love to know if they have LED headlights in all models or not, and more specifically if this will get adaptive driving beams as they are now allowed in the US.
not wild about the use of capacitive touch screen for the HVAC controls. much prefer physical buttons for those especially since they are out of view when driving.
looks like the front seat legroom has been drastically reduced from 44.1 inches to 41.42 inches which is closer to the current gen Sorento at 41.4 inches. I would think for this model they would want to keep it in the high 42s to low 43s like the ford escape, ford explorer, ford bronco, ford bronco sport, ford maverick, toyota highlander, toyota Tacoma, etc...
I would have loved Amber DRLs, but I'm sure I'm in the minority here.
Gloss black everywhere~ homely wheels and lights both front and rear !!
The old design looked so much better overall ...
Too much negativity for me.