December 11, 2006 - Many of our readers are too young to recall Hyundai's "less than stellar" early years. If you are one of those people, check this factoid out: in the early 90's, "Hyundai" equaled "terrible car". However, a lot has changed for the Korean car company in the past 15 years; these days Hyundai has established itself as a maker of cheap (sorry: "high-value") rides that are easily on-par with the likes of Honda and Toyota reliability-wise. Not only that, the latest generation of Hyundais is showing that the Korean manufacturer learned how to churn out rides that add a bit of style and a whole lot of safety to the vehicles' now-solid reliability. Hyundai's latest soft-roader, the second-generation Santa Fe, shows that Hyundai can now build rides that are cheap and pleasing to look at. The all-new 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe is 100-percent prettier than the vehicle it replaces, but it is still lacking the "wow" factor of a CUV like the Acura RDX or the Ford Edge. This CUV's appearance is unassuming to say the least: it's attractive enough to not turn people off, but it's not wild or bold enough to turn heads. The Santa Fe's styling is smack-dab in the middle of "average", which is more than good enough for the majority of car buyers. This CUV still tries to look like a truck - especially in the front - but the overall lines of the vehicle are much softer. Yeah, the old Santa Fe was pretty "round", but one can't deny the fact that the '07 car looks a lot more fluid.
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