| The all-new 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe scored top marks with “Good” rankings in all categories, in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) rigorous 40 mph frontal offset crash test. The all-new Santa Fe, reclassified by IIHS as a midsize SUV for the 2007 model year, features extensive standard safety equipment with features like electronic stability control, anti-lock brakes and six airbags including head curtain airbags for all three rows of seats and front seat-mounted torso airbags.
Because the Santa Fe had been rated as “Good” in a prior IIHS frontal crash test, IIHS based its latest rating on a review of Hyundai’s crash test results. After reviewing the data, IIHS said the test “dummy movement was well controlled. After the dummy moved forward into the airbag, it rebounded into the seat without its head coming close to any stiff structure that could cause injury.” In addition, “measures taken from the dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries in a crash of this severity.”
“We loaded the Santa Fe with life-saving safety technologies and we’re pleased that the passive safety features of the vehicle performed so well in this high-speed test,” said Mark Barnes, vice president, National Sales, Hyundai Motor America. “Santa Fe combines the important passive safety features with an extensive list of active safety technologies like electronic stability control and anti-lock brakes, which can help drivers avoid accidents in the first place.”
The 2007 Santa Fe began production at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama in Montgomery, Ala. in May 2006 and began to arrive in dealerships in June.
Hyundai Motor America, headquartered in Fountain Valley, Calif. is a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Company of Korea. Hyundai cars and sport utility vehicles are distributed throughout the United States by Hyundai Motor America and are sold and serviced by more than 725 Hyundai dealerships nationwide. |
