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Hyundai Santa Fe SUV Wins Top Safety Pick

By Joe Benton
ConsumerAffairs.com

June 13, 2007

The Santa Fe achieved the rating because of good front, side, and rear crash protection and because it is equipped with electronic stability control.

IIHS said that 21 cars, SUVs, and minivans now are designated as a top safety pick.

"The performance of the Santa Fe makes good on Hyundai's promise to provide the highest level of safety to its customers," said Institute president Adrian Lund. The Hyundai Entourage and Kia Sedona also earned the designation for minivans.

IIHS provides the top safety pick information to help consumers distinguish the best overall choices without having to sort through multiple crash test results.

"Criteria to win are tough because they're intended to drive continued safety improvements such as high crash test ratings and rapid addition of electronic stability control, which is standard equipment on the Santa Fe," Lund says. The Santa Fe also is equipped with side airbags as standard equipment to protect the heads of people in all three rows of seats.

“Hyundai engineers redesigned the Santa Fe's seat/head restraints to improve performance in rear impacts,” according to the IIHS. “The seats and head restraints in this vehicle's predecessor model were rated poor overall. The new seats include head restraints designed to automatically move up and toward the heads of people in the front seats during a rear impact and are rated good overall,” IIHS reported.

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