{"id":359681,"date":"2026-07-31T06:26:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T06:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/hyundai-needs-to-build-this-baja-santa-fe-for-real\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T06:26:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T06:26:25","slug":"hyundai-needs-to-build-this-baja-santa-fe-for-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=359681","title":{"rendered":"Hyundai Needs To Build This Baja Santa Fe For Real"},"content":{"rendered":"


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  • Hyundai and designer The Kyza have created a tough, off-road racing version of the Santa Fe.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • The vehicle is purely imaginary at the moment, since the images and video are just rendered.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Hyundai has a strong motorsport division and a desire for more off-road vehicles, so a Santa Fe built to take on Baja would be a great project.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

    No, Hyundai hasn’t decided to chase the dust in search of glory. At least not yet, anyway. What you’re looking at here is a rendered version of what\u00a0could<\/em> happen, however, if Hyundai ever wanted to get serious about desert racing.<\/p>\n

    This magnificently modified Hyundai Santa Fe comes courtesy of a design collab between the automaker and designer Khyzyl Saleem. You might know him better as the_kyza<\/a><\/em> on Instagram<\/a><\/em>, and there’s a good chance you’ve seen his work before.<\/p>\n

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    The design work on this Santa Fe suits the truck rather well. It’s actually impressive just how good a desert-racing Santa Fe actually looks. You’ve got the requisite auxiliary lighting, massive tires, and a proper set of spares set in the rear of the rig.<\/p>\n

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    A truck like this would look perfect alongside Honda’s past desert racing effort with the HRC-built Baja Passport. Hyundai needs to build and encourage other automakers to step into the dirt.<\/p>\n

    We want to see this Santa Fe and the Honda Passport<\/a> face off against more Baja-built baddies from Toyota, Ford, Nissan, and anyone else looking to go play in the dust.<\/p>\n

    Sadly, the Baja Santa Fe remains firmly in the rendered realm of imagination. Hyundai, please take note, though, as the_kyza has given you a design roadmap to follow. And we know you’re looking to bring more off-road-ready models to market.\u00a0<\/p>\n

    Motorsport wins help sell vehicles, after all.<\/p>\n\n

    Motor1’s Take<\/strong>: There’s been no mention of Hyundai forming an off-road racing team, but the automaker does take motorsport quite seriously. Perhaps a melding of the N and XRT divisions could be in order.\u00a0<\/p>\n

    Then a true Baja-ready Santa Fe (or upcoming Crater?<\/a>) would move from “imagined on Instagram” to “ready in the real world.”<\/p>\n

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