Hyundai Maxcruz

The Hyundai Maxcruz was a large SUV from Hyundai Motor Company, the long-body version of the third-generation Santa Fe (DM). It was shown as a reference model named NC at the Busan International Motor Show on 24 May 2012 and launched in South Korea on 7 March 2013 and in the United States in November 2013. Compared with the standard Santa Fe it is 225 mm longer, 5 mm wider and has a wheelbase 100 mm longer, and in its six-seat form it was the first Korean-built SUV with independent second-row seats. Abroad it was sold as the Santa Fe in the United States, the Santa Fe XL in Canada and the Grand Santa Fe in Europe, while Korea used a separate name. It had a 2.2 litre four-cylinder R diesel with a six-speed automatic, later eight-speed, and from the 2015 model year a 3.3 litre V6 Lambda petrol engine. The diesel was dropped in August 2018 and the Maxcruz ended in February 2019 after the Palisade arrived.