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        home > news > Automobiles > Hyundai Gets it in Gear for SEMA

        Hyundai Gets it in Gear for SEMA

        Two high-performance Santa Fe SUVs on tap.

        Paul A. Eisenstein
        Paul A. Eisenstein , Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
        Oct. 06, 2016
        The Hyundai Bismoto Santa Fe puts out more than 1,000 horsepower and is headed to SEMA.

        Forget snail-slow rock-crawling, the two Santa Fe SUVs Hyundai plans to bring to the SEMA show early next month are all about performance.

        The Korean carmaker has become a regular at the annual Las Vegas event, and the two Santa Fe utes are likely to be joined by several other Hyundai models to muscle up for the show – which has traditional put a premium on performance.

        Performance News!

        Hyundai first pulled the wraps off a 1,040-horsepower Santa Fe developed by tuner and frequent SEMA partner Bisimoto. Now, it is lifting the covers on a ute tuned by the Rockstar Performance Garage, and while not quite as powerful, it still had enough under the hood to muscle its way around any on- or off-road environment.

        It starts out with the stock 3.3-liter Hyundai Lambda V-6. The engine gets extensively reworked, however, with a new crossover, an AEM cold air intake, a Mishimoto cooling system and, for more than just giggles, a nitrous oxide injection system. On the downstream side of the powertrain, there’s a Magnaflow exhaust to reduce backpressure.

        Now, add 17-inch bead-lock wheels shod in 35-inch off-road tires, R1 heavy-duty brakes, and a modified coilover front suspension.

        The package is completed with extensive bodywork makeovers, including custom bumpers and rock sliders, roof lighting, and a Warn winch. Passengers also get a new leather interior update and Kicker audio.

        Hyundai pulled the covers on a ute tuned by the Rockstar Performance Garage as well.

        “Our Rockstar Santa Fe Concept is simultaneously all-show and all-go, a non-compromising concept with tremendous capabilities and a confident demeanor to match,” boasts Nick Ashby, lead developer of the Rockstar concept vehicle.

        Bisimoto’s take on the popular SUV, dubbed Santa-Fast, doesn’t make any pretenses about heading off-road, though this 1,040-hp crossover is clearly designed to leave everyone else in its dust.

        (Strike could spell problem for Hyundai. For more, Click Here.)

        Power comes from a flex-fuel 3.8-liter V8 that is definitely not stock. Among other modifications, it gets Bisimoto’s own custom twin-turbo kit and intercooler, new forged pistons, steel rods, modified camsharts and more.

        The stock transmission, meanwhile, has been swapped out for reinforced six-speed manual lifted from the Hyundai Genesis R-Spec. Add a beefed-up clutch and aluminum flywheel, as well as a rear differential yanked out of the big Equus sedan.

        (Hyundai working up new, 250-mile EV. Click Here for more.)

        The suspension also gets the coilover treatment, with performance 19-inch wheels shod in Toyo R888 tires. Upgraded Buddy Club four-piston calipers are there to scrub off speed.

        “Bisimoto takes pleasure in making any vehicle fun to drive, even a larger SUV,” said Bisi Ezerioha, owner of Bisimoto. “Our Santa-Fast SUV is a proof-of-concept vehicle with driving capabilities that our customers can count on every day they turn the key.”

        (First drive of the new Genesis G90. Click Here for the review.)

        The annual gathering of the Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association – the SEMA show – will open its doors on November 1. Normally closed to the general public, SEMA launched a follow-up fanboy event that will be repeated this year at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

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