Wheels

New Hyundai
SANTA FE.

Peace at last.

Packed with all the latest tech, the new Hyundai Santa Fe transforms your little devils into
little angels. Featuring wireless charging1, USB ports and air vents across all three rows,
you can enjoy some harmony in the back, which means happiness in the front.
Hyundai.com/au/santa-fe

1. Wireless charging requires a Qi-enabled smartphone or adapter in order to operate.





Make your way
the safe way.

German engineered safety for any situation

PremiumContact® 6

The next instalment in the ever successful PremiumContact family,
where comfort is so much more than just a driving characteristic:
> Comfort with safety thanks to improved

wet braking performance.
> Comfort with stability and control thanks

to improved handling.
> Comfort with value thanks to lower fuel

consumption and improved mileage.

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First Drives Choose your 30 DAYS / OVERRUN FEATURES / TESTS
SUV – child-sickening turbo

2.0-litre Mercedes-AMG
GLA45 S; or the late-arriving,

somewhat more sensible
compact Kia Stonic

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price tag of $107K, and a whiff of loco Chevrolets into very Special Vehicles

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