Buick Envision vs Hyundai Santa Fe

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Searching for seating for five, comprehensive safety features, and the latest connectivity technology in your next SUV? If so, you’re probably considering the all-new 2021 Buick Envision and the 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe.

These two models have a lot to offer drivers near Columbus, Grove City, and Dublin, Ohio, and we at Mark Wahlberg Buick GMC are here to help you choose between them.

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Design: Made for Managing Any Journey

While the official dimensions of the 2021 Buick Envision have not yet been released, we speculate that it’ll continue to be a spacious and versatile option. Both models will offer ample cargo space behind the second row of seats with split-folding rear seats.

Both the Envision and the Santa Fe will be upholstered with high-end materials like available genuine leather seating surfaces throughout the cabin. Securing the front seats will land you some extra perks in either model, including available heated and ventilated seat capabilities.

We suspect that the Envision will inherit some of its best attributes from model years past, including an available panoramic moonroof and hands-free power liftgate. Unfortunately, neither of these features are slated for the 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe.

Active Safety: Envision What Lies Ahead

Both Buick and Hyundai are pushing the active safety boundaries for the 2021 model year with robust standard active safety suites. The Envision and the Santa Fe both sport their own versions of these intuitive active safety systems:

• Standard Forward Collision Alert and Front Pedestrian Braking
• Standard Lane Keep Assist with Lane Departure Warning
• Available HD Surround Vision for a 360-degree view of your surroundings.
• Available Head-up Display that projects info onto the driver’s side windshield.

The safety offerings of the Envision go quite a bit further than those of the Santa Fe, however. For example, the Buick offers an available Rear Camera Mirror that turns the surface of the rearview mirror into a livestream video of what’s behind you.

Connectivity: Stay in Touch Virtually Anywhere

Staying in touch on the road is more important now than ever. Both the 2021 Buick Envision and 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe enable you to do so safely with intuitive infotainment systems featuring touchscreen displays spanning upwards of 10 inches.

On these massive HD screens, you’ll be able to follow navigation, access your favorite smartphone apps, and stream all kinds of entertainment with the right available features.

You can even opt for Amazon Alexa integration in either model. However, that’s where it stops for the Hyundai Santa Fe. The Envision also offers Spotify and Fox Sports integration on its infotainment screen so you’ll truly never be out of the loop.

The Ultimate

As you can see, the complete re-design the Envision has undergone for the 2021 model year has paid off in a big way. While the Santa Fe doesn’t disappoint either, it’s lacking in several crucial ways, including safety and convenience.

The 2021 Buick Envision is set to hit the roads of Columbus, Grove City, and Dublin, Ohio, in early 2021. Give us a call at Mark Wahlberg Buick GMC today to learn more about how to schedule a test drive once it has arrived.

 

*Model not yet released. All specs mentioned herein have been cited from Buick.com, media.buick.com, and Car and Driver, and are subject to change by the manufacturer.