The Hyundai Santa Fe is a mid-size SUV built on the Hyundai Sonata platform. Introduced in 2001, the car is Hyundai’s first SUV and became a cornerstone of the company’s redesign program in the late 1990s. Despite criticism from journalists for the car’s unimpressive design, the Santa Fe was very popular in the American market. The SUV was so popular that sometimes Hyundai had trouble supplying dealers with these cars. Santa Fe became the best-selling Hyundai and contributed the most to the success of the Hyundai brand in the United States. The 2007 Santa Fe Hyundai model range stands between the smaller Tucson and Veracruz models. The car is valued among owners for safety, comfort and reliability.