Hyundai‘s seven-seat 2019-model-year Santa Fe SUV will be available only as a diesel when it launches in Canada, while its five-seater trim will be available only with a gasoline engine, the automaker said late February.

For the upcoming model year, both smaller and larger Santa Fes will lose their name suffixes, the five-seat dropping the “Sport” badge and the seven-seat no longer being badged the “XL.”

However, Hyundai will continue to sell the older 2018 seven-seat Santa Fe XL alongside the new 2019 models. That vehicle will continue to be powered by the company’s current 3.3-litre V6.

Hyundai will offer three powertrains with the 2019 Santa Fe: a 2.4-litre four-cylinder engine will serve as the base engine, while an uprated 2.0-litre turbo-four will be available. Power is estimated to punch in at 185 and 232 horsepower for the 2.4 and 2.0 turbo, respectively.

The new diesel will be a 2.2-litre turbocharged unit, producing an estimated 200 horsepower and 320 lb-ft of torque. That engine would well equip it to take on the Mazda CX-5 diesel, and put it leagues ahead, power-wise, of the Chevrolet Equinox diesel. All engines will be paired to an eight-speed automatic transmission.

Hyundai also confirmed the eight-seat SUV it was rumoured to be building is indeed in the works, though it will not be badged a Santa Fe as first presumed. It is uncertain whether that future model will find its way to Canada.

The 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe. Handout , Hyundai

The 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe. Handout , Hyundai

The 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe. Handout , Hyundai

The 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe. Handout , Hyundai

The 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe. Handout , Hyundai

The 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe. Handout , Hyundai

The 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe. Handout , Hyundai

The 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe. Handout , Hyundai

The 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe. Handout , Hyundai

The 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe. Handout , Hyundai

The 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe. Handout , Hyundai

The 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe. Handout , Hyundai

The 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe. Handout , Hyundai

The 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe. Handout , Hyundai

Additional photos of the new Santa Fe offer an even better look at the vehicle’s revised styling, which is dominated by a face directly inspired by the company’s sedans, in its grille, and its new Kona, in its headlight treatment. Simple bodysides are highlighted by strong shoulders and wheel-arch exaggerations.

Inside, Hyundai added more space not only by physically increasing the size of the Santa Fe’s footprint, but by enlarging the rear quarter glass and thinning the A-pillars. The interior as a whole gets an update, highlighted perhaps by the split-screen infotainment system. Santa Few also gets a host of new active safety systems.

Full details should be revealed in Geneva at the auto show there, in March, at least for the global-market vehicle. Canadian specs and pricing might be delayed past that, to the summer.