5/8/2023 0 Comments Hyundai santa fe![]() ![]() Elite features leather upholstery (tanned in your choice of black for free or Cognac for $295), a 12.3-inch digital driver’s display, electric seats with heating and more, as detailed below.Ībove the Elite, the plush Highlander stands out with the $295 option of ‘Camel’ coloured Nappa cowhide, standard three-stage seat cooling, panoramic sunroof and – for the first time – availability of a six-seater arrangement with second-row captain’s chairs.īack to top How do rivals compare on value? Hyundai’s Santa Fe hybrid joins two other three-row petrol-electric SUVs in the Australian market, those being the Kia Sorento and Toyota Kluger that duked it out in a recent Wheels comparison test. Instead, the very complete mid-spec Elite is where things kick off. How much is it, and what do you get? The Santa Fe hybrid range is two-strong, starting with the $63,000 Elite trim and headlined by the $69,550 Highlander (both before on-road costs).Ī $3000 upcharge is commanded for the hybrid over an equivalent 2.2-litre turbo-diesel Santa Fe but unlike the oil burner, the petrol-electric combo isn’t available on all four grades. The hybrid Hyundai three-rower may have been delayed (and is unlikely to be sold with a PHEV option), but Hyundai’s supply levels are healthier with 400 Santa Fe hybrids on the ground right now, compared to Kia’s monthly allocation of 20 Sorento HEVs. Under the bonnet of the Santa Fe hybrid is the same 169kW/350Nm powertrain as the Kia Sorento hybrid that hit Aussie shores in April. With the introduction of the hybrid Santa Fe, then, not only is there a more economical option from Korea, but Hyundai finally has a configuration demanded by the masses. This is good news because if you wanted a petrol AWD three-row SUV – like 73 per cent of the market segment does – you would have needed to buy a Toyota Kluger. The hybrid powertrain’s refined urban operation was tested around Canberra and on the jaunt across Sydney to Hyundai’s Macquarie Park HQ.īut crucially, the route demonstrated that the Santa Fe’s first petrol all-wheel-drive powertrain is more than capable of withstanding Australia's rough conditions. It was a pretty epic drive.ĭid it unearth how well the Santa Fe’s hybrid system works around town? In a way, yes. The large SUV category is home to the likes of the Toyota Kluger, so the Hyundai Santa Fe has strong opposition in terms of Australian brand knowledge, but provides opposition to the Mazda CX-9 and Mitsubishi Pajero Sport in terms of sales.įor a car enthusiast, driving a three-row hybrid SUV is about as exciting as Smooth FM’s fifth daily rotation of Phil Collins’ In The Air Tonight is to a Cannibal Corpse fan.Įxcept that, for the 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe hybrid’s Australian release, a seven-hour mixed-surface loop taking in mammoth potholes, corrugated dirt roads, a cow crossing and a rural model car shop was devised. ![]() The diesel engine is mated to an 8-speed dual-clutch transmission, rather than the eight-speed torque-convertor automatic used in the petrol variant.ĭimensionally the Santa Fe is only slightly smaller than the range-topping Palisade, so still delivers generous interior space.Īn update for MY22 brought the addition of a front centre airbag, a multi-collision braking system (which applies the brakes after the airbag deploys to avoid a secondary collision) along with equipment upgrades to all models. ![]() The Santa Fe range spans four trim grades each offered with the choice of 2.2-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel power (driving all four wheels) or 3.5-litre V6 petrol engine, which drives the front wheels only. The current model, launched locally in 2021, is the fifth generation, and brought a level of technical sophistication, on-road refinement and overall premium feel the company had not previously achieved. The Hyundai Santa Fe is a popular large SUV featuring seven seats. ![]()
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