Temperature controls are toggles too, so are easy to tap up or down. I love the button and toggle laden console/center stack design because it’s obvious where all the functions are located, no confusing screen with layers of functions buried inside. The leather adorned steering wheel is black and a mesh-like metal trims the dash while satin chrome trims air ducts, doors, door releases, and buttons. The test model’s were a caramel brown with black trim and the dash black over brown, as are door panels. Inside? Well, on Calligraphy models you’ll be coddled a bit with quilted leather seats that are soft to the touch and look fantastic. Tires are 19-inch Continentals for now, but 20-inchers will be available on Santa Fes soon for those who subscribe to the bigger-is-better theory of traction.
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Plus remember the Calligraphy comes with AWD, a boon in sloppy weather and in case you want to trundle off-road a bit or when towing a boat or small camper. Yet it made acceleration much kickier.īraking is solid too with 13.6-inch vented discs up front and 12-inchers in the rear. Sport firmed things up a bit, but not drastically. I was happy with the Comfort setting as the ride was smooth and comfy with moderate steering effort. Comfort is best around town and Sport for the freeway, at least when merging onto it. Hyundai includes a big dial on its console that blends with a center stack to engage various drive modes.
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A slick 8-speed automatic transmission helps deliver power in a silky fashion, although on startup there seems to be a little lag for the first half-mile or so.Ĭar and Driver magazine says the Santa Fe will do 0 to 60 mph in 6.0 seconds with a top speed of 130 mph. There’s a smoothness to the Santa Fe too that you might not have witnessed in the past, or expected in the present.
You can thank Hyundai for using more acoustical glass to blunt exterior noise, better undercarriage coverings to cut wind noise and increase fuel efficiency, and more sound deadening materials in the firewall and floor. The Santa Fe was up to the challenge and remained surprisingly quiet inside. Few of my highway counterparts were cruising at less than 80 mph. I tested this on a roundtrip to Indianapolis on Indy 500 weekend and felt the highway drive akin to qualifying for the race. The power is strong, making highway merges simple. Car and Driver magazine says the Santa Fe with this engine will do 0 to 60 mph in 6.0 seconds with a top speed of 130 mph, not bad for a large mid-size ute. While the upscale 2.5-liter I4 turbo found in Calligraphy belts out 277 horses and touts a 311-torque rating. The base engine is a 191-horse 2.5-liter I4. AWD is available on the seven trims and standard on some, such as the Blue Hybrid and the Calligraphy, naturally.Ģ021 Hyundai Santa Fe review by Mark Savageįor 2021, Hyundai ditched its old engines and goes with two new ones, plus offers a hybrid and soon a plug-in hybrid. Pricing remains impressive, all the way from a front-drive SE for $28,185 up to the tested blue blood Calligraphy model, its top-ender with a starting price of $43,275, and $43,730 as it sat glowing in my driveway swathed in sparkling Quartz White, just $300 extra.
Visually, Santa Fe looks new and leading edge. Nope, Hyundai’s designers are always pushing the styling envelope and this latest tailoring job with its bolder nose, longer more defined hood, LED taillights and those LED T-lights is another excellent example. The awkward looking SUV has turned into a handsome youngster with a more muscular profile, snazzy features, a fair amount of sex appeal starting with its T-shaped headlights, reminiscent of Volvo’s sporty “Thor’s Hammer” headlights.īut don’t think knockoff. Now in its fourth generation the Santa Fe has grown some, matured if you will. READ: 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe Ultimate 2.0T FWD Review Reminds me of how Toyota, Honda and Nissan started out in this country, except with small cars, not utes. It was nothing special, just economical and reliable. Santa Fe debuted 20 years ago as the South Korean automaker’s mid-size SUV.
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