Santa Fe Awd Add on and Off-road Review
Reviewing the summit-tier models, the crème de la crème that each manufacturer rolls into their press fleets is the norm for automotive reviewers. There'southward no sympathy for this I know, merely somebody must suffer to inform the masses.
That's why this week's mid-level Hyundai Santa Atomic number 26 XRT AWD was every bit odd as a sixty-degree day in December. Notwithstanding it was refreshing and something I would encourage.
The Santa Fe XRT is what "average" families drive, or peradventure afford.
Today's new cars now average virtually $twoscore,000 and trucks and larger SUVs are into the $50,000+ range (and that was before pandemic-induced shortages pushed some vehicle prices even higher). The XRT, aimed at younger and off-road imagining buyers, starts at $35,185 and the tester was just $35,380, calculation only floor mats. Bingo!
Plus this Santa Atomic number 26 includes all-wheel-drive, an 8-inch touchscreen, adaptive cruise control, all the mainline rubber features, and an impressive warranty. It'due south too roomy enough for four to five adults and has and so much cargo room it'southward almost unfathomable that a heir-apparent would e'er demand to use the roof rails upwardly tiptop.
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That starts with a abrupt exterior with T-shaped lights up front and a light bar across the tail. Plus the XRT goes blacked-out sporty for trim. The tester was Portofino Grey, so nearly black, while the big grille is blacked out, the roof rails and side moldings the same and each side gets abbreviated running boards that are the perfect height for adults or kids to climb aboard, but not awkwardly large.
The special XRT wheels also are black. The wait is distinctive.
XRT is all about appearances though, there's no increase in power from Santa Fe's base two.5-liter I4. It delivers merely 191 horsepower with a torque rating of 181 — sufficient for family unit travel, but won't stir your inner rally commuter.
Acceleration is mild unless you turn the Bulldoze Style selector knob on the console to Sport. That both increases depression-stop ability by adjusting shift points in the 8-speed automatic while also firming the steering. In Sport, the engine growls more under heavy acceleration which some may like, but it intrudes on the otherwise quiet interior.
Handling is skillful in all modes, merely again, sportier in Sport. The Hyundai corners well and feels on the edge of sporty for handling among mid-size crossover/SUVs. Other drive modes are Comfort, Snow and Smart. I used Smart mostly because it adjusts to the driver'due south inputs, helping acceleration a bit if you get on the gas harder for case.
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Ride is quite nice, well controlled even on our pock-marked Wisconsin roads and scaling uneven railroad tracks like some larger SUVs. Over again, this model also tacked on AWD, normally a must in northern states like Wisconsin.
Santa Fe'southward interior is stylish and among the best laid out among vehicles, no matter their price point.
XRT features a black cloth interior with super supportive seats that were much more comfortable than those in earlier versions of the Santa Fe. The cloth is soft and pleasant with a somewhat nubby pattern and the driver's seat is powered with power lumbar adjustment. Front seats also offer three levels of heat, only even the low setting is pretty toasty.
An eight-inch touchscreen is easy to apply and the climate controls bundled below are simple to read and apply. A 10-inch screen is available in higher-end trims. Santa Fe also features a push button-push button manual on the console. That takes some getting used to and I'd adopt a shift lever or knob that one can easily grab without looking at it, something buttons require.
The musical instrument cluster is clear and like shooting fish in a barrel to comprehend while driving. It also changes its gauge faces to ruddy if the Santa Atomic number 26 is slipped into Sport mode.
One odd placement is the vertical phone charger. It's easy to slide a phone into the console slot right adjacent to the commuter, but apartment console chargers seem easier and are simpler to retrieve a ringing phone from while driving.
The instrument panel does warn yous if y'all are leaving the phone in the car once the ignition is off though. A gauge on the console likewise tells the driver when the car in front end is pulling away from a stoplight, in case your attending is diverted and you remain stationary.
Note too that because this is a mid-level trim there is no sunroof or heated steering wheel — something a Wisconsin commuter might prefer.
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Santa Fe's interior is fashionable and among the best laid out among vehicles, no thing their price point. The XRT features a black cloth interior with super supportive seats that were much more than comfortable than those in earlier versions of the Santa Atomic number 26, plus front seats that offer three levels of oestrus.
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The Sante Fe features an 8-inch touchscreen that's easy to use and the climate controls arranged below are simple to read and use. A 10-inch screen is available in higher-end trims. Santa Fe too features a push-push transmission on the console.
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Interior space is roomy and there are two under-flooring storage areas in the cargo compartment. Hyundai provides a power hatch and power rear seat back releases inside the cargo area. Some other plus, the manual side window lord's day screens for row two passengers.
Hyundai doesn't scrimp on prophylactic devices, even at this mid-level trim. In improver to adaptive cruise control at that place's blind-spot warning, automatic emergency braking, lane keep assist and driver attending alarm that knows if you lot're nodding off or not looking forwards regularly. Everything worked fine, but the lane divergence chinkle is annoying. Preferable is the system simply nudging the vehicle back to the lane's centre, which it also does. No chime is needed, unless it satisfies a corporate lawyer or ii.
Another practical business organisation is gas mileage. The EPA rates this at 22 mpg city and 25 mpg highway. That's about average for non-hybrid models, and Hyundai now offers a hybrid Santa Fe. I got roughly the middle of that rating at 22.6 mpg in about 60% highway driving with ii folks ordinarily aboard. The hybrid models are rated at 36 mpg metropolis and 31 highway.
If even the XRT's $35 chiliad pricing is likewise rich for your depository financial institution account, consider either of the 2 lower trim lines. The base SE with front end-bicycle bulldoze lists at $28,395, and over again, adding AWD is $1,700 extra for all but the top Calligraphy trim.
The SEL model that is amend equipped than SE goes for $30,225, while power seekers will want the Limited or Calligraphy models, both with the turbocharged I4 that makes 277 horses. They also get better highway gas mileage at 28 mpg, but just 21 mpg city.
A FWD Limited lists at $40,185 and the Calligraphy at $43,885 and comes with AWD standard.
Icing on the cake? Standard is Hyundai's 10-year, 100,000-mile powertrain warranty, plus it now includes gratis maintenance for 3 years and thirty,000-miles, forth with v-year, 50,000-mile roadside assistance.
If a smaller crossover is what you lot prefer, Hyundai offers the fine newly restyled Tucson, while folks with larger families may observe the Palisade SUV more than to their liking.
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Overview: 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe XRT AWD
Hits: Sharp redesign, skillful ride and handling, plus AWD. XRT offers more aggressive look, plus cool T-shaped lights, a power hatch, clear button arrangement on center stack, nice visuals on instrument cluster, heated forepart seats, large cargo area with underfloor storage, roomy interior, wireless charger, rear side window screens, power lower rear seats, and solid safety devices. Low running boards make for easy admission.
Misses: Engine has balmy power that'southward growly nether heavy acceleration. No sunroof or heated steering wheel, push button transmission takes some getting used to, lane departure chinkle is annoying.
Made in: Montgomery, Ala.
Engine: 2.v-liter I4, 191 hp/181 torque
Transmission: 8-speed automatic due west/Shiftronic
Weight: 3,810 lbs.
Wheelbase: 108.9 in.
Length: 188.iv in.
Cargo: 36.four-72.1 cu.ft.
Tow: 2,000 lbs.
MPG: 22/25
Base Price: $35,185 (includes delivery)
Invoice: $33,624
Major Option: Carpeted floor mats, $195
Examination vehicle: $35,380
Sources: Hyundai, Kelly Blueish Book
Editor'due south Note: Mark Brutal'south automobile review cavalcade, Savage On Wheels, looks at a new vehicle every week and tells consumers what's good, what's non so good, and how the vehicle fits into the marketplace.
Source: https://www.wuwm.com/2022-01-09/2022-hyundai-santa-fe-xrt-awd-review
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