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Hyundai?! The latest Hyundai Santa Fe is a massive design departure from its more curvaceous predecessors, presenting boxy Land Rover-aping lines and distinctive LED lighting signatures. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today While it’s not as classically handsome as some generations before it, the new Santa Fe is as practical and tech-laden as ever, aiming to bridge the gap between the H brand and its top-rating sister car, the Kia Sorento . Hyundai Australia decided to launch with a hybrid-only lineup for the new Santa Fe, doing away with the outgoing model’s V6 petrol and four-cylinder turbo-diesel powertrain options.
A powerful turbocharged petrol four-cylinder will join the fold in the new year, the company’s local arm tells us. So, in an effort to cash in on increasing hybrid demand and compete with sales leader Toyota, Hyundai has gone hard on HEV and brought no less than five electrified variations of its new seven-seater family SUV. On test here is the most affordable Santa Fe Hybrid FWD, a cloth-trimmed, contrast-bumpered entry model that packs in a stack of features and tech for just over $55,000.
Really, you could choose between this or a smaller Tucson . But while it might look very compelling on paper, is Hyundai’s new Minecraft-styled family bus worth your consideration over the aforementioned Sorento or the now hybrid-only Toyota Kluger ? Read on to find out. How much does the Hyundai Santa F.
