Santa Fe & Santa Fe Hybrid
2024 Hyundai Santa Fe Review in Gilbert, AZ
2024 Hyundai Santa Fe Review - Geared for the Outdoors
The 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe is truly a new vehicle. It is bigger with a new emphasis on outdoor living. The changes are nothing short of dramatic.
How will this new ride measure up to your expectations? We’ll take a look at whether it meets important benchmarks from performance to technology.
Get all the details here in this 2024 Santa Fe review.
New Style, Aerodynamic Design
Car and Driver calls the new look “boldly boxy.” Indeed the main design cues are squared off rather than rounded. Still, the sleek exterior has all the right aerodynamic tweaks to ensure the best wind resistance. Edmunds notes the angular, aggressive look resembles the luxury Land Rover Defender.
Apparently designers and engineers were encouraged to design from the back to the front, basically refocusing their energy on both utility and spaciousness inside. This approach had a big effect on how the exterior was designed as well.
Since this new Santa Fe is meant for more action, the new design shortens the front overhangs. This allows for better approach angles. As it is meant for more people, the wheelbase is lengthened. To maximize the rear cargo opening, the taillights were mounted low.
A new suspension provides better dampers and hydro-bushings to handle the bigger load. The improved shocks and springs are designed to help off road as well. To ensure stability, special attention was paid to chassis rigidity. Whether it’s the regular powertrain or the hybrid powertrain with its helpful electric motor, passengers will enjoy excellent ride quality.
More Spacious, More Seats
To accommodate a third row of seats, the 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe is significantly bigger than the large 2023 model. It is also stylistically unique with an H-shaped theme showing up on the dashboard and more angular elements throughout the cabin.
The new driver’s chair offers special features like a special leg rest. Of course both seats offer power-adjustment and -- perfect for our Arizona summers -- power-ventilation.
The second row is offered as a three-person bench or center captain’s chairs. It has significant, adult-ready legroom and headroom. This is due both to the size of the vehicle and to the way designers utilized the space.
It’s nice to have a third row in the Santa Fe SUV. Here again the design allows for headroom and legroom that can accommodate adults. Another nice feature for Phoenix AZ summers is the third-row HVAC control knob. There are plenty of vents to keep the air flowing to everyone who needs it.
Bigger Hold, More Organization
Interior organization was clearly emphasized by the designers. There are extra large door bins and a large enough pass-through for the center console to hold a purse easily. Engineers moved the gear shift lever to the steering wheel column. This left more room for the designers to work with.
The large mouth of the cargo hold allows for storing big adventure gear. Rear seats fold flat to create a big cargo area if you need it. An inflatable bed could easily fit with just the third row folded.
The roof was designed to accommodate a rooftop tent. Clearly this big rig is ready for fun outdoors.
Regular vs Hybrid Santa Fe Choices
The 191-horsepower engine, standard on the 2023 Santa Fe, has been discontinued. In its place, Hyundai utilizes a 277-horsepower turbo to propel this midsize SUV. Incredibly it turns out 311 lb-ft of torque.
An 8-speed dual clutch automatic transmission and front-wheel drive ensure easy car-like handling. Shoppers can choose all-wheel drive if they want more all-weather, all-terrain capability.
The 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid combines a hybrid battery pack with a turbo powertrain for the best fuel economy. The result is a new 226 horsepower and 195 lb-ft of torque. Like the 2023 Santa Fe Hybrid, it is expected to earn 36 mpg city and 31 mpg highway while using regular unleaded fuel. That’s 34 mpg combined.
Fun Driver Cockpit
With this total reboot, the driver cockpit goes high tech. There are two 12.3-inch displays that provide everything a driver needs and more. Behind the steering wheel, the digital gauge cluster adds a racy touch.
The large touchscreen system has advanced voice recognition. Despite all the digital connectivity, the screens are augmented by volume and HVAC knobs. As usual, Hyundai likes to make things easy for users.
Android Auto and Apple CarPlay make it easy to move your smartphone apps to the screen. With all of these standard features, the Santa Fe price provides value as well as savings.
A new dual wireless smartphone charging pad can be part of the center console. It even has fans to keep phones cool. This is in addition to the USB-C ports on board for charging. In the glovebox, there’s a UV sanitizer.
When the SUV is packed to the rafters, the driver can still see behind them. Standard on the Limited trims, the digital rearview mirror uses a camera to eliminate the blind spot at the push of a button.
Intelligent Driver Assistance
Hyundai driver assistance keeps evolving, and the new Santa Fe takes full advantage of that. It has the most advanced forward collision avoidance technology. This extends to traffic dangers, cyclists, pedestrians and junction dangers. An autobrake may be triggered or it may trigger a steering assist.
The adaptive cruise control is one of the best. Curve control is an advanced feature that works with the system’s navigation. This allows it to anticipate the times when it needs to slow slightly, such as going into a big curve at highway speeds.
A blind spot monitor can trigger an avoidance assist. This directs braking to the wheels on the left or right based on where the danger is. The rear cross traffic alert may try to brake the SUV’s progress if traffic is coming from either side. On most rivals, these safety features do not include an active avoidance assist.
A lane keeping assist and a lane follow assist offer two ways to help the driver maintain the best trajectory. Highway Driving Assist, available on the new Santa Fe, can combine smart cruise control and other features to achieve semi-autonomous travel under specific conditions. This is an awesome way to handle long lonely stretches of our Southwestern highways.
If you are on the lookout for a new 3 row SUV, the 2024 model year is an exciting one. Schedule a test drive of the new Santa Fe when you visit San Tan Hyundai dealer in Phoenix AZ.
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