Hyundai Santa Fe Active 2017 review: snapshot

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EXPERT RATING
7.0

Likes

Great value seven-seater
Handsome looks
Lots of room

Dislikes

Very basic specs
Hard to access third row
Third row not as safe as second
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Tim Robson

Contributing Journalist

1 min read

The Hyundai Santa Fe launched in 2012, and the Series II debuted in 2015. The five-door, seven-seat SUV is the largest that Hyundai currently sells in Australia.

All five Santa Fe models are equipped with AEB, a reversing camera and sensors, a touchscreen multimedia system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, alloy rims and a leather-wrapped steering wheel. 

The $41,850 petrol-powered all-wheel-drive Active sits - pricewise, at least - above the petrol V6 FWD Active X, and below the all-wheel-drive diesel Active, Elite and Highlander. 

It comes standard with cloth trim and single-zone air conditioning, and is powered by a 2.4-litre 138kW/ 241Nm four-cylinder petrol engine driving all four wheels via a six-speed automatic transmission. It's also available as a $44,850 all-wheel-drive diesel.

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Hyundai Santa FE 2018: Active (4x4)

Engine Type Inline 4, 2.4L
Fuel Type Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency 9.4L/100km (combined)
Seating 7
Price From $17,710 - $22,440
Safety Rating

Pricing Guides

$24,655
Based on 143 cars listed for sale in the last 6 months.
LOWEST PRICE
$12,999
HIGHEST PRICE
$36,788
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Tim Robson

Contributing Journalist

Tim Robson has been involved in automotive journalism for almost two decades, after cutting his teeth on alternative forms of wheeled transport.  Studiously avoiding tertiary education while writing about mountain bikes in the 1990s, Tim started with Motor magazine in 2001, moving on to edit Auto Action and Motor before joining Top Gear Australia in 2010. Tim formed his own company, 032Media, in 2014, building up a freelance business that supplies leading news outlets like CarsGuide and GoAuto, as well as Evo Australia, Motor, 4x4 Australia and The Robb Report. He's also a skilled photographer, practicing videographer, presenter and editor. He’s also recently returned to his roots, currently editing Australia's oldest and most prestigious mountain bike magazine, Mountain Biking Australia. Tim lives in Wollongong, NSW, and is married with three double-digit age kids… two of who are learning to drive. One’s already learned to race, with 16-year-old Max helping Tim to build and run his only car – a track-registered Honda Civic EG. You can check out Tim’s bike collection, race car failings and more on his Insta feed or Facebook.
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Pricing Guide
$12,999
Lowest price, based on CarsGuide listings over the last 6 months.
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