The 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe range of configurations is currently priced from $26,990.
Our most recent review of the 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe resulted in a score of 8 out of 10 for that particular example.
Carsguide News Editor Tung Nguyen had this to say at the time: It might not thrill like an N or turn heads like an Ioniq, but the humble Santa Fe Hybrid absolutely nails the brief of being a comfortable, frugal and practical family car.
You can read the full review here.
This is what Tung Nguyen liked most about this particular version of the Hyundai Santa Fe: Fuel-sipping powertrain, Ultra-refined ride, Attractive pricing
The 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe carries a braked towing capacity of up to 2500 Kg, but check to ensure this applies to the configuration you're considering.
It really doesn’t matter how fast you’re driving when a timing chain or timing belt breaks. If the engine is an interference design, then this failure has possibly turned the rest of the engine to junk. That’s because the valves and pistons have tried to occupy the same space at the same time, and widespread internal damage is the usually outcome.
From what I can gather, the V6 engine in your car is indeed an interference design, so the damage is possibly terminal. You could remove the cylinder head(s) to check, but if the engine has locked up, there’s a fair chance you’ll need to either rebuild the engine or replace it with a different one. You may also find that the cost of these repairs will be greater than the market value of the vehicle itself. At that point, you need to decide whether to repair it or start again with a new vehicle.
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A modern automatic transmission is a very complex piece of equipment with a whole bunch of parts that have to be talking to each other for it to work properly. Your best plan of attack is to have the vehicle inspected by a transmission specialist who is familiar with this transmission and should be able to diagnose the fault.
But it sounds like there’s something broken or loose inside that is not allowing the engine’s power to be transferred to the car’s wheels. This could be anything form an input or output shaft, a clutch assembly, torque converter or even the gearsets themselves. Perhaps the fault is in the valve body (the part that actually selects each gear) but until it’s torn down and inspected, you won’t know what’s going on.
The other major cause of a car not moving when it’s in gear is that there’s a broken driveshaft or CV joint. The symptoms can be very similar, so check the whole driveline before committing to repairs.
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The Santa Fe may well have a fuel filter below the rear seat, but it’s almost certainly located on the outside of the car (as in, under the floor) rather than inside under the seat cushion. I’d be very surprised if any of the car’s fuel system or lines ran inside the passenger compartment.
Which means it’s still possible that some fuel was spilled under the car during the filter change or that there’s even a fuel leak as a result of the change. Either could lead to a smell inside the car, but it shouldn’t persist. If it does, there’s a problem. Take it back to the dealership and ask for the problem to be fixed. If the dealership somehow spilled petrol on the seat trim or allowed fuel to enter the cabin in some other way, they are responsible for fixing it. Driving around in a car with petrol fumes inside is an obvious health and safety issue.
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The Hyundai Santa Fe 2023 prices range from $30,910 for the basic trim level SUV Mpi (2Wd) to $56,100 for the top of the range SUV Highlander Crdi (Awd).
All Santa Fe models come with seven seats. The Santa Fe is appointed with black cloth, while both the Active and Elite enjoy synthetic leather seats. The Highlander model is upgraded to Nappa leather. Both the Santa Fe and Active front seats are manually adjusted, while the Elite model’s driver’s seats have a 10-way power adjustment with 2-way lumbar support. Highlander’s driver’s seat has a 14-waypower adjustment with 4-way lumbar support and knee cushion. Only on the two top grades is the front passengers seat electric.
Heated front seats are standard on the two top models, while the Highlander also enjoys ventilated front seats and heated rear outboard seats in the middle row.
The middle row seats have ISOFIX mounts on the outboard seats and three top tether child seat mounts. The middle row has a 60/40 spit fold and lay flat when folded. The third row has a 50/50 split fold.
The Hyundai Santa Fe’s dashboard is headlined by an 8-inch touchscreen multimedia system and a 4.2-inch instrument cluster on both the Santa Fe and Active models but they are upgraded to a 10.25-inch touchscreen and 12.3-inch instrument cluster on the Elite and Highlander models. Only the Highlander model enjoys a head-up display.
The Highlander model comes with a panoramic sunroof, a heated steering wheel and adjustable ambient lighting.
Standard equipment in the Santa Fe: 4.2-inch digital instrument panel, 8-inch touchscreen multimedia system, 17-inch alloy wheels, full-size spare tyre, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto reversing camera with rear parking sensors, Bluetooth connectivity, wireless charging pad, 5 x USB port, 2 x 12-volt ports, LED lights, keyless entry and push button start.
The Santa Fe has four standard colours – ‘White Cream’, ‘Lagoon Blue’, ‘Typhoon Silver’, and ‘Abyss Black’. The Active model has an additional colour – ‘Magnetic Force’. The Elite and Highlander models has an additional two colours – ‘Taiga Brown’, and ‘Rainforest’.
The Sante Fe’s boot is a good size when all seven seats are in action, with 517L VDA of cargo capacity available. That jumps up to 782L VDA when the rear seats are folded flat.
| Hyundai Santa Fe Model | Body Type | Specs | Fuel Consumption |
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Active Crdi (Awd)
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Body Type: SUV | Specs: 2.2L Diesel 8 SP AUTO |
Fuel Consumption:
6.1L/100km
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Active Mpi (2Wd)
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Body Type: SUV | Specs: 3.5L ULP 8 SP AUTO |
Fuel Consumption:
10.5L/100km
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Elite Hev (7 Seat)
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Body Type: SUV | Specs: 1.6L Hybrid 6 SP AUTO |
Fuel Consumption:
6.0L/100km
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The Santa Fe doesn’t have an official 0-100km/h sprint time.