Awesome review Tom I think Hyundai has come along way from what they used to be! I’m looking forward to the new Santa Fe when it comes out ! Btw where can I get chasing cars tops like yours?
There’s a mistake in the fuel $/L number on our tables (diesel/petrol $/L is swapped), but the final 5-year running costs figures are correct! See edited table at our site: www.chasingcars.com.au/reviews/large-suvs/hyundai-santa-fe-hybrid-highlander-2023-review/
Love that interior and it seems to have less piano black than the sorrento. I think I'd go santa fe but 7 yr warranty is hard to pass. Diesel for me 35k per year 95% highway driving. Great review 👍
I still think for all people who tow, there is a massive gap in the market. A hybrid diesel without reduced engine capacity would be the perfect car. You don’t lose power for towing on the highway, yet get the benefit uphill from the electric motor and also in city conditions.
Fun fact - in NZ Hyundai sells the elite for $92k AUD, and the highlander version (called limited here) for $101k AUD, currently on sale for only $7-8k cheaper than RRP, even the cheapest version here of the Sante Fe Hybrid is quite abit more expensive than the Toyota Highlander ZR (Kluger Grande) which sells for $73k AUD. The sales people here have been trained to say that Hyundai is now a premium brand that competes with German marques hence the prices.
Hey Tom I think you got your fuel prices wrong . You had petrol and diesel at the same price whereas diesel typically costs more at 2.30/l . This should make the running costs of the hybrid even better than displayed?
See pinned comment - the final calculation is correct but you’re right that the $/L is mistakenly swapped - but this has no bearing on the final number.
Confused about wireless Apple CarPlay. What’s the issue… My 2022 Tucson base model has wireless Apple CarPlay as standard is it different with the Santafe?
They're both good - just wish you could get the Sorento GT-Line with a non-black interior. Sadly, you cannot (in Australia). That means the Santa Fe gets the nod for me.
This car has just been released in Thailand as an only model available at 1.85M Baht (A$79,000), very disappointed they didn't bring the diesel model and the Tuscon. Overpriced and underspec'd IMHO. The memory seats do not cover the mirrors and there isn't even a heads-up display, all of which are on memory settings with a much cheaper Mazda CX30, shameful!
Yep avoid this - a year later and the best offer I can get is $41,000 for the Elite Hybrid. One year later this depreciated by $27,000. Stay away!!!!!!
I think prospective buyers should include resale in their value equation. Yes the purchase price for a hybrid is more expensive, but some of that outlay will be regained when the car is sold. Demand for hybrid and electric vehicles will likely increase in the future, elevating the retained value of these models. Also, thinking beyond our wallets, lets hope some buyers place a value on the environmental impact of burning fossil fuels.
No " enviromental benefit. To make the battery is much more harmful and 10 years later you have to replace it. No one trade an old Toyota Camry as the battery cost about 4000 dollars I had been told by taxi owners. Future potential hybrit issues ......no thanks. Not tested like Toyota. And I am a Hyundai owner.
