2024 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid - 10 Takeaways | DM Review

[@darrensmith8673]

Great in-depth review and you raise some good points. Nice to see that they brought the Caligraphy to the hybrids, I have a 23 limited hybrid with 15k miles and it has been flawless with 30mpg average. Would have liked the Cali features like the HUD and black wheels etc. Also nice to see the phone charger is actually useable on this generation rather than overheating your phone, so thanks for commenting on that, you also get wireless carplay on this gen which is nice. The interior is nice and modern over the previous gen but the exterior, especially the rear is just odd looking. Also nice that the rear load height is lower than the previous model. Would I buy one? not sure yet, still on the fence with this or the CX90 PHEV.

[@jaanfo3874]

My dealership has an SEL AWD Hybrid arriving in about a week in the color I want and I’m pretty much ready to vault onto it. We have a 2013 Santa Fe Sport I want to trade in on it, and a 2022 Tucson Hybrid which has 50,000 miles already and has been flawless (Same powertrain as the Hybrid Fe which makes me feel confident). My biggest complaint is that those side window sunshades aren’t available on the SEL and I’m not paying $7k more for a Limited just to get them. Those were a standard feature on the last generation Hyundai, why couldn’t they be standard this time too???

[@121476]

Love the car but wow the new Hyundai key is ugly. Hopefully they change that soon

[@stargate25645]

When are the audio system and fuel efficiency videos coming out for this?

[@DailyMotor]

Sound test is out (link in description), fuel economy on the 24th

[@BoopSnoot]

So its just like a normal Santa Fe, except the transmission lasts more than 100 miles and it gets better fuel economy. Win!

[@TheUnreadableUser]

Inside: such a good car. Incredible Powertrain, insane amounts of space, tons of features. Outside: front is beautiful, rear is a mistake. If only it wasn't so ugly in the rear, this would sell like hot cakes.

[@michaels7984]

It still is, seeing a ton of them in the d/fw area.

[@rightlanehog3151]

Charlie, Did you say bold styling? This Santa Fe looks like it fell off the styling tree and hit every branch on the way down.

[@DailyMotor]

:( I think it's cool!

[@Orangematz]

Better to be ugly than boring.

[@121476]

It looks great

[@rightlanehog3151]

@@DailyMotor I will bet you a Loonie this will be completely redesigned with 2.5 years. ;-)

[@jakes5530]

Excellent… but still a Hyundai. We’ve had 2 new Hyundai’s in the past few years, one was flawless, the other was a lemon and left us stranded from overheating multiple times. 50/50 is not a risk we’re willing to take.

[@DailyMotor]

Sad to hear :/ warranty doesn't help you when you're stranded

[@jakes5530]

@ yup and dealerships were useless. Basically zero loaner cars available when the car was in the shop waiting on parts. The same part the claimed to “fix” failed a few months after the initial repair too.

[@Brian-og4uu]

@@jakes5530 That's unfortunate. Which vehicle or engine was the problem one? My wife and I are looking to purchase this vehicle, and a big plus for reliability is the drivetrain that's been utilized in sibling cars since 2020 without any notable big issues so far. We currently have a 2012 Sorento that a year ago had it's engine grenade itself due to the common Theta II manufacturing issue. But, they replaced the engine on a 11 yr old, 105k mile car completely free and gave us a rental car the entire time. The car has been 100% flawless otherwise over more than a decade. Replacing the entire engine outside their already class-leading warranty timeframe sold us on them as a brand. Now, I do have a 10 year old 2nd gen Tacoma with 65k miles on it, so we have a super reliable backup vehicle.

[@HiiImChris]

Im one of the few that thinks the key is decent. Its unique and has a cool factor to it