2024 Hyundai Santa Fe - POV Driving Impressions

$50,905 as tested (Calligraphy)
$42,205 as tested (XRT)
2.5L turbocharged inline-4
277 hp, 311 lb-ft
8-speed wet dual clutch automatic transmission
AWD as tested (FWD standard)
7 inches ground clearance (XRT 8.3 inches)
3,500 lbs towing capacity (XRT 4,500 lbs)
20/28/23 MPG (Calligraphy)
18/26/22 MPG (XRT)
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[@dericksingh5603]

What in the Range Rover is this

[@JordanLoweElevaToursCanada]

A rip off edition

[@sheikhraihan8550]

😂

[@MillionDollaProductions]

😂

[@stefystefanut1540]

That's literally what I was thinking when I saw the thumbnail😂

[@blackgold754]

The affordable and reliable one compared to real thing. Can’t wait for the hybrid although it probably gonna be smaller.

[@SirSalami]

As someone who has the older santa fe this is completely unrecognizable

[@deftone366]

I used to be able to afford the limited or the calligraphy.. Not anymore

[@RealNameNeverUsed]

Santa Monica is a more fitting name for this.

[@deftone366]

@@RealNameNeverUsed 😂 Right?

[@andrewgus8763]

@@RealNameNeverUsed More like Santa Ford Flex

[@ChristianC-gy1ym]

@@RealNameNeverUsed That's actually a good name I hope they adopt it

[@paulfrompayroll]

probably the most reliable range rover you will find for under 60k

[@ayushmalpeddi2793]

Uhh don’t you mean literally almost any Range Rover 😭. I know damn well a brand new Range Rover Sport SV will not be more reliable than I this in the long term

[@anotheruniqueusername]

funny because another review video was put up about the santa fe and it had destroyed its transmission within the first couple hundred miles.

[@jeremyickes5699]

Newer Korean cars have terrible engines and transmission reliability. You also have to fight tooth and nail to get warranty work done.

[@AAA-qd8xx]

@@jeremyickes5699Older ones are worst lol

[@Fadic4]

Mom can we get a ranger rover? Mom: No, we have Range Rover at home

[@gazillionare]

crazy how this is wayyy more reliable than a range rover

[@ICHIBAN722]

@@gazillionare only broke people like y 0 u care about reliability . the one who can afford a range dont

[@c3vzn]

@@ICHIBAN722 The people who care about reliability are the ones that don't go broke.

[@mattofen]

For me, it doesn't look as bad as people are saying. The interior is nice, the front is beautiful. The rear is weird yeah but that wouldn't stop me from buying it (if I could afford it lmao)

[@thismanagain]

Same.

[@andrewgus8763]

Not a problem. Hyundai and Nissan dealers will sell these to you for 8.99% at 108 months like they do with most of their customers.

[@alexandercalderon7098]

​@@andrewgus8763 got my elantra n at 3.5%

[@sparshtehri49]

Absolutely on point. In the beginning, the rear kind of put me off but it grew on me. You get used to it. We just booked our 2024 Santa Fe Limited. The delivery is in 15 days. Can’t wait to drive it!

[@MrSandman96]

the video doesnt do it justice. car looks weird in person.

[@treyhorn]

this car is NUTS - you can now literally buy a luxury car without paying a premium price (and little to no maintenance)

[@kristijandimovski410]

Exactly, but people would rather talk shit about how they copied Range Rover

[@treyhorn]

@@kristijandimovski410 as if range rover is a good vehicle anyway

[@georgelin8498]

8 speed dct…

[@gangsterwafflesthe7th508]

All y’all talking bout how this competes with Rover. Not at all. Rover quality is superior. Air suspension and powertrain provides the best ride available on the market. This is just a cheap knockoff💀

[@treyhorn]

@@gangsterwafflesthe7th508 the fact that you think range rover is superior in ANY way is ridiculous. hyundai clears just from the fact that it’s more reliable 😭😭😭

[@Mamerto.]

I love hyundai but for real I thought this was a Range Rover bc of that steering wheel, I didn’t even read the title

[@Now_or_Never_777]

I test drove one today. This car is solid. Think I’m gonna buy one.

[@tremaiden3144]

Make sure you get hybrid model if applicable. It comes with regular 6 speed, and it should be more reliable.

[@Tr3ntsGames]

No jellybean shape is a big win

[@therealkyubee]

My dad has the old Santa Fe, completely different character and personality

[@JulyOverland]

All you have to do in order to access the third row seats is to press that button on top of the seats once. the vents for the second row are by the b pillar and that trim comes with Head up display

[@sandor502]

When I saw the thumbnail, I checked the date to see if it was April fool's day. Beautiful interior.

[@ganekim]

It's so nice to be able to see the side mirrors and rear view mirrors. ^ ^👍

[@adk7962]

I’m a fan! I think the Hyundai Defender Sport (dubbed by James and Thomas from TH) is going to be a big seller. Thanks for taking us on the drive!

[@captain_kirkyt2481]

I did not at all expect a UV sterilization compartment in this car

[@hecticphusion]

Hyundai/Kia's market is people who are attracted to gimmicks

[@RealKevGotEm]

@@hecticphusionyes 😂 that’s the real truth

[@LaLfixx]

The middle seating climate vent is on the sidewall. You were looking right at it.

[@Spikejou]

Think he referred to the lack of climate controls, not the vents.

[@enca94]

Hyundai/Kia really are killing it in a lot of areas right now.

[@donspecter]

Just not reliability!

[@RHODEISLANDSUCKS]

Especially the lighting on fire segment.

[@MrCarGuy]

Especially in theft prevention...

[@faheemabbas3965]

Just NEVER reliability. Heck, that’s why Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis don’t exist to me!

[@RealNameNeverUsed]

@@RHODEISLANDSUCKSHyundai’s and Kia’s tailights have always been over the top even from back then. When most cars have one tailight bulb per side, they always had two or three bulbs. E.g Kia Spectra, Hyundai i10, Hyundai Starex, Kia Magentis. Nowadays, they went even more bonkers with LED dots all over.

[@joebuphey7310]

Really appreciate you explaining thee DCT. I love this car but, like you the DCT is the only thing keeping me from pulling the trigger" great video.

[@bgarza18]

The car has so many features,I love it

[@shuyu9015]

Nice review, I think the air vent for the second row is on he left pillar besides the driver's seat?

[@cweaver2730]

I have a Sonata N Line with this same powertrain. I absolutely love it in the hills for how responsive it is, but I also keep it in Sport or Sport+ the whole time. There’s absolutely no gear hunting in the Sonata.

[@Metro248]

For the price these are going for, these are really good bargains! Hyundai really stepped their game up

[@techpappee]

There are vents in the second row just not controls. They're on the pillars. You missed them apparently. There's a programmed delay in 1st to avoid torque steer etc. If it were tuned like a N vehicle it would be quicker but also cause those other issues. A traditional 8spd would work but it would also reduce fuel economy. It takes around 10 minutes to fully sanitize. The light will go off once completed 😉 Parents with young children may use it a lot with things like toys, pacifiers etc. Those items little ones tend to drop.

[@jaybird6540]

Quickly thought it was a range from the thumbnail nice interior

[@pichkari1632]

We can see the 2nd row climate on the side but you kept saying there's no vent lol. At 7:39 you can clearly see it . This spot is even better because it targets more towards the body rather than your knees.

[@Spikejou]

No he said that there aren’t climate controls. Not that there aren’y vents. He did say there aren’t vents in the center because of the design of the center storage, but was talking about the lack of climate control.

[@joeydonovan8018]

The vent for second row seating is in between the front seat and door you can see it best at 7:35

[@jackfallen6679]

WOW, That rear end is wild

[@PikX221]

Regardless of the design, Hyundai made the right choice to give Santa Fe a more outdoorsy treatment. Palisade is essentially taking over the market for the previous generation Santa Fe.

[@rzero21]

3:28 wish we could pick if we wanted the spare tire or the tire mobility kit. I prefer having the spare tire kit but in some dealerships, even the Calligraphy trim comes WITHOUT the spare tire.

[@anthonyantoine9232]

I love the rear end, honestly. Kind of has modern retro vibes. I'm much less a fan of the front, which to me looks like a futuristic range rover.

[@KG_BM]

they saw the hype for the new lexus GX and couldnt resist

[@mysterjd34]

It looks especially like a range rover in the white color. Like the one that was lurking in the beginning.

[@user-ic6rz9od8g]

interior design is unexpectedly good

[@rickyjones4893]

I just cant stop seeing the dog bone headlight and tailights.

[@joshuaagosto1526]

7:31 right above your left hand I noticed that there was a climate vent in the second row

[@sydewyndr]

I'd love to see @TheTopher drive the new Sonata N-Line!

[@brq4cars]

The rear is honestly really growing on me

[@TheUnreadableUser]

19:41 came for the santa fe review, stayed for the cow conversation

[@NoodleKitty421]

topher did you check out the chevy traverse already?

[@TheHersonCastillo]

The rear passenger climate vents appear to be on the slide door pillar, next to the left side of the back of the driver and front passenger seats 😀

[@brq4cars]

not the vents the ac control for the rear seats

[@karamsinghjat]

ya vents

[@ClostroFLOWbic]

there's no way that all of you are this passionate about new range rover steering wheels

[@aujeoaurko5807]

If you look closely there are vents right in the corner of the front seats and the mid row doors

[@Iwo26]

I’m seriously considering this car. For the money it’s one of the better buys out there. I’m deciding between this Santa Fe and the Chrysler Pacifica. Which one would you say is more fun to drive ?

[@shinjiro212]

Like the front, the rear looks like a Previa.

[@marlibuu]

it have ac vent in the second row seat on the door side

[@ErnestMarvinEsteban]

The rear is growing on me. Looks unique.

[@dlagazo]

The eye/face pointing camera, it's getting blocked by the steering wheel if not on neutral position.

[@chohyun4357]

don't think the lack of vents in the middle is that big of a deal, there are vents underneath the front row seat belts on the B pillar.

[@COMMANDERFOX31]

This looks identical to the old Ford Flex. Why not keep the standard Santa Fe design?

[@TheUnreadableUser]

Because the palisade already looks almost exactly like the out going Santa Fe

[@MegaMC777]

Second row vents are on the B pillar

[@200kae]

I think the cows approve of the Santa Fe 😂

[@Johnny_Utah187]

Did the transmission fall out?

[@hsbd-hl7gn]

Is the ride height similar to grand Highlander?

[@matthewmucci7473]

i noticed there appear to be vents in the B pillar for the 2nd row seats

[@mikey380sx]

When I saw the thumbnail I thought lol TheTopher put Santa Fe in the title for a Range Rover video. I was mistaken, and now I am confused.

[@Michael-rh3ir]

What is the block on the left side of the dashboard？

[@jeffbachak3653]

How does the XRT ride on roads ?

[@johnJohn-dz4ex]

what color is that dash? It looks grey but I know they make that green dash also.

[@xJADD]

i was waiting on this one because this thing is beautiful.. i love all new hyundai desings specially this one and the ioniq 6

[@glennyork6800]

Ditto can the DCT & use an 8 or 10 spd reg trans.

[@AnontheGOAT]

What’s with the headliner?

[@Vilmir]

So is that the ICE EV9?

[@kris.notchris]

Can you drive the 2024 Hyundai Sonata?

[@Slimecrazy234]

I think the Highlander wipes the floor with this on quality and just not feeling like a cheap toy.

[@oommenthms2728]

Great video and a thorough review as well... i do agree with the fact that this tune of Santa Fe would've been better off with an 8 or 9 sp TC gearbox (from having seen other reviews of Santa Fe shifting as well) PS: Could you kindly enable the gear indicator ie.D1,D2 etc. on the digital display in the future videos.

[@bluesgaming5861]

please try to review a hyundai palasade

[@slimsketchy1489]

On first glance I thought this was Range Rover until I read the title. Looks nice too!

[@Glideslopes]

Like driving a Large Cinder Block painted Bronze.

[@user-handlethetruth]

An ATTRACTIVE Cinder block

[@frigola21]

it was going so well untill absence of second row climate control. Great review btw.

[@rekt_n_line]

I'm still surprised they threw the DCT in this. It makes sense in my Sonata N-Line because it's more performance oriented, and like Substitute Topher said, it's best when it's aggressive. I drive my car very hard, and the DCT is a lot of fun in those cases. However, the DCT is not good at being smooth (at low speeds). You can really feel it complaining in stop and go traffic and similar low speed situations. I'm curious how they'll hold up in the Santa Fe.

[@enasto2028]

My Velosters DCT is the same way, I really hope they make a torque converter version because I might look into owning it

[@Paws403]

There's already been complaints about it at low speeds from people buying Santa Cruzes. Usually get one or two people a month in the shop saying they experience shuddering coming off of a stop

[@DualITofficiel]

Just get the hybrid then ;) Regular 6-speed AT and reliable. Bit less punchy on highways but more in the city (low end electric torque) @@enasto2028

[@tvrtkocro28]

Lol they even named the trim level Calligraphy

[@brianco12]

Franklin TN!

[@FEDLScrewsidewaysL]

THE STEERING WHEEL!

[@M2habibi]

I'm interested to see what the palisade redesign looks like, I'm assuming it'll look like the bigger Range Rover HSE which I'm hopeful for as while I like this design, the rear is horrendous to me. Everything else I love however so I'm hoping the 2026 is more faithful to the Range Rover design laguage towards the rear.

[@CrazyForCooCooPuffs]

How many engines does this need before 100k miles?

[@Evan2]

About 3

[@battlefield3112011]

How many DCT does this one also need before 100k miles? There are people who had to replace their like after 30 miles from purchase. 😮😮

[@shenanigan3083]

B Pilar lol😂 looked right at the vents 😂😂😂

[@user-qj3yo5pm2k]

Awesome SUV

[@james_kimpel]

Jeep does the exact same thing with their steering wheels now

[@bakinification]

Climate control vents for 2nd row are on the B-Pillar near the door!

[@josuepaz1059]

The ford flex has been revived

[@kalebm9302]

The decision to put a DCT into a large 3-row is pretty wild

[@zaneprice6560]

I personally think this car looks awesome, what a cool design!

[@ChristianC-gy1ym]

I've owned hyundais in the past (2000 accent, a complete junk lol) and currently own two (2020 palisade, 2022 santa cruz) and absolutely LOVE them. Amazing value. Not just value, amazing cars period. Just like all manufacturers you can find evidence of cost cutting here and there. That's usually what you get with 40 to 50K ish cars. But they're well built, good looking, performs well. And this santa fe absolutely looks like a much more expensive vehicle than it is.

[@kiarangelissanchez7284]

I need a review of the Audi RS 7

[@lo4529]

2024 range rover flex

[@SiriasisOFFICIAL]

Nah, Hyundai did dirty with JLR 🗿

[@HiiImChris]

Btw, for somw reason the handles are only on top trims

[@HiiImChris]

I thought ppl were dramatic for saying it looks like a rr, because it didnt. Well actually, i found out there is a particular model that legitimately look almost identical lmao

[@brightness4195]

This is the most powerful car ine the world

[@user-xm8ux1nm1h]

Please review the new Sonata elantra ioniq5 n gv80 Coupe Nexo the tucson ❤ g80 gv80

[@user-xm8ux1nm1h]

And kia ev9 new sorento carnival k5😊

[@edventures9884]

Dam the interior looks like a Range Rover

[@roadmapofgreenville9037]

What in the Range Rover defender!?

[@seanjiang3174]

If you are going to shell out $50k for this, why not go for the lower trim gv 80?

[@r0gu3gaming]

It’s gunna waste more gas right?

[@jcrispy8318]

just not a fan of the dash being 1 screen that wraps around to the infotainment system, i think it looks awkward but i see lots of cars doing this, my friends mustang has it and i think it looks cheap

[@streetrunner8273]

Imagine you put your hand in thst box and a squirrel bites your hand

[@hollaz2]

I saw the thumbnail and asked my self what the range rover lol and after watching this video it seems like its more Range Rover than an actual Range

[@ALANatWork]

I'm getting ford flex vibes

[@ElliWoelfin]

Guess we really are back in the '80s. So many right angles again

[@mel2001taurus]

I'm a subie girl.. but hyundai is doing their thing fr. I like the design s