HANDS-ON with the 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe: Does It Live Up to the Massive Hype?

[@JR-pb5dz]

Nice review Tommy. You and Alex combined make this very thorough and informative.

[@ALMX5DP]

This and the new Chevy Equinox really show how a styling change can pull at people's heart strings.

[@brokeboy87]

Well, I've been waiting for an update on the interior and wireless phone connectivity and other things.

[@joec.5009]

i'm seriously obsessed about this car. if i didn't bought a damn new car last year, this would've been mine!

[@arlenenolte8475]

I love the colabs with Alex

[@PickensDon]

Great tag team review. Much more personality from Alex here than in his own videos. That’s a good thing.

[@JarmelSingsKaraoke]

Happy St Patrick's day, Happy Sunday ☕

[@ZigandZam]

You can lock the side hand hold for the roof. There is a small recessed detent inside the door when you open it so that you can put the male end of the removable key to either lock or unlock the hand hold. Hope that helps.

[@towelies4884]

Yep, I’ve only seen one reviewer know about it so far

[@jhol7654]

They mention it in the video shortly after.

[@rondail5675]

Nice styling on the Sante Fe.

[@LucasLeCompteMusic]

Wife had a 2017 Santa Fe with the 3.3L. It ate all the oil and stranded us on side the road for my birthday a year ago. Was under warranty thankfully, and it took 6months to get a small block. Wife got in multiple car crash and Santa Fe didn't make it, so now she has a 4 runner. Hyundai makes good looking cars with features but they can not make an engine.

[@bradleyscarreviews]

They have now.

[@LucasLeCompteMusic]

@@bradleyscarreviews I won't believe that until I see it with the new ones.

[@bradleyscarreviews]

@@LucasLeCompteMusic well the 2020 sonata with the new 2.5 hasn’t had any issues…neither has the palisade with the 3.8

[@LucasLeCompteMusic]

@@bradleyscarreviews a lot of the issues started showing up in the 3.3L around 100k or so. I still can't trust them.

[@Rafegaret]

If the Santa Cruz looked like this, I consider trading my Maverick

[@jeffs6090]

Totally! Make that based off of and look like this versus the Tuscon.

[@drnick40]

Tommy and Alex. A fantastic tandem! Thank you gentlemen!

[@Slider68]

I 100% agree with Alex that fast transitioning seats are necessary. Power seats that take 15 seconds to move from one configuration to another are useless to me, especially if they are slow in the fold down direction. We have a "top of the line" 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited. Even though it is, by far, our oldest 4- season vehicle, I still love it! It has: - manual folding 3rd row seats that also have manual reclining and manual adjustable headrests - manual folding 2nd row seats that manually recline, manually move forward/backward and have manually adjustability headrests. The right seat also folds up to make it easier to get into the 3rd row. - heated 8-way power front seats, with manually 2-way adjustable headrests. The right front seat also folds flat so very long things can be slid all the way to the front windscreen. - dual zone automatic HVAC, with the second zone (heating only) in the rear. - all wheel drive that uses an electric motor in the rear to power the rear wheels. We find the system works exceptionally well in the winter here (as long as good snow tires are installed). It doesn't have enough power for offroading though (but we have other vehicles for offroading). I love everything about the SUV, with exception to the slow moving right front seat.

[@rogerholland316]

I believe the handhold is not spring-loaded so that your fingers don't get stuck when you're gripping it.

[@jraheemjefcoat429]

Fun Fact: Hyundai Santa Fe design was actually inspired by the 1990 Hyundai Galloper. Galloper was sold in Korea and other markets. But I also see LR Defender/LR3 and G-Wagon in their design language.

[@rondail5675]

Good tag team with Alex.

[@compton221]

The front looks great, but the rear is hideous. It's a newer Ford Flex, but I like the Ecoboost AWD Flex more.

[@is6566]

There is at least one striking similarity between the Hunday and the Land Rover. Both have the same reputation for IMPRESSIVE RELIABILITY .

[@gregkramer5588]

One is near the top and the other is near dead last!

[@is6566]

I didn’t know Land Rover was at the top. We had a Jaguar SUV and it was flawless for the five years we had it but I thought that was a one off. 😃 in more seriousness I should have posted customer satisfaction with the product and service. Reliability is part of it and nowadays Hyundai might be ok for the actual product but looking at customer comments on forums the dealership and customer service experience seems to be awful.

[@bradleyscarreviews]

@@is6566Hyundai is at the top, not Land Rover.

[@gregkramer5588]

@@is6566 Anecdotal evidence as you know is pretty meaningless. There is only one source that collects enough data to carry weight. Unfortunately it only goes back 3 years on what is published. Forums are horrible for dog piling. Say a 2002 Sportage was horrible. People grab on to that and project it way in to the future and others just pile on. In this Case Hyundai has done great after they got rid of the Theta II engines.

[@jayhiggins5239]

​@@gregkramer5588 Hyunfai dropped the Theta ll and replaced it with the DCT.

[@viranjith]

This type of hard hitting journalism is what I like.

[@gregkramer5588]

This should sell really well! It looks very cool in white IMO.

[@danieldecker4597]

That Earthy Brass Matte color is awesome! Hyundai did so well with all the color options for this year's Santa Fe.

[@mrgreen8357]

I like the looks of the front but hate the rear those lights that low make it look ugly reminds me of an older Japanese mini van

[@theseb1979]

Love the front. Unsure about the rear

[@J-kade]

The switchable usb charging/infotainment plug is actually awesome. I wish I had this in my genesis.

[@MavadoKen]

Hyundai's Suppository style keyfob needs a rework.

[@treads2595]

I love the look, but the fact that multiple buyers (including the Car Confection brothers) have had to have their transmissions replaced makes this a hard pass for me.

[@jraheemjefcoat429]

It wasn't multiple buyers having problems. Just one isolated incident with Car Buyers. They even explained the whole deal about it on its channel. But what behoove me is that Toyota and Honda are currently experiencing transmission problems in recalls, and no one is talking about it. It's like people are in denial and don't want to believe it when it's already active reports on it as we speak.

[@brokeboy87]

The car confections team was the first to own a brand-new car. It could have happened to anyone.

[@jayhiggins5239]

There's a reason why the hybrid Rav-4 is so popular. The obnoxious transmissions on the previous gen.

[@treads2595]

@@jraheemjefcoat429 Wrong! I saw two other owners post on social media about having to take their cars back to the dealer.

[@jraheemjefcoat429]

@@treads2595 You said 2...Where's the dozens of people who are having these problems, liar? And why no one is talking about Honda and Toyota active recalls on their transmissions? I'll wait until you come up with another excuse to bash Hyundai for an isolated rather incident than a massive one.

[@Meghan.PVResort]

Being with the vehicle, do you feel more of a Land Rover defender vibe or a ford flex vibe?

[@Mursedave]

That is a great looking SUV!

[@Jb-ei9fp]

My Santa Fe had injector issues at 14k miles and needed a new transmission at 24k miles. It took the dealer 6 months just to see me for each one. They make good looking vehicles that people buy based on wow factor. There’s no reliability and the warranty is shit when you can’t even bring it to the dealer to use it because they are “backed up.” My transmission issue still plagues this new one. Car confections got this Santa Fe and it didn’t even get 50 miles on it before it needed a new transmission.

[@PapioRed]

Living in Nebraska and dealing with snow all my life, I don't understand reviewers obsession with 4 wheel drive. FWD especially with traction control gives you 95% of what this 4 wheel drive system would give you. Unless you tow there isn't a great reason to get the 4x4.

[@NorthernMike]

I did my research and will never buy 2WD or 4WD. AWD is the best unless you're spending a lot of time off road.

[@stig120212]

Great an fun breakdown on this new Hyundai

[@magnoliap5824]

That light gray interior is going to be hard to keep clean, along with the bronze since you can’t go through the car wash. I’m sure there is a key to keep that panel locked! I’d go with the green exterior and XRT trim.

[@CoolTies]

It's like Ford discontinued the Ford Flex and Hyundai said, "that was dumb, hold my beer!"

[@philipa902]

Except this looks good

[@FordEnthusiast413]

Ford Flex was better looking than this.

[@jayhiggins5239]

We love our Flex!

[@swlancaster1964]

Looks like a Flexx to me too

[@PeterY-f3k]

They give you a key for the handle part to lock it.

[@MyViewToronto]

Hyundai forgot about the spring in the square hold. What else did they forget about???

[@theo21021]

I wouldn't say they forgot about the spring. That's like saying they forgot to give you all the features a range rover has. It's a cheaper vehicle, and cost cutting is needed. But they did remember to give you a 10 year warranty.

[@charlie3851]

Rain must be able to get in there

[@atmartens]

Makes me wonder if there’s a small hole or two to drain.

[@Blacklightdtb]

4:14 the key is separate now like a small keychain that says Hyundai I’m guessing for whatever reason they did not give it to with the press key

[@padfoo]

Man ultimate team up!

[@SKodlick]

Shifter on the steering column?

[@jcollins1305]

Add a split tailgate and raise the lights and I’m all in.

[@jraheemjefcoat429]

Then it won't be practical for most families. It's damn if they do and damn if they dont.

[@kirklins8411]

Years of engine failure on Hyundai and Kia vehicles would hold me back from buying either. I love the look and features of their new vehicles. I would be more open to full EV versions since their gas engines have a terrible track record for failing early and needing to be replaced.

[@Tony-hf9mv]

I live in the south and with the rain,pollen, and dirt those hand holds will be to nasty to put your hands in

[@ians.1746]

I mean I guess it makes sense. USB to start it and USB to lock the hand holds.

[@jefft7085]

I was going to trade my Pallisade for one of these based on styling, tech and features. Then I heard it has the 2.5T with the DCT. That's a hard pass for me.

[@bradleyscarreviews]

Trade it for the Hybrid.

[@Queensizemusic]

ILOVE the interior.

[@la10sooony]

You can actually lock the grip handle from inside using the steel key, behind the second row window. Alex thank me later for this 😅

[@haanjamiis]

It could be cool if it had a higher ground clearance and/or air-suspension. Or a special model with offroad in mind. I looks like a Discovery 3/4 but nearly not as off road worthy.

[@jayhiggins5239]

Alex, you are still 12, at heart.

[@GearUpind]

It’s looks like Hyundai Exter stretched version with 3 rows looks and Exter has more ground clearance than santa fe which 4x bigger in wheelbase

[@haanjamiis]

2:00 The panel seems pretty useless. Ok, maybe for those who are vertically challenged. I just grab roof rails on my Disco. Santa fe has nice rails too, that are fine for grabbing.

[@v_n_bot]

By the time you get your plates ,They will change the model

[@vmorr1993]

The rear looks like a first gen Geo Metro 🙃

[@jayhiggins5239]

Now I cant unsee it!

[@JPD617]

Looks nice, Xrt looks like a decent price point..

[@kagisoreboeleng3892]

😂😂😂good to know that the "kia boys" can still use their USBs to lock and unlock something in a new Hyundai

[@atmartens]

My issue with Hyundai and Kia is that they look cool, and have great color choices and packaging. The issue begins with the reliability. Yes, I understand you get a great warranty but I value my time. I don’t want to spend days or even weeks at a dealership. The issues with engines and transmissions are real. I know as reporters you all focus on the new, but a lot of people can’t afford constantly having a car payment and want something that will last a long time. And for that reason, I’m out.

[@TheDon8771]

That dudes a red button child. 😂😂😂😂 I mean this in a funny way not a mean way.

[@edes01]

Being tall being uncomfortable riding in Hyundais isn't that weird. At 6"6 the sunroof has to be open to for me to comfortably ride in my friends i30.

[@smittysmitty481]

This vehical is amazing for the price point

[@_Jin_Kim_]

Tommy > Roman all day. Roman should be managing TFL in the background :)

[@christophercarmen5055]

The physical “key” comes separate from the fob

[@thrash123ful]

I'd hold off until the hybrid arrives for better reliability do to there transmission problems.

[@Joe.dirt7909]

Backend looks like one of those overseas small vans

[@life36899]

Santa Flex?

[@hbm_54]

Come on, you guys! You should know better. That side 3/4 panel "handle" is lockable - you need to open the rear door and there's a keyhole to lock it in place. You can even see the keyhole IN THIS VIDEO, when you open the rear door. Don't you watch other people's reviews?!?!?!? Pretty awesome design. Though the lack of **separate** rear indicator/hazard light in amber/yellow is massively annoying... especially knowing that they do have amber/yellow rear indicators in other markets. Amber/yellow signal/indicator/hazard lights should be mandatory again.

[@silverwrx03]

Palisade Calligraphy... $52k ... way better ride, quiet, more space. Not sure what Hyundai is thinking. My wife drove the Santa Fe. We ended up in Palisade Calligraphy Night Edition in white. The Santa Fe needs to be about 5K cheaper. However with a new Palisade on the horizon I am sure it will see a price increase. The hybrid was the big sell for us with the Santa Fe. But the ride of the Palisade....

[@BestDraftClass]

The anti chrome front end :D

[@Bartholomew60]

This vehicle wins the award for the Ugliest Vehicle With The Most Impractical Paint And Interior Features In The History Of The Automotive Industry.

[@christianglaude6659]

I really wish car manufacturers would stop making those iPad tablet like dashboard!! Its so ugly Takes all the personality out making it boring AF inside

[@sunchaser999]

Would prefer the GX to this

[@alexkostenyuk]

Thanks for video , white seats is a no no if you have kids

[@Marius26-73]

I am pretty sure Hyundai's reliability beats the Defender's by miles!

[@tonyoliver2330]

That paint is designed to fleece you when you return the lease. A lot of leases are not given enough care that’s a very deceptive feature on Hyundais part

[@EdJas-z1z]

this Santa Fe does zero to 60 in 7.6 sec while the previous one did it in 6.1sec. i have the 2021 and after a test drive of the 2024 i drove home and found my 2021 Santa Fe to be much better.. that 1.5 sec makes a difference.will keep my 2021 Santa Fe.better engine..ignorant reviewers don t know this!

[@ricatiman]

Why don't you guys have a multi tool in your pockets? You need one when doing set ups with cameras and gear, so you must have one...

[@davemiddleditch9741]

Love the dog shit bag storage they incorporated in the c pillar

[@chrisballengee7603]

once they are not babies captain chairs are better because the kids have their own space.

[@gilly3531]

The "H"s in this application look tacky AF.

[@AlxDv]

Massive hype? Debatable. We all know that it’s still a Hyundai.

[@is6566]

Well, Tommy is massively hyping this particular vehicle in all recent shorts and videos. 😃

[@GaryGraf]

What does that mean?

[@RetroMotiveAdventures]

Ikr... Why couldn't another company have made something that looks this cool 😂

[@jraheemjefcoat429]

Saying it's a "Hyundai " is equivalent as saying, "You know he's a Black person." Like wtf that really suppose to mean?

[@RetroMotiveAdventures]

@@jraheemjefcoat429 there's nothing equivalent about that at all... What an idiotic comparison.

[@tjs114]

We were very interested in the 24 Santa Fe until we discovered they come only with a DCT. DCTs may make sense to accountants to improve gas mileage and mechanical designers to improve performance; but in real work applications? The DCT by design is terrible in stop-and-go traffic and if you spend a lot of time stuck in hills. That and how both Kia & Hyundai have dropped the DCT each time they put it in a mainstream vehicle because it was just so bad. I'd rather lose mileage to the old fashioned slushbox and leave the DCT to hybrid platforms where the electric motor does the heavy lifting.

[@zachconroy1443]

USB cable used on a Hyundai... Who would have thought. 😳

[@Mursedave]

Probably definitely more reliable than any Landrover/Defender product. 😂

[@joshgonzalez2112]

Dang it’s short.

[@dash9680]

Refreshed ford flex

[@oys9420]

Baby hyundai

[@MichaelArnold-m1i]

there is a separate key, guess they didn't give you it

[@thebeddoctor4273]

I would lease one. Not buy one with a DCT in a big suv.

[@btceth4714]

Front looks good. Rear-- too boxy and odd looking.

[@zdzislawmeglicki2262]

Santa Fe is a soft SUV. It's designed for driving around town and looking butch. It can take on a freeway, but it's not a genuine off-roader.

[@user-cx2bk6pm2f]

None of this matters if they haven't fixed their QC problems. Have they?

[@planetsmoothcoaster]

I'd like to see the optional ass end designs that were shitcanned. Cause what was greenlit is god awful.

[@michaeltucker1399]

How can it be a shock? Hyundai brought back the Ford Flex.

[@pacman1789]

It looks a lot like a Ford Flex.

[@KYIV0482]

It looks like ford flex

[@RedHawkish]

Looks like VAN

[@jasenhenry]

are reviewers paid to mention H?

[@BigAltimaEnergy719]

All the hype just so the transmission would break after 30 miles lol

[@sunnytaggar6283]

Hyundai +Reliability=0

[@daveroush4896]

I really think that Hyundai dropped the ball on this. Not a fan of the styling they are trending to. I own a 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe, love this design. And the tail lights, ugh.🙄

[@cartopia6161]

Ford Flex reborn.

[@TheSara200424]

Throw away engines and bad resell value, and hopefully Hyundai fixed the easily being stolen ??? But it looks amazing 😊

[@Kcamkram]

Tall Ford Flex…