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and they spent the last several years I live in its lineup and now
its percent faster 2013 the midsize crossover is available as
large seven passengers that if a witness list Vera Cruz
and the smaller five-passenger Santa Fe sport you see here
during the last couple of years midsize crossover competition has gotten really
good
other Hyundai Santa Fe has stayed virtually the same 2013 redesign changes
all that and makes a really competitive and appealing vehicle
the exterior got a much more upscale look for 2013 and that carries over
inside to
the old Santa Fe had a really nice cabin but Hyundai really stepped it up for the
new version
oh there's plenty a plastic inside majority of it especially inside the
cheap-looking plastic card stuff
and I offer several different color and texture combinations reached an FAA and
the all a classic
our test model has a two-tone gray interior with a faux carbon fiber trim
in fact plastic cloth seats are standard though and parents will love that they
made a stain
odor and bacteria resistant upholstery from a company called the essentials
spilled liquid feeds of incentive observing in the fabric
making cleanup easy and minimizing risk a funky odors
I have mixed feelings about the control panel the optional eight-inch
touchscreen
uses large buttons easy to read text but it's not very intuitive to use
for some audio navigation functions you have to use the touch screen panel
and the combination of the buttons and said it was one or the other
the climate controls though are really easy to use there's a large central dial
and clearly my fucking Santa Fe sport it's a great ride to class
it's quiet even on the highway ride smoothly and never feels underpowered
the old version used to be sex and four-cylinder engines
for 2013 v6 is out and you can choose between 2-4 Saunders
190 horsepower 2.4 liter and the 260 farmers turbocharged 2-liter
I tested the turbocharged version called me to play it.
its lively from stop for my leg is nonexistent
it's paired with a response a six-speed automatic promptly snaps of ships
fuel economy is good too with front-wheel drive the turbos EPA rated
at 21 miles per gallon City
and 31 Highway front-wheel-drive models with a 2.4 liter get 22 33 mpg
city/highway
with the optional all-wheel-drive system however feel a tiny drops 220 27 mpg
and 21 28 mpg for the trouble and bass miles respectively
one of its closest competitors before that also has an optional turbocharged
four-cylinder
if the most to you later makes 240 horsepower and front-wheel drive
versions get 21 miles per gallon City
and 30 on the highway a smidge under the senate his best rating
one nearly standard feature that I could live without
all Santa Fe's now have a driver selectable steering system that offers
three modes
normal sport in comfort sport feels Don heavy
and comfort feels light and twitching normal strikes a comparable amounts
between the two
and I suspect the typical midsize SUV driver won't care for anything
although the Santa Fe is on the smaller side a mid-size crossover class
Kevin feels really roomy and even area when equipped with the optional
panoramic sunroof
storage is good there's a deep center console
some small bins throughout the front folders are plentiful to
there are two regular ones into your pocket bottle holders in front into the
gym back
behind-the-back see there's also a handy under floor storage compartment backseat
passengers get the benefit of a sliding and reclining bench seat travels 5.2
inches into something many competitors down of
one bonus is that the seats can be configured in a 40-20 split insider the
traditional 40/60 split
another perk is that a cargo area mounted handle
quickly fold the seats almost black interns have room the cargo volume:
behind the back seat is thirty 5.4 cubic feet much more than the edges 32-point
to keep
be with the seats folded the Santa Fe once again with seventy 1.5 cubic feet
compared to the edges
68.9 the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe sport starts at twenty five thousand two
hundred and seventy-five dollars
including destination 2.0t models start at 28 525 prices can quickly escalate
however
thanks to features bundled into expensive option packages
2013 redesign takes the Santa Fe from boring
to energizing sports happy turbocharged engine dynamic styling and affordable
pricing
make it one of the most competitive midsize crossovers on the market
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