2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport 20t Ultimate Review

In a globe where crossovers are too large or as well small, the 2017 Hyundai Santa Iron Sport 2.0T Ultimate AWD might exist but the right size.

What is it?

The 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport 2.0T Ultimate AWD (all-wheel drive) is a five-passenger, two-row crossover.

What makes this vehicle interesting from the showtime is that it is larger than a meaty crossover similar the Toyota RAV4 or Subaru Forester, yet it'south smaller than three-row crossovers similar the Toyota Highlander or Honda Airplane pilot.

These unique dimensions could brand the Santa Fe Sport the perfect-size crossover for many buyers.

Pricing and trims

Starting in the mid-xx k range and topping out here with the $41K Ultimate trim, the 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport two.0T spans quite a range of budgets.

Hyundai offers a slightly longer version of this vehicle called only "Santa Fe," without the "Sport" classification. That vehicle adds a third row and falls closer in size to the now quite big "Midsize" Pilot and Highlander.

If you don't demand that third row, skip it – you might actually appreciate the "correct-size" aspect of this vehicle. The longer version of this vehicle adds nearly $5K to each trim level.

Our $forty,820 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport 2.0T Ultimate AWD came fully loaded.

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IIHS has yet to finish its testing of the 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport line. Withal, it has aced every exam and so far, and our tester had avant-garde forward collision prevention and many more safe features. With adaptive LED headlights (that swing side to side) we expect that the 2017 Santa Fe line will be named a Elevation Safe Pick Plus. Nosotros specially loved that the lane deviation alarm could be disabled without an annoying dash lite to remind u.s. nosotros close information technology off. Hyundai seems to have nailed the perfect condom combination with this vehicle.

This safety equipment about is part of the $ane,550 Ultimate Tech Parcel, and information technology is well worth the added cost.

Performance

It's your writer's opinion that Hyundai builds the best 2.0-liter, iv cylinder turbocharged engine in the U.S. market. In the 2017 Hyundai Santa Atomic number 26 Sport 2.0T ULT AWD the company mates it to a half dozen-speed automatic manual.

The Santa Fe Sport 2.0T'due south drivetrain is perfectly suited to this vehicle'south mission. Power is plentiful. In that location is no lag in normal driving, and when you lot want a rush of ability for on-ramps, it is at that place in spades.

Our but question is why the 21 MPG combined EPA rating isn't higher. Aren't smaller turbocharged engines supposed to top fuel economy the V6 engines they are replacing? Honda's larger Pilot crossover too gets 21 MPG and its V6 engine is simply better and stronger. Although to its credit, the 2017 Hyundai Santa Iron Sport 2.0T Ultimate AWD uses regular unleaded fuel.

The transmission in the tester typically seemed to be in the right gear, and that negated any need to shift the vehicle using its self-option option.

Ride and handling

This Santa Fe Sport Ultimate had a dainty ride. Nosotros'd say it nearly the lucifer of the base BMW X3, a particularly comfy crossover. Bumps are handled without drama, and small-scale imperfections are smoothed out.

Similar the Toyota Highlander, the more you lot push this Hyundai, the better information technology responds. On i long sweeping on-ramp, we were very impressed by the way this Santa Atomic number 26 Sport felt as we pushed information technology hard. It seems to hunker down, hug the road, and ask for more.

Seating

The heated and cooled front end seats of our test vehicle were supportive and easy to adjust.

Similar many Lexus vehicles, the Santa Atomic number 26 Sport Ultimate's driver's seat of the moves back when you shut it off for easy egress. When you lot enter and commencement the vehicle, it moves you dorsum to your position. That, and the heated steering bicycle impressed us. This "right-sized" crossover also excels in an important way we describe in the short video beneath.

The Santa Iron Sport Ultimate is just put a roomy, comfy place to be. Every bit we see from this manufacturer's photo, it tin also be had in an attractive two-toned treatment.

Rear seats are adjustable front to back and for angle.

Two adults can sit in back with ample room, with plentiful legroom that'southward just less than twoscore inches, which is typically the domain of large sedans.

Cargo

The Santa Fe Sport has more than cargo chapters than any meaty crossover, and information technology has nearly as much as a three-row model. The Sport's capacities with the seats upward and down are 35.4 and 71.5 cubic feet, and the three-row model adds 5.five and 8.5 cubic feet to those respective measurements.

Hyundai wisely tucks the spare up nether the rear of the vehicle (like the Highlander). This frees up a fantastic storage cubby under the rear cargo flooring.

Hyundai nigh seems to be cheating with all this actress space packaged in a way that doesn't make the vehicle huge outside.

Infotainment and controls

The infotainment is a touchscreen that is like shooting fish in a barrel to operate. I LOVED the Android Automobile. This was hands-downwards the simplest and best infotainment system this writer has however to examination.

A recent VW I tested with Android Motorcar never worked. Information technology said our Samsung S4 was incompatible. Distortion.

This Santa Atomic number 26 Sport immediately recognized our phone, and the display of Google Maps was crawly. The surroundings view camera works both front when pulling into a parking space, and in reverse when backing out. Only perfect. This organisation makes every premium crossover with a mouse seem ovely complicated. Pandora and the Hyundai navigation also worked seamlessly.

Overall

Vehicles like this 2017 Hyundai Santa Iron Sport two.0T ULT AWD have convinced this writer (and many others) that the true luxury brands are no longer from Germany and Japan. In fact, the opposite is truthful. Affordable brands like Hyundai take taken over. Y'all get an equally satisfying ride and drivetrain, but much more than luxury content in these affordable makes now. Looks are a Hyundai strength, and nosotros thought the colors and style elements made our tester a truly good-looking vehicle.

Having recently test a few German crossovers, I find that the Santa Iron Sport Ultimate is more than competitive. The underground is that this Hyundai is fabricated to role plainly and finer, without excess complication.

Hyundai has a winner with in the Santa Iron Sport Ultimate. Given its content, impressive warranty, and impressive driving characteristics, nosotros'd call $41K for this vehicle a bargain.

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Test automobile 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport 2.0T Ultimate AWD

Base price: $25,350

Toll as tested, $40,820including the $895 destination charge.

Options:

Ultimate Tech Packet: $1,550
Smart Cruise Control
Automated Emergency Braking With Pedestrian Detection
Lane Departure Alert
Electronic Parking Brake
Dynamic Angle Lights
Loftier Axle Help

Carpeted Flooring Mats: $125

Likes:

• Perfect Size
• Fantabulous Drivetrain
• Comfort and Ergonomics
• Spare Tire Under Rear Cargo

Dislikes:

• Why does a $41K vehicle take to add $125 for floor mats?

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