Insurance Group: 30
MPG: 39.2
CO2: 194
0-62 Mph: 10.2 secs
BHP: 194 BHP
Range: 604 miles
PROS: The Santa Fe is practical, cheap and well equipped and is surprisingly good to drive.
CONS: It's not particularly cheap to run and the quality of the interior could be better.
The Hyundai Santa Fe’s 2.2-litre diesel engine develops 194bhp and 322lb-ft low down in the rev range. This equates to a 0-62mph time of 10.2 seconds and a top speed of 118mph. It's an excellent engine and offers plenty of grunt, making it superb at overtaking and able to tow up to 2500kg.
The engine is also supremely quiet and there is very little wind and road noise, even at higher speeds. There ride is also very comfortable and the Santa Fe handles surprisingly well for a car of its size, offering plenty of grip.
The Santa Fe is a fine looking car although its interior is a little drab and some of the interior plastics look and feel flimsy and cheap.
Standard equipment includes reversing sensors, ESP, heated front seats, air conditioning, dual climate control, electrically operated windows and door mirrors, leather seats, privacy glass, electrically adjustable driver’s sears, rain sensitive wipers, auxiliary input and a USB socket with full iPod control.
The Santa Fe is getting on a bit now and only scored four stars in the Euro NCAP tests when it was tested in 2007. All new Santa Fes are equipped with front, side and curtain airbags, stability control and whiplash-reducing head restraints.
There's plenty of space in the Santa Fe although it might be worth upgrading to the seven seat version for an extra £1,000. The boot is cavernous with 969-litres of space on offer with the rear seats up and 2247-litres available with the rear seats folded down.
Reliability shouldn't be an issue as the Santa Fe feels well put together and comes as standard with a five year unlimited mileage warranty.
The Santa Fe 2.2 CRDi Premium (5 seat) Auto represents excellent value for money at £26,795 and it should hold on to its value very well indeed.
It's not the cheapest car to run, however, returning just 39.2mpg on the combined cycle and emitting 194g/km of CO2 which puts it under VED band J.
Group 30 insurance is pretty reasonable for a big car like this.
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