2024 Hyundai Santa Fe - POV Driving Impressions

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2024 Hyundai Santa Fe - POV Driving Impressions

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5 ай бұрын

$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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@SirSalami 5 ай бұрын

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

@deftone366 5 ай бұрын

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

@RealNameNeverUsed 5 ай бұрын

Santa Monica is a more fitting name for this.

@deftone366 5 ай бұрын

@@RealNameNeverUsed 😂 Right?

@andrewgus8763 5 ай бұрын

@@RealNameNeverUsed More like Santa Ford Flex

@ChristianC-gy1ym 5 ай бұрын

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

@dericksingh5603 5 ай бұрын

What in the Range Rover is this

@JordanLoweElevaToursCanada 5 ай бұрын

A rip off edition

@sheikhraihan8550 5 ай бұрын

😂

@MillionDollaProductions 5 ай бұрын

😂

@stefystefanut1540 5 ай бұрын

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

@blackgold754 5 ай бұрын

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

@paulfrompayroll 5 ай бұрын

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

@ayushmalpeddi2793 4 ай бұрын

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 4 ай бұрын

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 4 ай бұрын

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

@AAA-qd8xx 3 ай бұрын

@@jeremyickes5699Older ones are worst lol

@Fadic4 5 ай бұрын

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

@wcstXXy 2 ай бұрын

crazy how this is wayyy more reliable than a range rover

@ICHIBAN722 2 ай бұрын

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

@c3vzn 2 ай бұрын

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

@Yungndturnt Ай бұрын

@@c3vznthat part

@antonisantonis655 20 күн бұрын

@@wcstXXy true, also cheaper, this car is just vfm

@Mamerto. 5 ай бұрын

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

@treyhorn 4 ай бұрын

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

@kristijandimovski410 4 ай бұрын

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

@treyhorn 4 ай бұрын

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

@georgelin8498 4 ай бұрын

8 speed dct…

@gangsterwafflesthe7th508 4 ай бұрын

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 4 ай бұрын

@@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 😭😭😭

@mattofen 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

Same.

@andrewgus8763 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

@@andrewgus8763 got my elantra n at 3.5%

@sparshtehri49 4 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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

@Tr3ntsGames 5 ай бұрын

No jellybean shape is a big win

@therealkyubee 5 ай бұрын

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

@Now_or_Never_777 4 ай бұрын

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

@tremaiden3144 2 ай бұрын

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

@sandor502 5 ай бұрын

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

@adk7962 5 ай бұрын

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!

@Metro248 5 ай бұрын

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

@enca94 5 ай бұрын

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

@donspecter 5 ай бұрын

Just not reliability!

@Pantallideth94 5 ай бұрын

Especially the lighting on fire segment.

@MrCarGuy 5 ай бұрын

Especially in theft prevention...

@faheemabbas3965 5 ай бұрын

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

@RealNameNeverUsed 5 ай бұрын

@@Pantallideth94Hyundai’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.

@TheUnreadableUser 2 ай бұрын

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

@ganekim 5 ай бұрын

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

@LaLfixx 5 ай бұрын

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

@Spikejou 5 ай бұрын

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

@captain_kirkyt2481 5 ай бұрын

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

@hecticphusion 5 ай бұрын

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

@RealKevGotEm 5 ай бұрын

@@hecticphusionyes 😂 that’s the real truth

@ELP1125 2 ай бұрын

Oh come on, if this was Mercedes, you guys would be praising it. 🙄

@RealKevGotEm 2 ай бұрын

@@ELP1125 actually no.

@hecticphusion 2 ай бұрын

@@ELP1125nope, it would still be stupid. Mercedes is just as bad with the gimmicks.

@techpappee 4 ай бұрын

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.

@PikX221 5 ай бұрын

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.

@200kae 5 ай бұрын

I think the cows approve of the Santa Fe 😂

@pichkari1632 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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.

@jaybird6540 5 ай бұрын

Quickly thought it was a range from the thumbnail nice interior

@rickyjones4893 2 ай бұрын

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

@bgarza18 5 ай бұрын

The car has so many features,I love it

@ClostroFLOWbic 4 ай бұрын

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

@joeydonovan8018 2 ай бұрын

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

@mikey380sx 5 ай бұрын

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.

@brq44 5 ай бұрын

The rear is honestly really growing on me

@jackfallen6679 4 ай бұрын

WOW, That rear end is wild

@anthonyantoine9232 5 ай бұрын

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.

@cweaver2730 4 ай бұрын

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.

@shinjiro212 5 ай бұрын

Like the front, the rear looks like a Previa.

@staywackzach Ай бұрын

Old Santa Fe turned into the Tucson. Exact same platform

@Glideslopes 5 ай бұрын

Like driving a Large Cinder Block painted Bronze.

@user-handlethetruth 4 ай бұрын

An ATTRACTIVE Cinder block

@TheHersonCastillo 5 ай бұрын

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 😀

@brq44 5 ай бұрын

not the vents the ac control for the rear seats

@karamsinghjat 5 ай бұрын

ya vents

@COMMANDERFOX31 5 ай бұрын

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

@TheUnreadableUser 5 ай бұрын

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

@tvrtkocro28 4 ай бұрын

Lol they even named the trim level Calligraphy

@user-ic6rz9od8g 3 ай бұрын

interior design is unexpectedly good

@jordanchopra5038 28 күн бұрын

it looks beautiful everywhere except the back. Whoever designed the rear definitely dropped the ball. What the heck. Reminds me of an old as heck minivan

@joebuphey7310 4 ай бұрын

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.

@shuyu9015 4 ай бұрын

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

@lo4529 5 ай бұрын

2024 range rover flex

@SiriasisOFFICIAL 5 ай бұрын

Nah, Hyundai did dirty with JLR 🗿

@josuepaz1059 5 ай бұрын

The ford flex has been revived

@kabisayago 3 ай бұрын

People are complaining about the design. Simple solution, DONT BUY!

@zaneprice6560 5 ай бұрын

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

@mysterjd34 5 ай бұрын

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

@streetrunner8273 2 ай бұрын

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

@chohyun4357 5 ай бұрын

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.

@xJADD 5 ай бұрын

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

@CrazyForCooCooPuffs 5 ай бұрын

How many engines does this need before 100k miles?

@Evan2 5 ай бұрын

About 3

@battlefield3112011 4 ай бұрын

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. 😮😮

@slimsketchy1489 5 ай бұрын

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

@bakinification 4 ай бұрын

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

@keystoneguardian7543 Ай бұрын

Why I hate Topher reviews: they never explore the dash correctly. Never explore the the features within the dash

@voiceofreason314 Ай бұрын

2nd row vents are in the B-pillars

@KG_BM 5 ай бұрын

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

@destinyangel5 3 күн бұрын

I can see BMW dash elements and Landrover defender steering wheel mixed together = great looks good price, reliable, transparent service cost unlike BMW and JLR.

@edventures9884 4 ай бұрын

Dam the interior looks like a Range Rover

@tant.5864 2 ай бұрын

exterior: container interior: Range Rover Quality: eenie meenie miney mo

@marlibuu 5 ай бұрын

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

@ALANatWork 5 ай бұрын

I'm getting ford flex vibes

@Sjrick Ай бұрын

really impressed

@Slimecrazy234 4 ай бұрын

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

@joshuaagosto22 4 ай бұрын

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

@rzero21 4 ай бұрын

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.

@rekt_n_line 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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

@Paws403 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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

@hollaz2 3 ай бұрын

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

@nightone1 18 күн бұрын

Looks great, personally i dislike how they did the rear, the tail lights or pretty much the entire rear end of the car gives me the feeling that it has nothing to do with what's on the other half of the car, as if two Hyundai design engineers we're in a conflict and in order to make peace between them, they chose 1 half of the car is designed by a person while the other half by another, the rear as it stands for me gives me those old 90's or 70's or whatever old SUV or Van designs.

@ChristianC-gy1ym 5 ай бұрын

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.

@sydewyndr 5 ай бұрын

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

@vlmmosto9824 Ай бұрын

I want to trade my palisade for this, looks so much like a Range Rover

@kalebm9302 4 ай бұрын

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

@VintageRKO 3 ай бұрын

Its like the designer was told to copy the steering wheel of a Range Rover from memory

@716pat 5 ай бұрын

Wonder where they got the inspiration for that steering wheel 🤔 lmao

@TheTopher 5 ай бұрын

Just when Hyundai started to come up with some unique designs 😂

@tmdwn9101 5 ай бұрын

현대 그랜져 1세대 모델에서 얻었습니다

@ErnestMarvinEsteban 4 ай бұрын

The rear is growing on me. Looks unique.

@aujeoaurko5807 4 ай бұрын

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

@Iwo26 4 ай бұрын

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 ?

@frigola21 4 ай бұрын

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

@HiiImChris 5 ай бұрын

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

@samogabo 3 ай бұрын

Autobiography❌ Caligraphy✔

@themexicanguy1952 Ай бұрын

There is a climate or air vent next to the door in the 2nd row seats

@FEDLScrewsidewaysL 3 ай бұрын

THE STEERING WHEEL!

@EthanKowalsky 5 ай бұрын

This is the android of Range Rovers

@SoSlow252 4 ай бұрын

This looks so good but I can't be confident in buying a Korean car and expect it to be reliable. I could probably live in this thing lol

@hurricanepootis562 Ай бұрын

I saw one of these in person today and was so confused as to what I was looking at. Nothing like I remembered, and was giving me strong ranger rover vibes, which is stinky...

@james_kimpel 4 ай бұрын

Jeep does the exact same thing with their steering wheels now

@shenanigan3083 5 ай бұрын

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

@rashikk3641 2 ай бұрын

the reliable affordable range rover which is more fun to drive

@mel2001taurus 2 ай бұрын

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

@Hisham_HMA 2 ай бұрын

50 THOUSAND DOLLARS ? who do you think i am?, Chelsea Clinton?

@rasmusansin3273 2 ай бұрын

95% of people are going to get the PHEV version, so it's kind of weird that they sent the gas+turbo engine for review

@imadr3608 5 ай бұрын

Let's be real, that back design is so ugly, the rest is fine tho! But I find it way too over designed imo. I still prefer the palisade over this.

@M2habibi 2 ай бұрын

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.