The cheapest edition of the 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe seven-seater SUV is said to cost around $60,000 in the car when it hits Australian showrooms next month.
Hyundai Australia has announced that the new Santa Fe, larger and more powerful than before, will be available in three versions, all of which are popular with a 1. 6-litre turbo-petrol hybrid engine.
A classic petrol engine (a 2. 5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder that will succeed the 3. 5-litre V6) is expected to come down the road, but a diesel engine will not return to the new generation, despite accounting for the bulk of the previous model. sales. .
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Pricing is yet to be confirmed, but the popular hybrid-generation device (front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive), as well as the larger, stiffer frame and other gadgets across the range push the base price higher.
The current basic Santa Fe fuel, the cheapest of the four models, costs between $46,050 plus the road price, or between $50,000 and $51,000 in the car.
Using other Hyundai models as a guide, the hybrid generation could increase about $4,000 to the value of front-wheel-drive versions, which, combined with new features, could bring the MSRP to about $55,000 and the starting value to about $60,000. .
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Three grades of models will be introduced in the next-generation range, with seven seats in the two cheapest models and a choice of six or seven seats in the top-of-the-range Calligraphy, which replaces the existing Highlander model.
All models will feature 20-inch wheels, as well as a full suite of complex protection technologies.
Two 12. 3-inch presentations for tools and infotainment are also expected as standard, running next-generation software with wireless/wireless Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, over-the-air software updates and Bluelink phone connectivity.
Matte paint will be available as an option for the first time, while there will be up to six interior finish options, depending on the model.
At launch, all variants will be powered by a 1. 6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine, a small engine and a lithium-ion battery, which will generate a combined 172 kW and 376 Nm (3 kW/26 Nm more than the previous Santa Fe hybrid).
It will be paired with a six-speed automatic transmission with all-wheel drive (AWD) or, for the first time in a Santa Fe hybrid in Australia, front-wheel drive (FWD).
In the U. S. , reported combined driving fuel consumption is 6. 5 L/100 km (36 mpg) for front-wheel drive, or 6. 9 L/100 km (34 mpg) for all-wheel drive, up to 7. 4 L/100 km (32 mpg) for the outgoing Santa Fe hybrid. All-wheel drive.
More big points about the 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe are expected to be closer to its arrival in Australian showrooms in May or June this year, adding prices.
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