2020 Hyundai Santa Fe Review | Still the Value Leader?

What's up guys, welcome back to another one if you're new to the channel. I'm Gold Pony and today we're in the new

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Hyundai Santa Fe, courtesy of Jack TM Volvo Hyundai in York PA, so I'm in this one today, guys. You may already know that I have a Santa Fe, so far it's been rock solid for me, it has about 22,000 miles on it, but a couple of fun facts, although the Santa Fe has been in production since 2001 and is actually named after the New Mexico city, Santa. Fe Santa Fe New Mexico, of course, identification, so today we'll go over everything about this one.

I'm going to start with the test drive, we'll go over interior exterior safety, all that stuff and I'm going to film all of this. My new camera filmed in 4k so I hope you enjoy it. They want to see more new car

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Santa Fe, there are now three trim levels, only the first is the second starting at 26,000 $995 SEL 428 thousand seven hundred and forty-five dollars and finally the limited one starting at thirty-six thousand seven hundred and forty-five dollars and by the way, that was the price of the front-wheel drive variant, if you wanted to add all-wheel drive to either of those trim levels just add $1,700 to any of those prices but when it comes to the engine there is a standard configuration across the board and then there will also be an optional configuration for the SEL and limited trim levels but the standard engine will come of me 2.4-liter naturally aspirated inline four-cylinder that generates 185 horsepower at 6,000 rpm 178 pound-feet of torque available at 4,000 rpm to two front wheels or all wheels through an 8-speed automatic transmission that gives you It provides mpg figures 22 city 29 highway for the front-wheel drive 21 City 27 highway for the all-wheel drive, but then there's the optional engine configuration, which is a 2-liter turbocharged inline 4-cylinder, this makes 235 horsepower. force at 6,000 rpm 260 lb-ft of torque available at 1400 RPM front wheels or all wheels through an 8-speed automatic transmission, once again giving you mpg numbers 20 city 25 highway for front-wheel drive 19 in city 24 highway for all-wheel drive, now that I've said all that I wanted to mention before doing any type of acceleration in the Santa Fe that there is a drive mode button directly behind the shifter that will give you three options of different driving modes, including comfort, eco and sport.

I can tell you I just put it into that sporty driving. my wood, I thought we had a little hill here and it might downshift immediately for me, so it will adjust things like shift points, throttle response and, to my surprise, steering sensitivity too, for which gives it a little bit of a heavier weight in that sport driving mode so I definitely appreciate that steering feel that actually feels really good in those sport driving modes Penny Hill, since I've already said all that let's move on Let's go ahead and do a quick little acceleration test here in the Santa Fe and see how quickly we can get this new 2020 Santa Fe up and running here, actually, that's pretty bad.

I don't think I've mentioned it yet. We have the 2.4-liter naturally aspirated four-cylinder engine. cylinder, so we don't even have the turbocharged engine, but it's not bad. You'll definitely have a little more fun with the turbocharged engine, but you shouldn't have any problems merging onto the highway or anything like that, but then get on with it, as always, braking is equally important, why did the windshield break? Oh sorry guys, the wipers just came on, there was a little rain and of course we have rain sensing wipers. I'll talk more about that. later, but the braking field is definitely fine, no problems stopping on the Santa Fe and even on mine I can tell you the braking feel is definitely good, one of the best things about the Santa Fe: there is no field spongy or soft braking. the smell of a thief, a quick stop there, but touching the suspension and handling a little at the front, you will find a front suspension with McPherson struts with gas field shock absorbers and an anti-roll bar at the rear, a rear suspension gas-filled multi-arm. shock absorbers and an anti-roll bar once again and as I mentioned earlier when it comes to the steering field there is actually a pretty noticeable difference between the driving mode so I would personally leave it in that sport driving mode just for the sake of it.

The feel of the steering because it's a lot heavier, it just seems better to me. You may have a different opinion, but if you take it out of sport driving mode, the steering feel relaxes a little more, so if you feel better. I've done it and as far as ride quality goes there are definitely no issues, the Santa Fe has been soaking up the Pennsylvania road imperfections pretty well so far, it's been touching on cabin noise, a bit of a ride very, very quiet, the only thing I have heard is the floor. A bit of plastic-wrapped floor mats in the rear, but other than that, it's an extremely quiet cabin, in part because it has an acoustic laminated front windshield that will absorb much of the sound coming from outside into the cabin.

It's definitely quite nice as far as cabin noise goes and then as far as visibility here, I can see perfectly fine from the back, honestly there are definitely no problems there and in this size of SUV you really won't have any problems with what regards visibility, but but. the Santa Fe doesn't stop there, it goes better with its head up to combine forward visibility that is equally accurate and looking at my speed at the moment, as well as some safety information up there, and also displays the speed limit of any determinated place. road if you were actually on a road, since I'm not in a parking lot right now, and again, also contributing to visibility are those rain-sensing wipers I've been mentioning.

The good thing about them is that they can scare you at first if you're not used to them, but when it starts to drizzle, even the windshield wipers turn on automatically, so you never have to worry about turning them on manually, that's a great thing, it's like headlights. automatics, it's something that I think should be standard on most vehicles, it's pretty good that's all, but anyway, that's it for the driving part of this

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, let's see what's new now on the Santa Faith 2020 and then let's move on to the inside outside and then. go to safety and therefore touch what's new in the 2020 Santa Fe, the entry level actually misses out on some safety features, including the blind spot monitoring system and rear cross traffic alert, both of which now are standard on the SEL and a second limited slip.

The roof seat also lowers for the SE trim level, the SEL plus and the final trims, obviously no longer a thing because I'm past the dropout levels, but it also gains a blind spot where I ride due to the loss of the blind spot information system, possibly and the limited model actually adds a blind view monitor. This is probably one of the coolest features that I first noticed when I started driving this one when you turn on the turn signal, either left or right, and it actually shows a blind view monitor. I guess you could say right in the middle of the digital gauge cluster, which is great because it allows you to see very clearly if someone is in your blind spot, if you were trying to merge into lanes on the highway or something, you could easily do that.

See if someone was next to you to avoid accidents, I love that little feature there, but now let's go to the exterior in this case, so starting from the front and my personal opinion on the Santa Fe it has a very aggressive look. The front end is accented by these LED daytime running lights that actually come standard on all trim levels, definitely a more aggressive look with this very narrow lighting setup, so you have to be a fan of that just below that to SE SEL trim levels. find your headlights and this will jump to the current LEDs you're looking at right now if you choose a limited trim level whose LEDs are actually optional on the SEL if you want to go that route, however, the automatic feature will come standard on each trim level. equipment, which means that when it starts to get dark, those headlights will automatically come on for you there and the fog lights will go back a little bit here, the fog lights just below will be standard on the SEL and the limited trim levels and in fact, get the LED fog lights you're looking at right now again if you go for the limited trim level, so overall it definitely looks very nice.

Hyundai's signature front grille that you find and all of their vehicles now definitely look good up there and one. Another thing I wanted to mention right next to the headlights here is that they have some airbags, if you could see, that actually helps direct the air around these side wheels, so it's kind of an aerodynamic cue to get some aerodynamics. a little more efficient there, but now let's do We head a little to the side. The first thing you'll notice is up top there are some roof rails, see if I can get close to that, so roof rails will be standard on the SEL and limited trim levels.

You will get rear privacy glass for all trim levels and chrome window frames once again for all trim levels and also a dimension, let me go to the rear, here is a shark fin antenna that will also come standard on each trim level, so that goes they are at the top of course, and when it comes to those side mirrors, they are body color power adjustable side mirrors, they will compete for the SEL and the limited trim levels and , if you opt for the limited one we have here today, you will find integrated LED. turn signals, as well as continuing the LED theme for the Limited trim level.

I loved it, but zooming out a bit, let's look at the wheel setup here. 17-inch alloy wheels will come standard with the SE and SEL trim levels, however, if you want a limited edition that we have today, you are looking at an 18-inch alloy wheel, as there will actually be alloy wheels 19 inches if you opt for the turbocharged engine and that does not matter if it will be the turbocharged engine with the SEL or the limited. The wheel setup definitely looks great with the Santa Fe that we have here today, but another thing I wanted to mention is all of these satin chrome finishes that are on the Santa Fe here, let me show you, let me zoom in a little bit closer here .

So you guys can see kind of the satin chrome on the door handle that actually continues down here, which is satin chrome on the side and definitely a nice little accent there, another little accent on those door handles, although it's at night at least. We won't be able to see it now. Is the door handle welcome light there? So it will illuminate the door handle, so if you are in a total darkness atmosphere, you will be able to see where the door handle is. We can go into the theater, but now let's go to the back, you'll find a rear spoiler with an integrated brake light, as you can see right there.

The rear window wiper can be found just below, somewhat simulating the LED taillights. They'll actually be on the limited trim level, which is the only term that will give you standard LED taillights, so they definitely have a nice design, almost a 3D effect, so you definitely like the way they look. there and simply. Next, let's zoom out a little. Here just below you will find a unique exhaust outlet with a chrome tip so think you know what we have to do next as we always do here the exhaust clip is open now as we get back to Actually open the hatch rear, there is a button on the key fob and you just press it if you want, but there is a hands-free liftgate if you want it with the limited trim level that we have today that will be optional on the SEL, but the hands-free thing is definitely A plus if you have your hands full of shopping or whatever it allows the tailgate to open without you having to do anything, so it's a pretty nice feature, but once open the cargo capacity will increase. in thirty-five point nine cubic feet if you wanted to fold that second Road that raises it toseventy-one point three cubic feet and he made it of wood.

He also mentioned that there is some rear floor storage in that cargo area and there are rear groceries as well. hooks back there is a 12 volt outlet and in fact there are also some buttons to fold the second row seats and if you fold them down, the cubic feet of the second row seats are not slag, seventy-one point three Yes, I know that's not the case. one word, I'm just kidding, but it's definitely always nice to have buttons to fold those receipts, but getting to the rear legroom, forty point nine inches, is the rear legroom for reference, I mean, even six feet of high.

This is how much space I had back there, there's definitely plenty of room for me so no problems. If the rear passengers face forward, they will find rear air vents and there will also be a rear center armrest with cupholders also in one dimension, as we have them today. The rear sunshades you're currently looking at are optional for the Santa Fe and that's something I wish I had on my own Santa Fe because if you have a newborn, that will definitely help protect him from the shining sun. your eyes so your newborn doesn't squint when the sun isn't the best angle, so rear window sunshades are a definite plus.

Also, when this speaker design is mentioned, it has a Freedy effect, so I got the speaker design and We'll talk more about that later, but getting to the front seat cloth surfaces will come with the SE and the levels of SEL equipment will find leather surfaces with the Limited model; However, there are leather surfaces that will be optional on the SEL if you want to go that route. The SEL trim level will actually add an 8-way power adjustable driver's seat and we'll give you heated front seats up there as well and if you want, with the Limited model you'll find ventilated front seats being added as well as extensions for thighs, which is something usually found on luxury vehicles like Mercedes-Benz and BMW, but has extensions. actually, for a little more comfort in the 2020 Hyundai Santa Fe Limited, that's definitely pretty good, but looking ahead, there's a tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel that will come leather-wrapped for the Limited, that leather-wrapped steering wheel too will be optional on the SEL.

If you want it with the Limited model, you'll find a heated steering wheel for those super cold days in Pennsylvania, then head to the start. Let me start by showing us that you have a key. Here it has the Hyundai logo on one side. it ends when you turn it to unlock and unlock and again that button to open the rear hatch, but really it's all keyless access with a push button start if you want with the SEL, at least we have a limited trim level, but since we have that today All I'm going to do is just put my phone on the brake here and press the engine start button.

Let's open that up, once it's on, the tachometers completely on the left fuel gauge will be right and center, front and center. There will be a digital screen. I love the digital display on the Santa Fe, so this digital display will give you a bunch of different things that you can see, including the driving modes, which are probably the best because it actually changes the color. from the digital display, sport mode will give you a red hue, smart mode will give you blue and actually smart comfort will be the same, but

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sport mode will give you a nice red hue, so that's also brilliant.

I'll tell you if you're in the driver's park or whatever, but you can actually control what's on that digital screen using the steering wheel-mounted controls on the right side. It will give you different things, like safety features, you can display a digital speedometer. Up there, if you want, which is where I have it right now, it will also tell you how many miles you have left until you hit the void and there will be a compass up there and a lot of other things too that you can navigate. via a very nice digital display up there, not as nice as the full digital display now in the palisade, but I'm definitely a fan of what we have here in the Santa Fe, but now let's get to the overall interior quality, there's dual zone climate control here.

The wireless phone charger is actually right in front of the gear shift, which is definitely nice. The national controls can be found on the rear view mirror and that's up to three different garage doors if you have three garage doors, so it's definitely a cool panoramic sunroof. It will come with the limited model, which is what they were looking at right now, which extends all the way into the rear seats so the rear passengers have a view of the sky as well, but I have to be honest, maybe my favorite part about the quality of the inside. really on the Santa Fe.

I've never seen this on any other vehicle, even luxury vehicles, many times they have black anthracite headliners, which is pretty cool, but black is black, that's a bit boring, in my opinion It's getting boring, but the texture and color of the headliner on this Santa Fe is kind of a mix of brown and tan colors, so it's a little bit of everything, but I love that it's not just one flat color, it's a bit of a mix I've never seen this on a vehicle and was very excited. It was the first thing I noticed when I pulled into the Santa Fe because it's the little details that mean a lot and, again, I've never seen that in any other vehicle. reviewed to date and I've reviewed almost 400 cars so it's definitely pretty good but continuing up you'll find a sunglass holder on the roof, there's also some LED lights in there and I like how the finish continues. from the dash to the doors there's a nice line there and yes I know it's plastic but it looks good so it's a very nice finish just above the glove box on the passenger side.

There's actually a little cubby with a rubber bottom, so those passengers can put maybe a cell phone in there and against it it has a rubber bottom, it won't slide too much as far as the glove box goes, it's a size decent, would be cool to see maybe an aluminum rim. on the handle is related to the aluminum trim around the infiniti speakers. I'll get to that in a second, but right in front of the shifter there you'll also find plenty of connections for any type of device, you really have your 12. volt outlet USB auxiliary port another USB port for the passenger I guess again the charger cordless phone has two cup holders right behind it and there is actually an electronic parking brake that comes with the Santa Fe as well as an auto hold button, so if you're stuck in traffic and don't feel like keeping your foot On the brake, just press the auto hold button and you won't have to worry about it anymore, there is a small storage area right behind it. the cup holders and again it has a rubber bottom so things don't slide around and just under the armrest there is a pretty deep screen as well so that's definitely nice so overall a very nice setup as far as the interior goes . of the Santa Fe, but now let's touch on the tech screen a little bit when it comes to Hyundai's tech screens, they're always on point, they're very easy to use.

The 7-inch color touchscreen will come with the SE and SEL. In trim levels you'll get an 8-inch color touchscreen; However, if you want the limited version, that's what you're looking at right now, of course, Bluetooth and audio, your streaming will be standard either way, as well as Android auto and Apple Carplay. Even with the base trim level, it is definitely good because Android Auto and Apple CarPlay will give you free navigation through your smartphone. All you need to do is just connect your phone to the Santa Fe via a USB cable and then you can have free browsing again, you can also stream Pandora, you can like or dislike your Pandora songs on that screen which is always quite nice, you can also check the climate control there, as well as the radio settings and by the way, when it comes to sound system you will find six speakers with the SE and SEL trim levels, if you want, with the limited you will find a system 12 speaker infinite sound system, so that's actually the one we have today so you know we have to do the next thing as usual.

Go ahead, turn on the radio, look, we're playing today and let's test the clarity of this one. Yes, there's plenty of bass in the infinite sound system, crystal clear, definitely more than enough sound system for the Santa Fe, hands down. but the last thing I wanted to mention on that tech screen lease is that when you put the Santa Fe in reverse, each trim level will give you a rearview camera; However, if you opt for the limited trim level that we have today again, you will get a 360-degree surround view camera that will also give you several different camera angles so you can see directly behind you into the rear quarter, the corner rear left and also just below you so you can see that I didn't run over maybe a kid's bike or something and overall the 360 ​​degree camera works great.

Also, when I put it in reverse, the side mirrors tilted down once again so you could see what was behind. You can make sure maybe you're between the lines in a parking lot which is definitely pretty nice too, but as always, that's going to get us to a safe place and he said there will be front side curtain airbags that can also be latched shut. Anchors child restraints for the rear seats of the car The tire pressure monitoring system will also come standard, but for each trim level you will also get many advanced safety features, including forward collision avoidance assist with pedestrian detection , lane keep assist, driver attention warning and adaptive cruise control.

Even in the base trim level, which is amazing, the SEL trim level will also give you a blind spot monitor with rear cross traffic alert and lastly, the Limited model will add that blind view monitor with sensor wipers. rain that we have been using. all day today on this beautiful weekend here in Pennsylvania not stupid anyway that's all for this one thank you so much for watching sorry for all the rain sounds in this video I can't help mother nature what can I say? but anyway feel free to follow me on social media at the bottom of the screen, if you like car reviews be sure to hit the subscribe button and the Bell button so you can get notified when the next one comes out car review, do you like it?

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