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CO2 /tax
37-159g/km
£155-£165
Running costs
39mpg (2.2 CRDi)
£134 fill-up
Performance
0-62mph/top speed
9.4 seconds/127mph
WHEN Hyundai introduced the original Santa Fe in 2001, it was praised for its value, reliability and practicality. However, there wasn’t a lot else to love about it, with its cheap interior plastics, mediocre dynamics and low-tech spec sheet.
Just five years later, Hyundai released an all-new Santa Fe and immediately we loved it, because it was now an impressive all-rounder. But it was nothing compared with the third-generation edition that arrived in 2012 and was better than any previous model. For the first time it came with seven seats, the latest comfort and safety tech, plus an appealing exterior design.
So when the Sante Fe Mk4 was launched four years ago, we were expecting great things, and that’s exactly what we got: a full-sized SUV that’s a front-runner in the class.
History
THE fourth-generation Santa