Bumping an old thread. I wanted to get some follow-up thoughts on this model now that it’s been out for a while.
Actually, I really wanted to like the Santa Fe, but after seeing several on the road now, I feel that the rear is very slab like and in many cases the wheels look cartoonishly small in the side profile, even on the most expensive versions. I also haven’t gotten over the weird wheel arches as well.
Has anyone upgraded or downgraded their opinion on this one?
You will definitely get the look, but I’m not sure the suspension would be as good. It is my understanding that HOSS 3.0 was only available on Wildtrak, which was a pretty significant upgrade over the 2.0 version.
Why buy a car that has several compromises vs say a truck or SUV? Just to get slightly better gas mileage? Are people going to spend 50k on a sedan that just takes them to and from work?
minivans had a stigma attached to them starting with Gen x, esp when SUVs did 80-90% of what they could do without that stigma
Looks great.....might I suggest these for the amber side marker lights? I did it on mine and it cleans it up nicely (though i have the black grille so it allows it to blend in).
With the changes for 2025, you can do Badlands + Sasquatch + 2.7 + black appearance package and be pretty much equal to Wildtrak.....the only notable differences I see are the lack of sport mode, and interior color (black, not tan).
Aka Wildtrak was the best (except it didn't have the square wells.....I prefer round for something that houses round things....wheels).