This fully adaptive transmission offers a manual-shift override to please drivers who like to be involved in their driving. Sporting 16-inch wheels and tires, Santa Fe is an interesting looking vehicle. Inside, buyers will find 29 cubic feet of cargo space with the rear seat raised. Total interior volume is 101 cubic feet. Other goodies include air conditioning, power windows, and CD player.
Leather is optional, as is antilock brakes, tinted glass, fog lamps and an underseat storage tray.
As usual, Hyundai plans to sell the Santa Fe as a value package, undercutting competitors on price while offering more standard equipment and a better warranty. Additionally, Santa Fe's optional V6 is more powerful than most competitors in this segment. Hyundai's reliability problems, if not completely corrected, are at least covered by the excellent Advantage warranty program. And the company is dead serious about improving quality and brand image. So if you're in the market and you like what you see here, the Santa Fe isn't the risk it might have been a few short years ago.