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2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid XRT review
Hyundai has added new XRT off-road packages to its Santa Fe, but do they make it the real deal or does it remain strictly a soft-roader?
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Matt Campbell
Hyundai Santa Fe vs Mazda CX-9 Comparison
Hyundai Santa Fe
Mazda CX-9
2025 Hyundai
Santa Fe
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2025 Mazda
CX-9
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How they stack...
CarExpert Rating
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8.3
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Based on the Hyundai Santa Fe CALIGRAPHY (7 SEAT) (BLK INT)
Based on the Mazda CX-9
Best suitable for...
Driving the family
Long distance driving
TowingFuel Efficiency
67L
375 to 623 km
72L - 74L
605 to 666 km
ANCAP Safety Rating
Warranty
5 year
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5 year
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MSRP
$53,000 - $76,500
$47,600 - $74,400
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CarExpert's Take
Matt Campbell
Senior Contributor
Matt Campbell drove this car and these were their findings:
Hits
- Looks unbelievably cool
- Some serious off-road adjustments
- Decent price compared to aftermarket
Misses
- Needs more ground clearance
- Better as an overlander than a serious off-roader
- Still has some super annoying safety tech
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Colours Available
The 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe is available with the following exterior paint colours, depending on the trim level.
- Abyss Black
- Taiga Brown
- Magnetic Force
- Glacier White
- Lagoon Blue
- Rain Forest
- Typhoon Silver
Every paint colour besides Glacier White and Lagoon Blue cost an additional $695.
For the 2022 model year, the CX-9 is available in the following finishes:
- Machine Grey metallic*
- Polymetal Grey metallic*
- Soul Red Crystal metallic*
- Snowflake White Pearl mica
- Sonic Silver metallic
- Titanium Flash mica
- Deep Crystal Blue mica
- Jet Black mica
*Premium finishes cost $495
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Specs
| Type | ||
| TURBO, TURBO PETROL DIRECT INJECTION, TURBO GASOLINE DIRECT INJECTION & MULTI-POINT | TURBO PETROL DIRECT INJECTION | |
| Size (cc) | ||
| 1598 - 2497 | 2488 | |
| Size (L) | ||
| 1.6L, 2.5L | 2.5L | |
| Cylinders | ||
| 4 | 4 | |
| Camshaft | ||
| DUAL OVERHEAD CAM | DUAL OVERHEAD CAM | |
| Valves/Ports per Cylinder | ||
| 16 | 16 | |
| Power | ||
| 172kW - 206kW | 170kW | |
| Power RPM | ||
| 5600 - 5800 | 5000 | |
| Torque | ||
| 331Nm - 422Nm | 420Nm | |
| Torque RPM | ||
| 1000 - 5000 | 2000 | |
| Bore Stroke | ||
| - | 100 | |
| Compression Ratio | ||
| - | - | |
