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
Lexus RX vs Hyundai Santa Fe Comparison
Lexus RX
Hyundai Santa Fe
2025 Lexus
RX
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2025 Hyundai
Santa Fe
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Very Good
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Very Good
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Based on the Lexus RX
Based on the Hyundai Santa Fe CALIGRAPHY (7 SEAT) (BLK INT)
Best suitable for...
Driving the family
Luxury
Long distance drivingFuel Efficiency
55L - 67L
72 to 583 km
67L
375 to 623 km
Warranty
5 year
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5 year
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MSRP
$90,060 - $127,700
$53,000 - $76,500
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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
Colours Available
The RX is available in the following finishes:
- Sonic Chrome
- Sonic Iridium
- Graphite Black
- Sonic Copper
- Deep Blue (excludes F Sport Performance)
- White Nova (F Sport, F Sport Performance only)
- Cobalt Mica (F Sport, F Sport Performance only)
- Sonic Quartz (Luxury, Sports Luxury only)
- Titanium (Luxury, Sports Luxury only)
- Vermillion (Luxury, Sports Luxury only)
- Khaki Metal (Luxury, Sports Luxury only)
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.
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Specs
| Type | ||
| TURBO, TURBO PETROL DIRECT INJECTION, GASOLINE DIRECT INJECTION & MULTI-POINT, TURBO GASOLINE DIRECT INJECTION & MULTI-POINT, PETROL DIRECT INJECTION | TURBO, TURBO PETROL DIRECT INJECTION, TURBO GASOLINE DIRECT INJECTION & MULTI-POINT | |
| Size (cc) | ||
| 2393 - 2487 | 1598 - 2497 | |
| Size (L) | ||
| 2.4L, 2.5L | 1.6L, 2.5L | |
| Cylinders | ||
| 4 | 4 | |
| Camshaft | ||
| DUAL OVERHEAD CAM | DUAL OVERHEAD CAM | |
| Valves/Ports per Cylinder | ||
| 16 | 16 | |
| Power | ||
| 184kW - 273kW | 172kW - 206kW | |
| Power RPM | ||
| 6000 | 5600 - 5800 | |
| Torque | ||
| 430Nm | 331Nm - 422Nm | |
| Torque RPM | ||
| 1700 - 4600 | 1000 - 5000 | |
| Bore Stroke | ||
| - | - | |
| Compression Ratio | ||
| - | - | |
