2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Review – Video
POWERTRAINS
All Santa Fe powertrains now offer new Drive Mode selection with Sport, Eco and Normal settings. The 2017 Santa Fe line-up continues to offer front- or all-wheel drive and seating options for five, six or seven passengers. The 2017 Santa Fe Sport is powered by an efficient 2.4-liter four-cylinder direct-injected engine with 185 horsepower or the more powerful, turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine with 240 horsepower. 2017 Santa Fe (three-row) uses the acclaimed 3.3-liter Lambda II V6 engine, with 290 horsepower. All Santa Fe engines utilize high-pressure direct injection and Dual Continuously Variable Valve Timing (D-CVVT). A six-speed automatic transmission is standard on all Santa Fe models. Active Cornering Control and a windshield wiper de-icer is also standard on AWD Santa Fe models.
For the 2017 Santa Fe Sport model alone, nearly 350 individual parts have been updated, representing about 25 percent of total Santa Fe Sport parts content.
EPA-ESTIMATED FUEL ECONOMY
Santa Fe Sport EPA-estimated fuel economy has also been significantly improved across its model and trim line-up, with most models increasing by a full mile per gallon compared with the 2016 model year.
| Santa Fe Sport Model | 2017 EPA-est. Fuel Economy (City/Highway/Combined) |
Santa Fe Sport Model (City/Highway/Combined) |
| 2.4L FWD | 21 / 27 / 24 | +1 / – / +1 |
| 2.4L AWD | 20 / 26 / 22 | +1 / +1 / +1 |
| 2.0T FWD | 20 / 28 / 23 | +1 / +1 / +1 |
| 2.0T AWD | 19 / 26 / 22 | +1 / +2 / +1 |
| 2.0T Ultimate FWD | 20 / 27 / 23 | +1 / +1 / +1 |
| 2.0T Ultimate AWD | 19 / 24 / 21 | +1 / – / – |