Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid arriving soon
Long wait for Hyundai’s answer to the Toyota Kluger Hybrid is almost over, with launch now locked inHyundai Australia has locked in a fourth-quarter arrival for the 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid, finally bringing the long-awaited petrol-electric version of the seven-seat family SUV to market after delays of about 18 months.
Plagued by supply issues, the Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid’s local introduction was initially pushed back from mid-2021 to late 2021, then to early 2022 and then again to the second half of this year.
The string of delays means the electrified large SUV is now playing catch-up to the related Kia Sorento Hybrid which arrived in May (albeit in extremely limited quantities) and the Toyota Kluger Hybrid that launched in June 2021.
A Hyundai spokesperson told carsales that the Santa Fe Hybrid will now arrive in Aussie showrooms during the final quarter, but said local specifications, pricing and allocation numbers would be released closer to launch.
The company has also now confirmed that, unlike the Sorento Hybrid, the green-tinged Santa Fe would not be offered alongside a more powerful (and expensive) plug-in hybrid version.
What’s more, the spokesperson revealed that there are “no current plans for PHEV models” within the Korean brand’s Australian portfolio.
“But we continue to investigate the business case for our market,” they added.
“We are also pushing hard to secure Tucson Hybrid, but nothing is confirmed yet.”
Both the Santa Fe and Hyundai Tucson hybrid models are powered by a turbocharged 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol engine – good for 132kW/265Nm – operating in tandem with a 44kW electric motor which in turn draws current from a self-charging 1.5kWh lithium-ion battery.
The two drive systems produce a combined 169kW of power and 350Nm of torque, all of which is sent to either the front or all four wheels via a six-speed automatic transmission.
Claimed fuel consumption for the Santa Fe Hybrid in overseas markets is between 6.4-7.6 litres per 100km on the combined WLTP cycle, depending on the drive configuration, while CO2 emissions are pegged at 157-172 grams per kilometre.
These figures will likely be lower under the local ADR testing cycle and more in line with the Kia Sorento Hybrid’s 5.3-5.8L/100km and 133g/km claims.
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