Best 3rd Row SUV on the market for your money today .
First let me say this is my 2nd Santa Fe ,so I'm pro Hyundai Santa Fe. My first Santa Fe has been great in 5 years of use and over 125000 miles. So 100% the reason I looked at buying another one. At first I wasn't thrilled about the looks of the new refresh 2025 Santa Fe , but had to take one for a test drive ,and was simply wowed by the interior very comfortable, the view out the front is very panoramic its great!! There is only one engine option in the standard gas powered SUV (non-hybrid) which is the 2.5 turbo powered engine and it's go some get up and go, very functional and easy to use touch screen controls which feels like a higher end build quality ,sure feels more luxury, second row is comfortable and spacious, 3rd row is there kinda tight for 2 people but it will be fine on short trips , plenty of storage when 3rd row is down for grocery runs . I did buy the XRT trim which is more of a off road thing ,it tows 4500 and a higher ground clearance and is AWD ,which is what I liked ,but I would not say this is a true off road vehicle. The one thing I don't like is the side view mirrors are to small they need to be larger . There is a lot of technology in the car so it takes time to adjust to that.The one thing my wife said and it's her daily driver is its a car i would just go take for a drive it's a fun comfortable car to drive . Now I can't speak for dependablity and reliability as we only had it about 3 months ,but if it's anything like the 2020 Santa Fe it's going to be fine . It's not the biggest 3rd row SUV on the market , but for the quality and price point for this SUV in this size class it's the the best bang for the buck ,and the Hyundai warranty .
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