Hyundai Santa Fe
Hi, I was wondering, does anybody tow with a Hyundai Santa Fe. I noticed that it has a full sized spare wheel which seems to be rare these days. I wondered what you think of it as a tow car, what sort of fuel economy can you expect both towing and solo. Any thought would be much appreciated. Thanks
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I have it's sister car, the KIA Sorento. They are almost the same mechanicals and engine under a slightly differently styled body.
Both are excellent tow cars, as evidenced by the many reviews on line and in forum.
Try and get one with self leveling suspension.
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practical caravan mag did a tow test that's on youtube, take a look. good towcar.
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Hi there, we're on our second manual Santa Fe - now have a 2015 plate, Premium model. We went for manual as auto has a 500kg gross train wt reduction.
Last year we had 6 wks away & towed our Swift Elegance 580 1.75 tons (has an air con. unit & motor mover with wt plate upgrade) all the way to Italian lakes. We went through the French Mont Blanc tunnel with obviously a lot of uphill stretches then back through Austria, Germany & France. Very pleased & I think we get an average of about 28/30 mpg when towing depending terrain. When motoring without caravan, we get aound 34 mpg in winter, but up to 40 mpg in summer. I did meet one chap once wo said he was disappointed with mpg, but then admitted he was heavy on right foot!
We were looking at the current manual model, but a bit disappointed as they seem to have stopped the 5 seater option. Also as our current model has only got about 36,000 on the clock, still wondering about the diesel outlook!
Happy to answer any other questions.
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I now tow my twin axle Unicorn Barcelona with a 2018 Santa Fe. My two previous tow cars were Kia Sorentos both of which I thought were great tow cars. However the Santa Fe seems even better. One slight concern I have is the use of the electronic handbrake.. I would far prefer a conventional one on a steep hill start when towing. I am getting about 5 miles more per gallon when towing than I did with the Kia.
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I tow my Elddis Crusader with a 2017 Santa Fe Auto. The attached gives a review by the C&CC and gives bit more info. I find it very relaxing to tow with and I get about 23/24 miles per gallon towing and at the moment, the gauge is showing 38.4 mpg combined. I have the 7 seat version which has self levelling suspension. It has a very similar boot space to the 5 seater, although the 5 seater has addition (hidden) storage in the space taken by the additional 2 seats on the 7 seater.
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Hi Munro21, the reason we don't particularly like the 7 seater is that our 5 seater has a good deal of packing space where the additional 2 seats would go. We certainly used this on our Italian trip last year for spare bedding etc. Otherwise the boot space is the same as our current model, although I think the car itself is a bit longer.
OH has suggested maybe we could e-mail Hyundai to see if we could order a manual 5 seater Santa Fe, even if we had to wait a year. I understand from our local Hyundai dealer that they will be able to sell diesel cars until 2040.
I also noted pterodactyl's comment about electronic handbrake which I concur with, but I think this seems to be a current trend.
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I have a 7 seater diesel auto Santa Fe. It’s the Bradley Wiggins special edition (just a few extra bits such as running boards and different wheels). I didn’t particularly want or need 7 seats but the other components of the spec I did want, at that time and at that price, meant there was no 5 seat option.
I've therefore never missed any potential extra space, and the 2 extra seats do fold pretty flat. I do have a full size spare wheel - important I think.
i love it, probably the best all round vehicle I've owned/driven. Lots of toys, smooth ride, comfortable driving position, tows well. Never really focussed on mpg, as it is what it is. But the onboard computer does indicate optimum towing revs/speed, so I try to use that.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOsVtkFuN40
cheers again.
