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2009 Hyundai Santa Fe

2009 Hyundai Santa Fe

Vehicle Overview:
MSRP: $21,695 - $30,545
Invoice: $20,861 - $28,657
Vehicle Type: Sport Utility Vehicle
ABS Brakes: Standard
Standard Airbags: 6
MPG: 17/24 (City/HWY)
Engine Offered:
3.3L V6 242HP
2.7L V6 185HP

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Consumer Ratings:
Performance: 3.5
Exterior: 4.3
Interior: 3.7
Overall: 3.7

Review Guide:
5=Perfect; 3=Good; 1=Poor

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2009 Hyundai Santa Fe Consumer Car Review Summary

Top 5 Pros of 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe

  1. Outstanding value vs. competition
  2. Attractive exterior design
  3. Refined and comfortable ride
  4. Acceleration and power
  5. Safety features

Top 5 Cons of 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe

  1. Better fuel economy
  2. Tighter suspension
  3. Interior light for front seats
  4. More color choices
  5. Blue dash lights bothersome

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Submitted 2009-10-10 23:34:06


  GUEST

Performance:

4

Exterior:

5

Interior:

3

Overall:

4
Guide: 5=Perfect; 3=Good; 1=Poor

Pros: What do you like about 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe?
Excellent design.
A lot of very good safety features.
Very good visibility for the driver.
Sound system is very nice.
Plenty of room, quiet ride.
The all wheel drive system works fine.

Cons: How would you improve 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe?
Needs to accelerate better.
Add turn signal on mirrors.
Lower fuel consumption.
Doors do not auto lock when you start the vehicle.
Could offer more toys...

2009 Hyundai Santa Fe Review:
Smooth and easy, the Santa Fe handles the highway, the city well, overall a very nice design inside and out with exceptional safety to keep the kids safe and me when traveling. But I wish Hyundai would add/offer more stuff to the Santa Fe like:
Remote/interior trunk release,
Automatic folding and single mirrors,
Speed sensitive volume compensation,
Tire Pressure Monitoring System,
Voice Recognition, and
Rearview camera.

Over all the Santa IS a very smart choice I own one and I would purchase one again.

Submitted 2009-09-20 19:15:02


 Brett

 

Performance:

3

Exterior:

5

Interior:

3

Overall:

4
Guide: 5=Perfect; 3=Good; 1=Poor

Pros: What do you like about 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe?
Great exterior design.

Cons: How would you improve 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe?
Needs to handle and accelerate better.

2009 Hyundai Santa Fe Review:
Best designed suv for the price. I wish it had better performance, but can't complain.

Submitted 2009-08-25 22:24:21


 Ryan

 

Performance:

3

Exterior:

4

Interior:

4

Overall:

2
Guide: 5=Perfect; 3=Good; 1=Poor

Pros: What do you like about 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe?
The new design is great.
Sound system is ok.
Plenty of room, quiet ride, etc.

Cons: How would you improve 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe?
Sound System could be better for the mid level vehicle.
Complete rail set, European type ride would have been outstanding.
Fully automatic front seats.
Quicker pick up would be better. Fully
tinted windows on driver side and passenger side.

2009 Hyundai Santa Fe Review:
Overall it's a great value for the price. They have made great quality improvements. I would have never purchased the old Santa Fe. I just think they need to take the performance and handling more serious.

Submitted 2009-08-10 11:33:47


 Nick

 

Performance:

4

Exterior:

5

Interior:

4

Overall:

4
Guide: 5=Perfect; 3=Good; 1=Poor

Pros: What do you like about 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe?
Nice quality.
Safe.
Quiet.

Cons: How would you improve 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe?
Better suspension.
Dimmer more effective.
Lower seat position.
Add turn signal on mirrors.
Lower fuel consumption.

2009 Hyundai Santa Fe Review:
Very good car, quality for price.
But I wish the suspension was better. It is definitely too soft and with the manufacturer's 18'' wheels, the suspension feels totally untuned.

Submitted 2009-07-24 22:57:06


 john

 

Performance:

4

Exterior:

5

Interior:

4

Overall:

4
Guide: 5=Perfect; 3=Good; 1=Poor

Pros: What do you like about 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe?
All wheel drive system works perfectly as good as my old Subaru.
Fit and finish excellent.
All controls placed so drive can reach them easily.
A stunning crash test rating.

Cons: How would you improve 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe?
Original tires very low quality (not nearly as low end as the ones that came on my 2006 Honda pilot).
Seating comfort for large folks could be a lot better.
Engine is slightly under powered.

2009 Hyundai Santa Fe Review:
Smooth and easy, the Santa Fe handles the highway, the city and the very difficult unpaved back road mountain here in Colorado.
Replaced the original tires. Result quieter, and picked up 1.5 miles per gallon, better handling, far better breaking on wet roads.
The Santa Fe is very under rated, an Excellent value!

Submitted 2009-07-06 10:51:40


 NCNY

 

Performance:

4

Exterior:

5

Interior:

4

Overall:

4
Guide: 5=Perfect; 3=Good; 1=Poor

Pros: What do you like about 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe?
Design & Style, road handling and value.
Very good visibility for the driver.
Sound system in the SE is very nice.

Cons: How would you improve 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe?
Doors do not auto lock when you start the vehicle.
Driver side window doesn't have a one touch up feature. Slightly smaller engine than the 3.3 with 242hp might improve the gas mileage.

2009 Hyundai Santa Fe Review:
Outstanding value with a very nice warranty to go with it. If it last 6 years you are a winner!

Submitted 2009-05-14 01:57:14


 Jon

 

Performance:

4

Exterior:

4

Interior:

5

Overall:

4
Guide: 5=Perfect; 3=Good; 1=Poor

Pros: What do you like about 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe?
a lot of very good safety features.
has great exterior styling cues. love the dual exhaust.
very nice interior lighting with the blue ambiance.
priced very reasonable.
awesome warranty.
handling is awesome for an suv.

Cons: How would you improve 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe?
gas mileage.
front grill is a bit gaudy??

2009 Hyundai Santa Fe Review:
overall a very nice design inside and out with exceptional safety to keep me and the kids safe while traveling! and has a great almost luxury feel to the interior. i would recommend this suv to any body from a 16 year old who has mommy and daddy to buy them a nice new car to a 45 or 50 year old like myself. in fact my 24 year old son just bought one for his fiance!!

Submitted 2009-03-13 10:09:59


  GUEST

Performance:

2

Exterior:

4

Interior:

4

Overall:

3
Guide: 5=Perfect; 3=Good; 1=Poor

Pros: What do you like about 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe?
Excellent design, inside and out.

Cons: How would you improve 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe?
Drive feels a bit wobbly.

2009 Hyundai Santa Fe Review:
Continues to be the value leader in this competitive segment.

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