2025 Hyundai Santa Fe

The 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe redefines the midsize SUV segment with its modern, boxy design, roomy three-row interior, and an ideal mix of fuel-efficient hybrid and potent turbo engines. First revealed as a 2024 model, the 2025 edition maintains its fresh styling, spacious cabin, and excellent feature set. Design & Exterior The updated exterior showcases muscular body lines, H-shaped LED lighting elements, flush door handles, and a commanding grille. With a longer wheelbase and higher roofline, the Santa Fe balances style and practicality for passengers and cargo. Trim Levels & Pricing Trim choices include SE, SEL, XRT, Limited, and Calligraphy in both gas and hybrid variants. Base gas models start around $34,300, while higher-end trims like the Calligraphy top out around $48,650. The SEL and Limited trims offer popular mid-tier features such as wireless charging and digital displays, while the XRT brings rugged styling touches. Hybrid options begin in the mid‑$37,700 range for SEL Hybrid and reach into the high‑$47,000s for the Calligraphy Hybrid AWD. Powertrains & Performance The standard engine is a turbocharged 2.5‑liter inline‑four, producing 277 hp and 311 lb-ft. This powertrain offers around 20 mpg city and 29 mpg highway in FWD, with a slight drop when equipped with AWD. A hybrid variant combines a 1.6‑liter turbo engine with an electric motor for a total of 231 hp, delivering up to 36 mpg combined depending on configuration. The hybrid provides smoother acceleration, quieter operation, and better fuel efficiency ideal for families and commuters. Interior & Cabin Features Inside, the Santa Fe seats six or seven passengers based on trim and configuration. Passengers enjoy generous headroom and legroom across all rows, though the third row is best suited for shorter occupants. Cargo capacity is an impressive 14.6 cubic feet behind the third row, expanding to 40.5 with the third row folded and up to 79.6 cubic feet with both rows lowered. Upper trims add sliding and reclining captain’s chairs, ambient lighting, and a second-row sunshade. Tech highlights include a 12.3-inch touchscreen infotainment system paired with a matching digital instrument cluster in higher trims, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, wireless device charging, and Hyundai Digital Key. Luxury-focused Calligraphy trim includes Nappa leather seating, dual wireless charging pads, a heads‑up display, and a premium audio system—along with a spacious dashboard storage tray and UV‑C sterilization compartment. Safety & Driver Assistance All Santa Fe models come standard with Hyundai SmartSense, including advanced systems like forward collision-avoidance with pedestrian and cyclist detection, blind-spot collision warning, rear cross-traffic alert, lane-keeping assist, driver attention alert, and highway driving assist with lane following. Available extras include surround-view camera, parking sensors, and safe exit assist. The Santa Fe earned the IIHS Top Safety Pick+ award and high crash-test scores in multiple categories. Cargo, Towing & Practicality Beyond spacious seating, the Santa Fe includes smart storage features like underfloor trays and easy-fold seatbacks. Trailer towing capacity is rated at up to 3,500 pounds braked, with 1,650 pounds for unbraked trailers. The hands-free smart liftgate offers adjustable height for convenient access to the cargo area. Value & Awards With base pricing starting in the mid-$30,000s and feature-rich options across trims, the 2025 Santa Fe delivers substantial value. It received recognition as a top hybrid SUV in its class, praised by parenting and automotive outlets focused on safety, interior flexibility, and affordability.