Hyundai Santa Fe now has V6 power available across the Santa Fe line up. The 206kW / 336Nm 3.5-litre unit supersedes the 2.4 GDi petrol four-cylinder.
The V6 engine is available in 2020 Santa Fe Active, Elite and Highlander in the continuing three-grade range, and is paired with an eight-speed automatic transmission and drives through the front wheel.
“The addition of a powerful V6 engine across the award-winning Santa Fe range builds strongly on the appeal of our long-time family-favourite SUV,” said Hyundai Motor Company Australia COO, John Kett.
Additionally, Santa Fe’s ride and handling package has been revised with a local tune developed to suit the new powertrain as well as Australia’s sometimes challenging city and country roads.
Ewan Kennedy, a long-time car enthusiast, was Technical Research Librarian with the NRMA from 1970 until 1985. He worked part-time as a freelance motoring journalist from 1977 until 1985, when he took a full-time position as Technical Editor with Modern Motor magazine. Late in 1987 he left to set up a full-time business as a freelance motoring journalist. Ewan is an associate member of the Society of Automotive Engineers - International. An economy driving expert, he set the Guinness World Record for the greatest distance travelled in a standard road vehicle on a single fuel fill. He lists his hobbies as stage acting, travelling, boating and reading.
