The new Hyundai Santa Fe – previewed at KLIMS 2018 and open for booking since then – now has confirmed prices.
The fourth-gen TM starts from RM169,888 for the 2.4 MPI 2WD Executive, rising to RM189,888 for the same car in Premium spec. The costlier 2.2 CRDi 4WD diesel goes for RM191,888 for the Executive and RM211,888 for the Premium, all on-the-road excluding insurance. Deliveries will start next month.
That’s a lower entry price than the RM188k estimated figure mentioned late last year, which also means that the base three-row, seven-seater Santa Fe undercuts the top Mazda CX-5 and isn’t too far away from the range-topping Honda CR-V 1.5 TC Premium 2WD and the new Nissan X-Trail Hybrid.
The latest Santa Fe’s face is a bold one, featuring the brand’s new signature Cascading Grille and three-tier lighting, with the main beams situated lower than is normal. The rest of the big SUV is also handsome and substantial, and those 3D-effect tail lamps (reminds me of BMW’s OLED petals) are very pretty.
The interior style has been completely revamped as well. The Corvette-style twin-cowl dashboard appears lower than before and there’s layering to the design. A free-standing, seven-inch touchscreen sits above horizontal air-con vents, the dual-zone climate control panel and Qi wireless charger.
The Santa Fe has always had a bigger body than the regular C-SUV, and three rows of seats. Here, the second row seats slide fore/aft and split fold 60:40 manually or via buttons on the boot wall. The rearmost third row seats also fold flat.
Equipment wise, the KLIMS 2018 showcar had a seven-inch screen within the instrument cluster (flanked by analogue dials), leather, an around-view monitor, hill descent control, blind spot monitor, powered front seats (lumbar support for the driver), cruise control, keyless entry and push start, and 19-inch wheels. Stay tuned for the full spec breakdown.
Under the MPI petrol’s hood is a 2.4 litre Theta II naturally aspirated unit with 172 PS/225 Nm, paired to a six-speed conventional automatic transmission. The stronger 2.2 R CRDi puts out 193 PS and 440 Nm of turbodiesel torque, has AWD, and gets a new eight-speed torque converter automatic gearbox.
GALLERY: Hyundai Santa Fe 2.2 CRDi AWD at KLIMS
GALLERY: Hyundai Santa Fe 2.4 MPI 2WD at KLIMS
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From rm170k to 211k? At that prices, this will be a very,very, very rare sight on the road.
(Like) Hyundai Santa Fe RM170k.
(Dislike) Mazda CX-8 RM170k
It is really true, Malaysia has the most expensive car prices in the world since 20 years ago.
Sante Fe at RM211k? No logic. 20 years ago you could buy a BMW 735il for this price.
Keep in mind that Hyundai differs from competitors by attempting to offer something a bit more premium with 7 seats.
But it doesn’t look or feel premium to me.
Premium petrol pricing is at RM189,888
That is very cheap price for CBU cars ,
LOL, at those prices, there are better SUV’s out there. The X70’s cockpit & features are way better than this. Hyundai, don’t be arrogant or else the consumers will teach you a good lesson in being market smart.
X70 and Tucson in the same C segment, the Santa Fe is in the D segment.
This is one kpop concert ticket that u wouldn’t buy!
x70 so much better than this
U r comparing apple (1.8T 5 seaters) to orange (2.2D 7 seaters) ?
both the 2.4 and 2.2 are so outdated. if only the x70 can sit 7 people….this tin kosong lousy interior kimchi no chance
wow…such pricing 200k for diesel? good luck!
Why not? Cx5 2.2D 5 seaters is selling at 200k!
Good luck selling this in Bolehland. LOL
X70 will thrive
Why Kia Sorento is much more cheaper than this?
Be prepared to sell only 10 units a year and soon to be scrap off just like the Elantra turbo.
As usual, sime darby want to makan loads of profits. You can get a sorento at a much cheaper price
Typical korean plastic, looks impressive but specs is devastating
hyundai is a very reliable and great car to drive. i am sure most of the people commented never drive one before