OREANDA-NEWS. February 15, 2016. The award-winning Hyundai Santa Fe lineup continues to dramatically improve for the 2017 model year. The improvements span everything from fresh exterior design and LED lighting signatures to additional infotainment, convenience and safety technologies and new Drive Mode selection with Sport, Eco and Normal settings. For 2017, in order to meet increased market demand, production of the two-row Santa Fe Sport model will be added to the Montgomery, Alabama manufacturing facility, alongside the Sonata and Elantra sedan models. The 2017 Santa Fe is arriving at dealers now.
  • Redesigned front fascia with brushed-appearance front grille and new headlight design
  • Enhanced rear fascia design with new taillights and new dual exhaust outlet design
  • New designs for 17-,18-, and 19-inch alloy wheels
  • New rocker panel trim design with integrated silver accents
  • New available LED Daytime Running Lights (DRLs)
  • New available LED fog lights (three-row Santa Fe model only)
  • New standard Drive Mode Select (Sport, Eco and Normal modes)
  • Standard five-inch color LCD display audio system
  • New, standard seven-inch touchscreen display with Android Auto™ (Santa Fe 3-row)
    • Available on Santa Fe Sport
  • New, available eight-inch touchscreen navigation system with Android Auto™
  • Available Infinity® premium audio
    • New, with QuantumLogic® Surround and Clari-Fi™ Music Restoration Technology
  • Available next-generation Hyundai Blue Link® (standard on Santa Fe)
  • New, available third-row USB outlet (Santa Fe model only)
  • New, available power, height-adjustable passenger seat
  • New, second-row cupholders (Santa Fe Limited model)
  • New, matte-finish interior woodgrain (Santa Fe three-row model with Leather)
  • Redesigned center stack

Safety

  • Standard Rearview Camera
  • New, available Multi-View Camera System
  • New, available Smart Cruise Control with Stop/Start function
  • New, available Lane Departure Warning
  • New, available electronic parking brake system with auto-hold
  • New, Automatic Emergency Braking with Pedestrian Detection
  • New available Dynamic Bending Lights and High Beam Assist
  • NHTSA Five-star Safety Rating for Santa Fe Sport model
  • Expected Five-star Safety Rating for Santa Fe (three-row) model
  • Expected IIHS Top Safety Pick + rating based on preliminary internal tests

Color

  • New Nightfall Blue (Santa Fe Sport)
  • New Storm Blue (Santa Fe)

POWERTRAINS
All Santa Fe powertrains now offer new Drive Mode selection with Sport, Eco and Normal settings. The 2017 Santa Fe line-up continues to offer front- or all-wheel drive and seating options for five, six or seven passengers. The 2017 Santa Fe Sport is powered by an efficient 2.4-liter four-cylinder direct-injected engine with 185 horsepower or the more powerful, turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine with 240 horsepower. 2017 Santa Fe (three-row) uses the acclaimed 3.3-liter Lambda II V6 engine, with 290 horsepower. All Santa Fe engines utilize high-pressure direct injection and Dual Continuously Variable Valve Timing (D-CVVT). A six-speed automatic transmission is standard on all Santa Fe models. Active Cornering Control and a windshield wiper de-icer is also standard on AWD Santa Fe models.

For the 2017 Santa Fe Sport model alone, nearly 350 individual parts have been updated, representing about 25 percent of total Santa Fe Sport parts content.

EPA-ESTIMATED FUEL ECONOMY
Santa Fe Sport EPA-estimated fuel economy has also been significantly improved across its model and trim line-up, with most models increasing by a full mile per gallon compared with the 2016 model year.
 

Santa Fe Sport Model 2017 EPA-est. Fuel Economy
(City/Highway/Combined)
 Santa Fe Sport Model
(City/Highway/Combined)
2.4L FWD 21 / 27 / 24 +1 / - / +1
2.4L AWD 20 / 26 / 22 +1 / +1 / +1
2.0T FWD 20 / 28 / 23 +1 / +1 / +1
2.0T AWD 19 / 26 / 22 +1 / +2 / +1
2.0T Ultimate FWD 20 / 27 / 23 +1 / +1 / +1 
2.0T Ultimate AWD 19 / 24 / 21 +1 / - / -

GENEROUS FEATURE CONTENT
Standard Santa Fe features include a Rearview Camera, automatic on/off headlights, remote keyless entry with alarm, bodycolor heated exterior power mirrors with driver’s blind spot mirror, LED headlight accents, daytime running lights, steering-wheel-mounted audio and cruise control and Bluetooth hands-free smartphone system. Premium features such as HID Xenon headlights, panoramic sunroof, navigation and an updated 12-speaker Infinity Logic7® audio system which features QuantumLogic® Surround and Clari-Fi™ Music Restoration Technology are available. Also available is Hyundai’s innovative power Hands-Free Smart Liftgate with Auto Open, which makes it even easier for owners to gain access to the cargo area whenever their hands are full. This system makes it easy for the driver to keep both feet comfortably on the ground by simply standing within a few feet of the rear bumper with the key fob in a purse or pocket for a few seconds.

NEXT-GENERATION BLUE LINK®
Even more, next-generation Hyundai Blue Link® (standard on Santa Fe and optional on Santa Fe Sport) provides a full suite of connected safety and diagnostic features, as well as features that are only possible with an embedded connected car system, such as Remote Start with Climate Control, Stolen Vehicle Recovery and Remote Door Lock/Unlock. Navigation-equipped Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport models also benefit from Blue Link Guidance, which provides Destination Search, powered by Google™, as well as POI Web Search and Download to help you get to your destinations via your connected car.

ANDROID AUTO™ SUPPORT
Both Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport are compatible with Android Auto for seamless and intuitive operation of the most commonly-used smartphone functions, including navigation with Google Maps™, streaming audio, voice-controlled search capabilities and more than 40 approved smartphone apps. Android Auto is compatible with Android phones running Android 5.0, Lollipop or higher.

STEERING
Santa Fe models utilize an electric power steering system with a 32-bit microprocessor that delivers a refined steering feel. The steering system also offers driver-selectable steering modes based on the Drive Mode selection of Sport, Eco and Normal settings.

SAFETY
Standard safety equipment on the 2017 Santa Fe lineup includes Vehicle Stability Management (VSM) with Electronic Stability Control (ESC) and Traction Control System, seven airbags, including a driver’s knee airbag, four-wheel disc brakes and ABS with Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD) and Brake Assist, Hill-start Assist Control (HAC) with Downhill Brake Control (DBC) and a Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS).

2017 SANTA FE SPORT PRICING

MODEL FWD/AWD MSRP
SANTA FE SPORT 2.4 FWD \\$25,350
SANTA FE SPORT 2.4 AWD \\$27,100
SANTA FE SPORT 2.0T FWD \\$31,700
SANTA FE SPORT 2.0T AWD \\$33,450
SANTA FE SPORT 2.0T ULTIMATE FWD \\$36,500
SANTA FE SPORT 2.0T ULTIMATE AWD \\$38,250

 

2017 SANTA FE PRICING

MODEL FWD/AWD MSRP
SANTA FE SE FWD FWD  \\$30,800
SANTA FE SE AWD AWD  \\$32,550
SANTA FE SE FWD ULTIMATE FWD   \\$38,700
SANTA FE SE AWD ULTIMATE AWD  \\$40,450
SANTA FE LIMITED FWD FWD   \\$34,950
 SANTA FE LIMITED AWD AWD   \\$36,700
 SANTA FE LIMITED FWD ULTIMATE FWD   \\$39,400
 SANTA FE LIMITED AWD ULTIMATE AWD   \\$41,150