Great Family Vehicle with Good MPG
We have owned our boxy 2026 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid for over 5 months now. This is a great family vehicle that gets about 35 MPG on highway. We took on 2 x long trips since March 2026, one time it got 38 MPG from Virginia to Florida. When we took to New York, we only got 35 MPG probably from more traffic and mountains in Pennsylvania. This is comfort for the 1st row and 2nd row also. Our 2026 Santa Fe SEL AWD has advanced technical items such as AEB, lane keeping, Adaptive Cruise Control, and Automatic headlights and high beams. It is a 5-star safety vehicle. We love the USB-A ports in the driver and passenger side seats from the 2nd row charging. We also love the trunk area as it has a wide hatch and large area. The driver dash in very large (25" long) and the cargo area after the 3rd row is very generous for 5 carry-on suitcases (14.6 Cubic Feet) if needed. We usually on had 5 to 6 passengers, so you can than pack all luggage, you just have drop half of the 3rd row seat. We installed a 2" tow hitch and tow wiring kit for $300 (DYI) and Roof Racks for $130 from Amazon.com (DYI). We have used the roof rack to haul our Thule Skybox for both long trips and still got 34+ MPG. It is also very quiet inside this SUV versus our former 2018 GMC Acadia. We love it so far!!
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