All Hyundai Santa Fe Hybridautos are actually $1500 costlier than earlier than, and there aren’t any corresponding specification modifications.
The value improve got here into impact final month (on Could 1, 2025) and doesn’t have an effect on non-hybrid variations of the big SUV.
It sees the Santa Fe Hybrid vary now open at $57,000 earlier than on-road prices for the entry-level front-wheel drive variant, making it $4000 costlier than the equal front-wheel drive petrol variant.
The petrol-electric vary now tops out at $76,500 earlier than on-roads for the flagship Santa Fe Hybrid Calligraphy, which can be $4000 greater than the purely petrol-powered Calligraphy.
Hyundai Australia confirmed the explanation for the value improve was to align the Santa Fe with different fashions from the model that provide each petrol and hybrid powertrains.
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There’s now a constant $4000 divide between petrol and hybrid variants within the lineup, as an alternative of $2500.
The identical $4000 hole might be discovered between turbocharged 1.6-litre and hybrid variations of Hyundai’s Tucson mid-size SUV, and between front-wheel drive petrol and hybrid variations of the Kona small SUV.
This ‘realignment’ comes maybe as no shock, given the current-generation Santa Fe launched right here initially solely with hybrid energy in Could 2024, with petrol energy not arriving till December.
Had the Hybrid been launched at its new value, the bottom value for the Santa Fe lineup on the time would have leapt by over $10,000.
The Santa Fe Hybrid includes a turbocharged 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol-electric powertrain mated with a six-speed computerized transmission and both front- or all-wheel drive.
Whole outputs are 172kW of energy and 367Nm of torque, with claimed mixed cycle gas financial system of 5.6L/100km.
Petrol-only variants make use of a bigger 2.5-litre four-cylinder engine and an eight-speed dual-clutch computerized. They’re additionally supplied with both front- or all-wheel drive.
Non-hybrid Santa Fe autos produce 206kW and 422Nm, and devour 9.3L/100km.
Each powertrains run on 91-octane common unleaded gas, however petrol autos can tow extra (2000kg versus 1650kg).
To the top of April, Hyundai has offered 2141 Santa Fes in Australia this 12 months. That’s up 78.3 per cent on the identical interval final 12 months, although throughout that point the previous-generation mannequin was in runout.
A few of the Santa Fe’s improve in reputation could have come on the expense of the bigger Palisade SUV, which at 678 gross sales is down 35.8 per cent.
Each of Hyundai’s giant SUVs are being outsold by the Santa Fe’s decidedly different-looking company cousin, the Kia Sorento, of which 3284 examples have been delivered to the top of April. This determine was down 8.9 per cent.
A brand new-generation Palisade, bringing the choice of hybrid energy for the primary time, is because of arrive in Australia through the fourth quarter of 2025. It’s anticipated to be pricier than Hyundai’s current-generation flagship SUV.
Hyundai has beforehand stated it expects gross sales to be cut up roughly 60:40 between the Santa Fe and the brand new Palisade as soon as the brand new model of the latter arrives right here.
Pricing
| Mannequin | Worth earlier than on-road prices |
|---|---|
| 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe 2.5T FWD | $53,000 |
| 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe 2.5T AWD | $56,000 |
| 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid FWD | $57,000 (+$1500) |
| 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid AWD | $60,000 (+$1500) |
| 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Elite 2.5T AWD | $62,500 |
| 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid Elite AWD | $66,500 (+$1500) |
| 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Calligraphy 2.5T AWD | $72,500 |
| 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid Calligraphy AWD | $76,500 (+$1500) |
