Hyundai Santa Fe / Kia Sorento 2024

[GTO-1]

On 6/13/2024 at 1:22 AM, VWenthusiast said:

@thebestbees  i guess to most comfort in the car is more important? cant really do much with all that power when traffic is congested and roads are filled with traffic cameras and speed limit on roads is 60-90kmph 😂

To each their own.  Everyone has different priorities - doesn't mean anyone is wrong.  

In any case, spoke to SA and apparently they've booked 40 to 50 Santa Fe's already.  Roughly a 50% take up rate. Pretty impressive.

[Infernolord]

 

Side track....  alot of EV suv coming in soon..  i tot id5 and Enyaq coupe is quite chio.. but price at 230k to 250k..   This xpeng is going at 220k  >.<   coming in Aug.

Edited June 13, 2024 by Infernolord

[duckky25]

@GTO-1 wish i was one of em haha

[Handytouch]

does anyone know why agent dont bring in 6 seater option with captain seat?

[duckky25]

@Handytouch No clue. I would rather have the 6 seater captain seats instead of 7. If you've ever sat in a car with captain seats, u'll know why. Plus the Santa Fe 6 seater captain seats are electronically powered in other countries.

[thebestbees]

@duckky25 maybe because they are trying to keep the price lower ? With 6 seater the car price is probably another 10-15k including taxes 

[Fellows]

Will these 3 features included in SG highest trim variant?

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSYy3jpW3/

- Fingerprint Login

- Sanitizing Compartment 

- Key Fob with remote start, forward and backward option.

 

[Handytouch]

All the Santa Fe 2024 trim variant

 

[Handytouch]

@duckky25 yes, agreed more, good for road trip to Penang, and south Thailand.

I have tried the Honda Odyssey 2024 facelift center row captain chair. it is so good.

[duckky25]

@Fellows 1. Nope. No word on fingerprint login from my SE. Bluelink, is not mentioned as well. These 2 should be related.

2. Yes. UV-C Sanitization Tray is available on Calligraphy model only. Base model will not have it.

3. Yes. RSPA (Remote Smart Parking Assist) is available on Calligraphy model only. Base model will not have it.

Specs leaflet here https://online.flippingbook.com/view/133227794/1/

Edited June 18, 2024 by duckky25

[thebestbees]

@Handytouch what’s the difference between the 2024 Honda odyssey and the 2022-2023 version? Was told there’s a “ new “ odyssey but I don’t see any difference 

[GTO-1]

On 6/17/2024 at 2:09 PM, Handytouch said:

does anyone know why agent dont bring in 6 seater option with captain seat?

Because the Palisade is their 7 seater variant with 2 captains chairs.  The Santa Fe is priced pretty similar to the Palisade.  The more variants of the Santa Fe that the Komoco brings, the higher the cost due to homologation. 

Besides the Palisade isn't a volume seller for Komoco and I suspect that the Santa Fe won't be either after the initial interest.

On 6/18/2024 at 10:44 PM, duckky25 said:

@Fellows 1. Nope. No word on fingerprint login from my SE. Bluelink, is not mentioned as well. These 2 should be related.

2. Yes. UV-C Sanitization Tray is available on Calligraphy model only. Base model will not have it.

3. Yes. RSPA (Remote Smart Parking Assist) is available on Calligraphy model only. Base model will not have it.

Specs leaflet here https://online.flippingbook.com/view/133227794/1/

I think the fingerprint login is tied to digital key, which is also tied to Bluelink. 

[Handytouch]

@thebestbees it is just facelift, the front grill bumper has some changes, and the inside trim too. The captain chair has popup headrest. etc.
You can turn on the auto english caption -> 

https://youtu.be/CJJYFxXp_4U?si=IY8aFNxivg4d9LjE

 

[Fellows]

On 6/18/2024 at 10:44 PM, duckky25 said:

@Fellows 1. Nope. No word on fingerprint login from my SE. Bluelink, is not mentioned as well. These 2 should be related.

2. Yes. UV-C Sanitization Tray is available on Calligraphy model only. Base model will not have it.

3. Yes. RSPA (Remote Smart Parking Assist) is available on Calligraphy model only. Base model will not have it.

Specs leaflet here https://online.flippingbook.com/view/133227794/1/

On 6/19/2024 at 8:30 AM, GTO-1 said:

Because the Palisade is their 7 seater variant with 2 captains chairs.  The Santa Fe is priced pretty similar to the Palisade.  The more variants of the Santa Fe that the Komoco brings, the higher the cost due to homologation. 

Besides the Palisade isn't a volume seller for Komoco and I suspect that the Santa Fe won't be either after the initial interest.

I think the fingerprint login is tied to digital key, which is also tied to Bluelink. 

Sadly Kia and Hyundai don’t always bring in smart connectivity features full suite for Singapore market like digital Keys, remote Smart with park assist, car-phone link via cellular network. Ours is always not here, not there compared to other region.

[steveting99]

What's the expected fuel consumption for the hybrid Santa Fe?

[Fellows]

On 6/19/2024 at 10:20 PM, steveting99 said:

What's the expected fuel consumption for the hybrid Santa Fe?

 

[Fellows]

On 6/19/2024 at 10:20 PM, steveting99 said:

What's the expected fuel consumption for the hybrid Santa Fe?

https://www.sgcarmart.com/articles/news/fifth-gen-hyundai-santa-fe-launched-in-singapore-35302

https://carbuyer.com.sg/2024-hyundai-santa-fe-launched-in-singapore/

Hyundai Singapore claims a fuel consumption figure of 14.5km/L, which is far from shabby for a seven-seater SUV.

[raymonnnn]

Drove the Hyundai santa fe 2.5T 7 seaters in Korea back in Feb 2024 this year for about 2k+ km. Very powerful car and very spacious. The adaptive cruise control is a must switch on tech during long road trip. Helps in braking and keep a distance to the car in front of you. The system probably react faster than driver too in term of braking reaction time when the car in front jam brake.

Fuel consumption is around 9km+/L in city drive and around 11km+/L for long road trip.

In Korea, they can mix & match the spec so the one I drove doesn't have the following:
1) 360 camera
2) Auto lane change
3) RSPA (Remote Smart Parking Assist)
4) Sun roof
5) UV-C Sanitization Tray

But it does have
1) Dual wireless charging
2) Fingerprint login (with Bluelink)

The wireless carplay is quite seamless but one thing that is buggy is when I use the naver map in Korea, it will hang sometimes (the navigation will just stop moving) at a point or a road junction. Not sure if google map/waze will hang when using in Singapore or not.

1 thing to take note for those who purchased the car. Please check if the bonnet cable is loose. The Santa Fe I drove can't open engine bonnet and it's a new 4-5 months old car that time. Turn out the bonnet cable got issue (loose or something). waste time to go service center to get it fixed.

Edited June 20, 2024 by raymonnnn