2025 Hyundai Santa Fe price and specs: 2.5-litre turbo-petrol, joining hybrid, on sale now

The 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe line-up has grown in Australia with the addition of new turbo-petrol variants.

Hyundai has added a 2.5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol – borrowed from the Sonata N Line sedan and luxury Genesis line-up – to the Santa Fe in Australia, slotting below existing hybrid-only variants.

On sale now and due in local showrooms by the new year, the turbo-petrol Santa Fe will be available in the entry-level Santa Fe eponymous variant and the mid-spec Elite at launch.

2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid shown.

The 2.5-litre turbo-petrol Santa Fe costs $2500 less than an equivalent hybrid – bringing the cost-of-entry for the family SUV down to $53,000 before on-road costs.

It reduces the difference between the most-affordable version of the previous-generation Santa Fe and the new model to $6950 – with an increase in standard equipment and a larger body for its new generation, along with new engines.

Turbo-petrol versions of the flagship Calligraphy – offered with six or seven seats in hybrid form – will arrive in Australia in early 2025, with pricing to be announced closer to its arrival.

Based on the $2500 difference between other variants, the petrol Calligraphy is expected to be priced at $72,500 – compared to $75,000 for the hybrid – with a six-seat option adding second-row captain's chairs for an extra $500.

A replacement for the 3.5-litre non-turbo V6 offered in the previous-generation Santa Fe line-up, the 2.5-litre four-cylinder turbo delivers 206kW and 422Nm compared to 200kW and 331Nm for the V6.

Combined fuel consumption is rated at 9.3 litres per 100 kilometres – down from 10.5L/100km for the previous V6 but up from 5.6L/100km for the current hybrid – with combined CO2 emissions of 212g/km, 84g/km more than the hybrid.

The turbo-petrol is matched to an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission – and it is the first time a petrol-only Hyundai Santa Fe has been offered with all-wheel-drive in Australia since 2019.

Braked towing capacity is rated at 2000kg for the 2.5-litre Santa Fe – up from the hybrid’s 1650kg limit.

However it is still 500kg less than petrol V6 and four-cylinder turbo-diesel versions of the previous-generation Santa Fe.

Like the hybrid, Hyundai offers the $6990 XRT Adventure Option Pack and the $9990 XRT Peak Option Pack, adding lifted off-road suspension, smaller 17-inch alloy wheels, all-terrain tyres, underbody protection, mudflaps, and for the Peak Option Pack, roof racks and side steps.

2025 Hyundai Santa Fe with XRT Peak Option Pack.

Standard equipment for the non-hybrid petrol Santa Fe and Elite appears to be identical to equivalent hybrid versions, except for hybrid-specific features such as regenerative braking.

For more details on hybrid versions of the latest Santa Fe, click here to read our story published in May 2024.

The 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe turbo-petrol is on sale now ahead of first customer deliveries by the end of December.

• Santa Fe petrol FWD seven-seat – $53,000 (new)
• Santa Fe Hybrid FWD seven-seat – $55,500
• Santa Fe petrol AWD seven-seat – $56,000 (new)
• Santa Fe Hybrid AWD seven-seat – $58,500
• Santa Fe Elite petrol AWD seven-seat – $62,500 (new)
• Santa Fe Elite Hybrid AWD seven-seat – $65,000
• Santa Fe Calligraphy Hybrid AWD seven-seat – $75,000
• Santa Fe Calligraphy Hybrid AWD six-seat – $75,500

Note: All prices above exclude on-road costs.

• 20-inch machined and black alloy wheels with full-size alloy spare
• LED headlights and daytime-running lights
• 12.3-inch infotainment touchscreen with Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, downloadable software updates
• 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster
• Dual-zone climate control
• Six-speaker sound system
• Single wireless phone charging pad
• Power tailgate
• Keyless (proximity key) entry and start
• 10-way power-adjustable driver's seat
• 'Premium' cloth seat upholstery
• Leather-appointed steering wheel
• Electric parking brake
• Eco, Sport, My Drive modes (plus Snow, Mud, Sand in all-wheel-drive version)
• Remote start via key fob
• Rear privacy glass
• 10 airbags
• Autonomous emergency braking (AEB) with intersection/lane change/oncoming awareness
• Lane-keep assist
• Lane following assist
• Adaptive cruise control with stop and go, machine learning function
• Blind-spot monitoring with braking support
• Rear cross-traffic alert with braking support
• Speed sign recognition
• Blind-Spot View Monitor cameras
• Low-speed rear AEB for car parks
• Driver attention warning
• Automatic high beams
• Safe door exit assist
• Rear occupant alert (logic type, based on which doors opened)

• Highway Driving Assist semi-autonomous technology with assisted lane changes
• Leather-appointed seat upholstery
• Bose premium sound system
• Dual wireless phone chargers
• Heated steering wheel
• 10-way power-adjustable front passenger seat
• Sensor-type rear occupant alert (detects passengers in the rear of the car)
• Remote Smart Parking Assist (remote parking from the key fob)
• Bluelink connected-car services

• Unique 20-inch grey alloy wheels
• Nappa leather-appointed seat upholstery
• Driver's seat memory
• Relaxation (extended recline) function for front seats
• Glass sunroof
• Head-up display
• Digital rear-view mirror
• UV-C sterilisation tray
• Solar control windscreen and front door glass
• Option of six-seat layout with second-row 'captain's chairs'

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