this week I am testing the new Hyundai Santa Fe hybrid this is a big 7 seater SUV let's find out how good it is as a baby drive and don't forget to like And subscribe and follow us on our [Music] socials the boot section of this review is brought to you by Tula now the design of the new Santa Fe is very vegie might you're going to either love it or hate it now it is very Land Rover Discovery Defender esque at the front and the back with this new boxy design the boot door of
the Santa Fe opens nice and quietly with just a little beep at the touch of a button and closes that way too now hyai say that this is 91 L larger than the previous models boots so let's find out what a difference that makes when we try it with our taller prams and shopping bags when using two rows of seats the Hyundai Santa Fe boot will hold 17 shopping bags or the tall of sleek futureproof multi-configuration pram with a single seat will fit in the boot of the Hyandai Santa Fe with nine shopping bags the
toall of sleek future proof multiconfiguration plan with two sibling seats will fit in the boot with nine shopping bags and the taller leek futureproof multiconfiguration pram with a single seat and the bassinet will fit in the boot the Hyundai Santa Fe side by side with one shopping bag or the tuler urban Glide 3 Ultimate allterrain stroller with the back wheels on fits easily in the boot with seven shopping bags or the taller Urban Glide 3 double ultimate alterrain stroller with the back wheels on fits easily in the boot with four shopping bags or the taller
spring lightweight one-handed folding stroller fits in the boot of the highend Santa Fe with 10 shopping bags or you can fit 190 L 170 L and 2 40 L taller Chasm duffel bags in the boot or a very large dog when using all three rows of seats in the Santa Fe the boots will hold six shopping bags or the taller Sleek futureproof multiconfiguration BR with a single seat fits in the boot of the Hyandai Santa Fe with two shopping bags the taller Sleek future prooof multiconfiguration pram with two sibling seats will fit in the boot
but with no shopping bags or the taller Urban Glide 3 Ultimate allterrain stroller with one of the back wheels removed fits easily in the boot with one shopping bag or the taller spring lightweight and one-handed folding stroller fits in the boot of the Santa Fe with two shopping bags or you can fit 190 L and 140 L taller Chasm duffel bags in the boot or a small dog will fit comfortably in the boot when using all three rows of seats now rear passengers are well looked after in the Santa Fe there are airon vents in
both rear rows of seats in the second row they are in the side pillars and in the third row they are in the side panels there's also controls for the rear air con in the side panel as well in the third row now you can override that from the front which is good cuz if you've got fiddle fingered little kids in the back then you can lock it from the front which is great news there are also handles above both the rear doors and hooks so if you've got rear-facing infant capsules you can hang a
little toy up there to keep them entertained while you're driving along now the Santa Fe has not been through ancap or Euro encap crash testing yet however it does have 10 airbags including side curtain airbags that extend to the third row passengers the rear doors of the Santa Fe open really nice and wide giving passengers big and small great access into the second row now storage in these rear doors is fantastic too the doorbin at the bottom will hold a large fillable water bottle and there's two cup holders in the top of the door too
these are great they will hold a kids's drink cup or a coffee cup also kids snacks would go in there it saves that um you pass me this I'm thirsty I'm hungry that you get on car Journeys with kids also the storage handle well is a good spot for a phone too now there are mat pockets on the back of both front seats so hold and conceal an iPad there are also hooks on the back of both of the front seats in the back of the central console box there's a large drawer which will fit
an iPad or kids snacks can fit in there too you can also open that Central console box on the back which is fantastic rear passengers can reach in and get whatever they need without having to disturb the front driver or passenger in the back Central seat back there is a fold down with two cup holders they will hold a reusable or a disposable coffee cup in the third row there are two cup holders on each side they will hold a reusable or disposable coffee cup a kids drink cup fits in there or a water bottle
there are USBC sockets in the third row on both sides for rear passengers to charge their devices and in the second row there are USBC sockets on the side of the front driver and passenger seats so second row passengers can easily charge their devices too in the back of the highy andai Santa Fe there are isopix in both of the outer second row seats now they're not within plastic guides but they're nice and easy to connect to and there are top tether anchorages on the back of all three of those seatbacks in the third row
there are isopix for both of the third row seats again not within plastic guides but nice and easy to connect to and there are top tether anchorages on the back of both of those third row seats so that's five top tether anchorages and I'm pleased to tell you I could fit five child seats in the back here really nicely they fit really comfortably which is great now Hyundai say they have increased the leg room and the height of the Santa Fe over the previous model and I'd say that shows in the leg room with three
child seats in the second row and two in the third row even with a rear-facing child seat behind the driver we could fit a 186 cm driver in that front seat which is really good and with forward-facing child seats we could fit taller in the front now the foot Wells are really nice and flat in both of the rear rows which means there's a really good kick room and for adult passengers it's really nice and comfortable now I found I could sit between two child seats in the second row which again is really good news
when it comes to accessing the third row in the Santa Fe there are a couple of options if you are using all three child seats in the second row you will need to remove one in order to bring a second row seat forward in order to get through if you're only using two child seats in the second row then you can slide this seat forward a little bit in order for passengers to climb through the front of the Santa Fe is minimal and clutter-free it's got this big sweeping media screen and Driver display screen that
really dominate the dash now these Tartan seats in this model they might not be to everyone's taste but actually I think they'd be quite durable they're not Leather So automatically I'd say leather you can wipe it clean nice and easily but the feel of these make me think that you'll be able to wipe off kids spills quite easily and when it comes to storage in the front here is very good there are two cup holders in the central console they will hold a reusable or a disposable coffee cup in front of them are two phone
pads one of them on the right is for charging now underneath the central console Bridge there's a large space big enough for your handbag or an iPad fits in there comfortably there's also two USBC sockets near the phone charging and a 12v socket underneath now the central console box is a nice big size and it can be opened from the back as well as the front now there is no glasses case in the ceiling however the visors do have lit vanity mirrors and they are extendable as well so you can shade yourself from the Sun
there are two glove boxes in the front here which is fantastic the top one is large enough for popping a phone and things like that in there's a shelf underneath that and then the bottom glove box is large enough for the manual of a wallet something like that now the door bins in the front are just as good as in the back they will hold a large fillable water bottle they will also hold an iPad or wallet and the handle Wells are good for popping a phone the media system in the Santa Fe is lovely
and minimal and modern and easy to use and to navigate now it does have Apple carplay and Android auto so you can access your phone and apps while driving it's got the calender in here in the settings you can also change and customize a lot of things to do with the sound which is great for families especially with sensitive kids and also within the um vehicle settings you've got your driver assistance screen so you can change and customize a lot of things in there to how you like them now down on the central cluster you've
got all your airon controls so you can flip it from the front to the rear controls and lock and take control of those now you've also got your parking sensor button to turn those on and off and the button to turn the camera on and off down here too up in the main screen you've also got your hybrid screen so you can watch the engine and Battery interaction while you're driving if you want to now when you put it into reverse that camera image is lovely and clear you've also got a 360 camera there so
you can see around the vehicle when parking and [Music] maneuvering the Santa Fe is a really nice car to drive now being such a boxy shape I was expecting it to be kind of less aerodynamic when I drove it but actually it's completely fine I did find feels a bit like it hops around on the surface of the road a little bit like it's not as solid and grounded to the road as some other vehicles are but it still feels fine and lovely to drive with your family on board now visibility is very good in
here even with five child seats in the back I found I could still see a little bit over the top there and if you need more help then there are the indicator cameras also a camera you can put on in the media screen as well while driving which is fantastic now they is also a child lock button in here that you can put on with down in the driver's door panel which is great so little kids in the back they can't open the doors and windows while you're driving along gives you great peace of mind
now the Turning circle is very good in here I'm doing some laps now and testing it and it's kind of Carnival like in its turning Circle which is great for a large vehicle like this makes it lovely and easy school Supermarket car parks and those are really tight Plaza Car parks it's really easy to [Music] park so to sum up with the new Santa Fe hybrid it does make a great family car you can fit five CH seats in the back which is fantastic news with access through that third row not being too bad for
the little ones now the drive is really good in here and this new design does look rather cool and it's pretty eye-catching when driving around the streets now leg room is very good in here it's much better than the previous model boot space is very good even when you're using all three rows of seats you still get that single tuler Urban Glide 3 running pram in the boot and the media system and cameras are fantastic [Music]
