Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid crossover SUV specs revealed

Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid crossover SUV specs revealed

Hyundai has finally revealed some official info on its Santa Fe Hybrid crossover SUV technology study.

Although the concept SUV sports a fuel consumption of only 6.2L/100km (38 mpg US), not the previously announced 5.35L/100km (44 mpg US) level, the gasoline-electric Santa Fe would still be quite an interesting product if it ever hits Hyundai’s dealerships.

Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid crossover SUV

The Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid SUV, company reports, is motivated by a 2.4-liter Theta gasoline engine that features a remapped ECU and works together with a 41PS electric motor.

The latter is coupled directly to a six-speed automatic transmission and gets its power from a 270V lithium polymer battery pack.

The car-based SUV has received a gearbox with extended top three gear ratio and a set of low-resistance tires. Other improvements include revised major driveline and cooling system components.

It’s not clear whether the hybrid-powered SUV will be more fun to drive than the current, rather sluggish, gasoline-powered version, since Hyundai says nothing about car’s zero to 100km/h and 80 to 120km/h acceleration time.

Its top speed is rated at rather disappointing 170km/h, but there is a hope that the production model, if ever, will be more driver-friendly.

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