In a world the place electrified automobiles are briefly provide, Hyundai Australia is bucking traits with its Toyota Kluger– rivalling Santa Fe Hybrid.
Because it stands, the Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid accounts for 21 % of gross sales, or a bit of over one in 5 Santa Fe registrations in Australia. For reference, the diesel accounts for 66 %, and the V6 petrol is 14 % of the combination.
Additional to the wholesome gross sales combine, Hyundai Australia says it has Santa Fe Hybrid stock on the ground in Australia proper now, with “good constant provide arriving over the subsequent couple of months”.
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“I perceive a buyer might stroll right into a supplier proper now and purchase a Santa Fe Hybrid [and shortly take delivery],” stated Tim Rodgers, product planning and growth supervisor for Hyundai Australia.
“It is fairly distinctive, really,” Mr Rodgers added, in reference to supply-stricken rivals struggling to provide electrified automobiles to the Australian market.
The 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid is priced from $63,000 for the Elite specification, and $69,550 for the flagship Highlander – a $3000 premium over equal Diesel AWD fashions. All costs exclude on-road prices.
Hyundai opted to solely deliver within the all-wheel drive (AWD) variant to Australia, regardless of a less expensive front-wheel drive possibility being out there abroad, in addition to within the associated Kia Sorento Hybrid which is currently on stop-sale resulting from provide that is been described as “tokenism at greatest”.
As such, the Santa Fe Hybrid makes use of the identical 1.6-liter turbocharged petrol hybrid drivetrain as its Sorento cousin, providing system outputs of 169kW and 350Nm, and claiming mixed gasoline use of 6.0L per 100km.
Native fashions solely drive all 4 wheels through a six-speed computerized transmission, which additionally integrates the 44.2kW/264Nm electrical motor.
For reference, the Kia Sorento HEV quotes 5.3-5.8L/100km (FWD-AWD) and the Toyota Kluger Hybrid claims to make use of 5.6L/100km on the mixed cycle.
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