2020 Hyundai Santa Fe Reshuffles Trims, Adds Palisade’s Nifty Blind Spot Cameras
The Hyundai Santa Fe is consolidating trim levels and corresponding engine choices for the 2020 model year while adding a few safety features, including nifty blind spot cameras from the new Palisade. The Santa Fe’s top trim level for 2019, the Ultimate, is gone. But below it, the Limited gets more features to mimic what you once got on the Ultimate. In ascending order of price, trim levels below the Limited are the SE and SEL, with Convenience and Premium packages available on the latter. Last year’s SEL Plus is also gone.
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Engines are a 2.4-liter four-cylinder (185 horsepower) or turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder (235 hp). Buyers can choose from either front- or all-wheel drive with each trim level. Below is a list with the trim movement and corresponding price increase; all prices include a $1,095 destination fee, unchanged from 2019.
- SE: $26,995 (up $150)
- SEL: $28,745 (up $50)
- SEL with Convenience Package: $30,995 (up $100 versus equivalent 2019 trim, SEL Plus)
- SEL with Convenience and Premium packages: $33,745 (up $50 versus equivalent 2019 trim, Limited)
- Limited: $36,745 (up $200 versus the equivalent 2019 trim, Ultimate)
AWD adds $1,700 to any trim (same as in 2019), while the turbo 2.0-liter four-cylinder adds $1,850 (formerly $1,600).
The 2020 Santa Fe also benefits from Hyundai’s new flagship three-row SUV, the Palisade, as the bigger SUV’s newest safety feature will trickle down to its smaller sibling. Called Blind-View Monitor, Hyundai’s system displays a camera view of your blind spot when the turn signal is activated. It’s similar to Honda’s discontinued LaneWatch system, but it works for both sides and can function in conjunction with a more traditional blind spot warning system, unlike LaneWatch. The Santa Fe Limited gets Blind-View Monitor standard.
SE and SEL trims add a rear-occupant alert system. Higher trims have a different alert system that works based on occupant detection via backseat sensors, but the lower-level system is activated if you open and then close the rear door. If that happens, the next time you turn off the Santa Fe, an alert will sound to check the rear seats.
Despite the slight price increase, the 2020 Santa Fe remains one of the more affordable options in a crowded field of two-row mid-size SUVs. A loaded 2019 Honda Passport or Nissan Murano comes in around $45,000, and rivals like the Ford Edge and Chevrolet Blazer can top $50,000. We recently compared six SUVs — the 2019 Santa Fe and those competitors plus a 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee — so stay tuned for the results.
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