Hyundai may be a Korea car brand, but there's something distinctively American about the new Santa Fe SUV. The larger model is a three-row cavern on wheels and is sold exclusively with a V6, bucking the trend for downsized engines in the compact to medium segment.
Consumer reports recently tested the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe and found it's one of the best vehicles in its class. No Hyundai can be described as faultless or soulful, but this one is a great design that we think is much better than the rivals from Nissan and Mitsubishi.
Prices for the 2013 Santa Fe start at $28,600. The car comes standard with Hyundai's 290-hp 3.3-liter GDI DOHC V6. A really good one like this Limited model driven by Consumer Reports will still be cheaper than $40,000.
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