"Hyundai will demonstrate how significant fuel economy savings can be made by driving a latest generation AWD seven-seat SUV," Kevin McCann, Hyundai Australia sales and marketing director said in a release.
"It will be a real world test - no wing mirrors folded flat or anything like that - and will show owners how much they can save in terms of both fuel costs and reduced emissions by driving the latest generation Santa Fe."
The event itself, which starts on October 24, will be the very first appearance of the Santa Fe Down Under. The two cars will have to travel the distance between Darwin and Adelaide in six days. That's about 3,020 km (1,870 miles). The endeavor will be supervised by motoring expert John Cadogan.
The engines which will be fitted on the two SUVs will be the 2.2l CRDi turbo, developing 197 horsepower and 422 Nm of torque between 1,800 and 2,500 rpm. The engine of the SUV, when mated to a 6-speed manual transmission, jumps from naught to sixty in 9.5 seconds and tops at 190 km/h (118 mph).
A speed unlikely to be reached in the six-day event, as it is all about fuel economy, and not time. Regularly, the engine eats up about 6.6 liters of fuel every 100 km (35.6 mpg).
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