Comfort and Connectivity Awaits in Your New SUV
With these two SUVs, you'll have room to fit multiple passengers and can also use the interior space to load in a variety of items you need to take with you for the ride. The difference in space though will be felt when seated behind the wheel.
| Dimension | Toyota Highlander | Hyundai Santa Fe |
| Front Headroom | 41.2 inches | 41.2 inches |
| Front Legroom | 42 inches | 44.1 inches |
| Front Hip Room | 57.2 inches | 57.5 inches |
On top of more space in the 2022 Santa Fe, it also comes with extremely convenient and seamless integration to your smartphone apps as you drive. With standard wireless Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto™, you can keep you phone in your pocket while still being able to use its navigation app to look up directions as you drive and keep in touch with friends. The Highlander comes with smartphone integration too, but you'll need to make sure you have your cord with you and plug in to gain the same capabilities.
Santa Fe vs Highlander: Performance Specs

When it comes to the performance of these two SUVs, there are various configurations you can choose among. Go with powerful, all-terrain capabilities or gain an SUV that can help you efficiently get around town.
With the Santa Fe in particular, there are four different powertrains to choose among. Its standard 4-cyliner engine offers better city fuel economy than the standard V6 engine that the Highlander offers. Plus, the Santa Fe also has a more powerful turbo engine that delivers 311 lb-ft of torque.
At most, the 2022 Highlander creates 263 lb-ft of torque. While both models also offer highly efficient hybrid engines, only the Hyundai Santa Fe has an available plug-in hybrid configuration. With this, you can save even more fuel and drive purely using electric power for up to 30 miles!1
2022 Highlander vs 2022 Santa Fe: Safety
To wrap up our Hyundai Santa Fe vs. Toyota Highlander comparison, let's see what sort of safety features these two SUVs offer.
| Feature | Hyundai Santa Fe | Toyota Highlander |
| Highway Driving Assist | Available | Not Available |
| Remote Smart Parking Assist | Available | Not Available |
| Rear Occupant Alert | Standard | Not Available |
| Junction Turning Detection | Available | Not Available |
| Driver Attention Warning | Standard | Not Available |
While there are some features both models come with, you can see that there are additional safety systems that you'll be able to have in the Santa Fe that the 2022 Toyota Highlander doesn't offer.
One of those being the available Remote Smart Parking Assist, which actually lets you pull your car out of a parking spot without even having to be inside and behind the wheel!