Shopping for your new SUV and trying to decide between the Hyundai Santa Fe vs. Toyota Highlander? With a side-by-side look at these two premium SUVs below, our Fred Beans Hyundai of Langhorne team helps make it clear for you to see which one is more ideal for your travels around Langhorne and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Just keep reading to see which SUV is the perfect match for you!

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!

Come Test Drive This Hyundai SUV

There is a lot to like about both models, but with the comfort you'll enjoy while seated behind the wheel and the efficient driving it provides while riding around Philadelphia and Langhorne, PA, the 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe excels in many ways.

To get a closer look at this SUV and to see if it is the right vehicle for you, contact us at Fred Beans Hyundai of Langhorne to schedule a test drive!

 

1 2022 SANTA FE Plug-in Hybrid 30-mile All-Electric Range based on a fully charged battery pack and 76 HTRAC AWD combined MPGe. MPGe is the EPA-equivalent measure of gasoline fuel efficiency for electric-mode operation. 33 Combined MPG (gas). All figures are EPA estimates and for comparison purposes only. Actual range and mileage will vary with options, driving conditions and habits, vehicle and battery's condition and other factors.

 

 

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