2019 Hyundai Santa Fe XL Overview
With space for seven passengers, plenty of infotainment and safety tech, and plenty of power for towing and highway merging, the 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe XL excels as a reliable, stylish family hauler. The 2019 Santa Fe XL is available at two trim levels: SE and Limited Ultimate. Both trims are available with either FWD or AWD.
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What’s New on the 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe XL?
The Santa Fe XL nameplate is new for the 2019 model year, but the actual vehicle is a familiar one. The 2018 Santa Fe has been renamed the 2019 Santa Fe XL, and the 2018 Santa Fe Sport has been renamed the 2019 Santa Fe. The 2019 Santa Fe XL largely carries over from the previous model year, but it does feature an updated AVN 5.0 infotainment system that’s available with an 8-inch touch screen, navigation, HD Radio Traffic, and a faster processor.
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Performance and Capabilities
The 2019 Santa Fe XL carries a 3.3-liter V6 engine mated to a six-speed automatic transmission with Shiftronic on-demand gear shifting. This powertrain delivers 290 horsepower and 252 lb-ft of torque. It’s also capable of towing up to 5,000 pounds. Fuel economy varies between the SUV’s two trims: 21 combined mpg (FWD) or 20 combined mpg (AWD) for the SE, and 20 combined mpg (FWD) or 19 combined mpg (AWD) for the Limited Ultimate.
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Exterior Features
The exterior of the 2019 Santa Fe XL combines style and practicality. On the style side, the Santa Fe XL sports standard chrome door handles, a rear spoiler, and 18-inch alloy wheels. Helpful exterior features include heated mirrors, roof rails, a windshield wiper de-icer, available Dynamic Bending Lights, and an available hands-free liftgate.
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Interior Features
The spacious, flexible interior of the 2019 Santa Fe XL can be configured to carry either six or seven passengers. When the second-row and third-row seats are folded flat, it can carry up to 80 cubic feet of cargo. The Santa Fe XL doesn’t neglect comfort, either, offering standard dual front automatic temperature control and YES Essentials cloth seating, along with available options like heated and ventilated leather seats, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, and a panoramic sunroof. The standard 7-inch display audio system includes Android Auto and Apple CarPlay smartphone syncing, Bluetooth hands-free phone tech, and Blue Link connected services.
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Safety Tech
Drivers will find a wealth of available safety technologies in the 2019 Santa Fe XL. These include Blind Spot Detection, Rear Cross-Traffic Alert, Lane Change Assist, Smart Cruise Control, Automatic Emergency Braking with Pedestrian Detection, a Multi-View Camera System, and rear parking sensors. The Santa Fe XL also supplies standard safety features like a rearview camera, driver’s blind-spot mirror, Vehicle Stability Management and Electronic Stability Control, and comprehensive air-bag protection.
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