There are two engine options available, one hybrid and one plug-in, both of which are based on a 1.6 T-GDi petrol powerplant. Prices for the line-up range from £46,775 to £57,635, but all versions are well equipped.
Tester’s notes
All versions of the new Santa Fe are well equipped, but the top-spec Calligraphy car in our pictures adds premium kit. There are 20-inch wheels, as with the rest of the range, but they’re finished in black, while the exterior trim gets the same treatment. Inside, there are premium seats in Nappa leather.
Our car’s Earthy Brass matt metallic paint is £1,200 – the standard Teracotta Orange has similar impact, or there’s a distinctive £900 Olive Green metallic. You can also add an ‘executive-style’ six-seat layout to this model for £1,000.
Skoda Kodiaq
| Model: | Skoda Kodiaq 2.0 TDI SE 7seat |
| Price: | £39,805 |
| Powertrain: | 2.0-litre 4cyl diesel/148bhp |
| 0-62mph: | 9.8 seconds |
| Efficiency (WLTP): | 51.7mpg |
| Official range: | 654 miles |
| Annual VED: | £190 |
The second-generation Kodiaq has a price advantage over the Hyundai, but that’s because there’s more variety within the line-up. At the entry point is a 148bhp 1.5 TSI mild hybrid costing £36,645, while adding a third row of seats is £860 extra.
Unlike the Santa Fe, you can’t have the Kodiaq PHEV as a seven-seater, and four-wheel drive is only for the top-spec diesels. However, even the priciest seven-seat 2.0 TDI SportLine 4×4 is £48,725 – nearly £10k less than the most costly Santa Fe.
