Santa Fe  powers up to save fuel

The new Hyundai Santa Fe R Diesel has outperformed the competition to claim the SUV class of the transcontinental Global Green Challenge.

The Challenge includes two demanding urban loops and covers a total distance of 3,147 kilometres from Darwin to Adelaide. At the finish line in Adelaide’s CBD, after seven days of intense competition, the new Santa Fe R diesel had consumed a total of just 160.46 litres of diesel fuel and achieved a low 137.67 grams of CO2 per kilometre.

Having the world class technology under the hood, the new Santa Fe R - the 2.2 CRDi (Common Rail Direct Injection turbo Diesel) featuring VGT (Variable Gate Turbo) and new Piezo injector system which enables even more precision of fuel efficiency, delivers power to the road via smooth all new 6 speed transmission.

Achieving an outstanding fuel consumption of 5.1L/100km during a north-south traverse of the country, the latest Santa Fe beat its impressive official government-specified ‘combined cycle’ fuel consumption by a staggering 23.9 per cent.

The winning vehicle was driven by former Australian rally champion Ed Ordynski and motoring commentator John Cadogan.

To follow the steps of the new Santa Fe R on this exciting journey, please visit
http://www.carsguide.com.au/site/news-and-reviews/global-green-challenge/