New Hyundai Santa Fe Active X revealed
South Korean brand adds another petrol offering to seven-seat SUV range.
Hyundai has added some more variation to its seven-seat family SUV range.
The South Koren car maker has effectively made the limited-run Santa Fe 30 edition - offered last year to celebrate its 30th anniversary in Australia - a permanent member of the Santa Fe family with this new addition.
The new Santa Fe Active X model stands alone as the only front-wheel drive model in the range, making it the most road-biased Santa Fe.
Power comes from a 3.3-litre V6 petrol engine that produces 199kW and 318Nm and is paired to a six-speed automatic.
Priced from $40,990 before on-road costs, which places the Active X in between the base all-wheel drive, 2.4-litre petrol-powered Active manual and Active auto variants.
Hyundai has counteracted the lack of all-wheel drive by packing the Active X with an impressive list of standard safety equipment.
On the outside the Active X scores dark grey 19-inch alloy wheels, chrome door handles, rear privacy glass, rain sensing wipers, roof rails, front and rear fog lights, auto headlights and heated wing mirrors.
While inside the Active X gets a 7.0-inch touchscreen which is compatible with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, Bluetooth, a leather appointed steering wheel, heated front seats, tyre pressure monitoring and a cooled glove compartment.
The third row also gets its own air conditioning vents, but does miss out on curtain airbags which only cover the first and second rows.