We are a road trippin’ family. I love packing the car, singing songs on the road and watching the world pass by. The boys have been on road trips since they were tiny and have adapted to long car journeys. When Hyundai asked if we’d like to road trip with our family in the 2014 Hyundai Sante Fe XL we were more than excited to take this beautiful vehicle out on the highway.
The boys and I headed on an adventure to Legoland Toronto and Canada’s Wonderland.
Favourite Features of the Hyundai Santa Fe XL
- Comfortable seating for 7 passengers with fold down third row for extra storage
- Excellent fuel efficiency for a large SUV
- Second row window shades – fantastic for sunny days and napping kids
- Panoramic sunroof – absolutely amazing!
- Central control centre for navigation, sound system and climate control
We absolutely loved the room that the Santa Fe XL provided. We were able to fit the two boys, their large carseats, luggage and our giant Standard Poodle, Jackson with room to spare. I loved the the comfort of the driver’s seat and the absolutely stunning panoramic sunroof. I’ve always wanted a sunroof, but this sunroof is my absolutely dream! The light it lets in the car is wonderful and you feel like you are cruising in a convertible without the windblown hair.
The Santa Fe XL had all the features I would want in a family car, except one. With the boys car seats in the back there was no console for them to pull down between their seats to provide cup holders or places to put activity books for them. The design of the second row allows for ample room, but it really needs somewhere for kids to put their stuff when they are in their car seats. For older kids, the cup holders in the doors work perfectly, it’s only a challenge for younger kids.
The Hyundai Santa Fe XL was easy to park, perfect to navigate and drove like a dream on the highway. The vehicle feels heavy enough for highway driving but it’s tight handling and great fuel economy for it’s class make it a perfect road trip car. I would highly recommend the Santa Fe for all family trips, we loved our Hyundai Santa Fe XL Road Trip!
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Disclosure: Hyundai Canada provided me with the Santa Fe to drive for 7 days. I did not receive additional compensation. As always, all opinions are my own.
Oh wow! That Sunroof is incredible! I love how roomy it seems to be too.. but then I just keeping going back to that HUGE sunroof!
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Yes! The sunroof absolutely made my day everyday – so spectacular!
Kerrie @ Family Food and Travel recently posted..Halloween Bark
haha! Jackson totally surprised me there looming over the back seat! lol He’s huge! Good thing the Santa Fe is roomy! Love that sunroof too, hubs has one like that on his vehicle and it’s so fun!
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It is so fun! And, yes, very few vehicles will fit Jackson! He’ is a monster :)
Kerrie @ Family Food and Travel recently posted..Halloween Bark
Is that your dog in the back? Holy moly. Beautiful dog and big!! Anyways I haven;t really paid attention to Hyundai as an option But this convinces me they have some lovely features and that is a spacious car. I love the panoramic roof!! That’s awesome. I might need to reevaluate. I won;t be replacing my van any time soon but pretty sure my DH will need a new car in the next five years. His is old at this point.
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Yes! That is our dog, Jackson – the giant Standard Poodle. He loved the car as much as we did!
Kerrie @ Family Food and Travel recently posted..Halloween Bark
Can’t believe that thing seats 7! Looks so cozy! And that sunroof is gorgeous.
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Yes! The third row is smaller than the second but perfect when you are taking your kids’ friends with you.
Kerrie @ Family Food and Travel recently posted..Halloween Bark
Oh my gosh! I am in love with that sunroof! The Santa Fe looks like a fab vehicle! I’d love to have all that space, especially when carting around our 2 dogs and all the toys that come along with DS. I LOVE Jackson! We have 2 miniature poodles…so I’m a huge poodle fan :) Glad you all had a great road trip!!
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Oh a minature poodle – that would have been a good idea! ;) Jackson is enormous but such a wonderful dog.
Absolutely loved the Santa Fe for space, comfort and the great features!
Kerrie @ Family Food and Travel recently posted..Halloween Bark
My first car was a Hyundai. I drove that car for a couple years after I paid it off and sold it with over 150K miles on it. While it was no where near as spacious as this, it did make impress me. I love the look of this one.
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Wow! What a great Hyundai story. Love when you have a car you enjoy and drive it forever :)
What a great looking car! I love the panoramic sunroof. Does the adorable poodle come with it? =D
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One of our friends has a Santa Fe it was such a great car with plenty of room.
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What an amazing car, it looks very safe and I like how it looks.
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Looks like a nice spacious ride. Very roomy, i am sure it is perfect for travel!
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Looks like such an awesome vehicle. And it is super cute, too. So roomy.
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Sounds like a great car! IT looks like a great family car!
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I love it! looks very roomy and really nice.
I love that this little vehicle can fit 7 people. This would be perfect for me, especially since it is good on gas!
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We looked at these, but decided on something else. I love that they’re able to make smaller cars fit 7 now.
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Wow! I love that it seats 7! And ISN’T a minivan!