Hey guys! And today we're going to see how much stuff can fit into the trunk of the
all-new 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe!
Now I did conduct a complete in-depth comparison review between the 2018
Hyundai Santa Fe Sport and the all-new 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe. So, if you are interested in knowing more
information about the changes that Hyundai made over the previous
generation onto this all-new generation don't hesitate to check out that
complete in-depth comparison review! Also, I conducted a trunk test review on the
previous generation Santa Fe Sport so if you are curious as to how the all-new
current generation stacks up to the previous generation as far as the cargo
area goes, don't hesitate to check out that complete in-depth trunk test review
as well. But, with all that to the side, today we are going to see exactly how
much stuff you can fit into the trunk of the all-new 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe!
Now before I get this review rolling, I would like to thank Tony King at Rick Case
Hyundai in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for allowing me to review this vehicle for you
guys! If you are interested in purchasing a brand-new Hyundai and live in the
South Florida area, don't hesitate to check them out! They will get you into
the perfect Hyundai in no time! And remember, that all of DriveAndBeDriven's
reviews are 100% honest and 0% biased! So, let's get started!
Alright! So, in this
trunk review I'm going to be looking at both the base SE model (right there in
that dark blue color) and the top-of-the-line Ultimate trim level
(right there in that gray color). Now both of these vehicles are going to have just
about a $10,000 difference between the two. This base SE model is going to be
just about $26,000. And this top-of-the-line Uultimate trim level is going to be just
about $36,000. Now let's first look at the Ultimate trim level here. There are
going to be a total of four ways to open up the trunk of this Ultimate trim level.
One way to open up the trunk will be by coming to your key fob (right here) and
pressing on this "trunk hold" button. If you hold that down, the Santa Fe will
open up his trunk. The second way to open up the trunk will be by coming over here
to the driver's cockpit area and pressing on this button (right here) and
it will unlock the trunk as long as you hold it down. The third way to open up
the trunk will be by just walking up to the rear of the Hyundai Santa Fe,
actually this vehicle is going to feature that hands-free smart trunk
access system that Hyundai has been implementing on a lot of their latest
products. Now if you want the hands-free smart trunk access system, that is only
going to be standard on your SEL Plus trim levels and above. If you go for that
base SE or the SEL trim level you're not going to get that. But, all in all, that
system is definitely extremely convenient. Especially if you have lots
of things in your hands or if you're holding lots of heavy things, you don't
necessarily have a free hand to press any types of buttons... You can't just walk
right up to the rear of the vehicle and that tailgate will open up without you
having to use your hands at all. And the fourth way to open up the trunk will be
by just walking up to the Hyundai Santa Fe coming underneath the Hyundai logo
right under that silver bar and pressing the
rubberized pad and your tailgate will open right on up. It will play a little
chime and will be power-assisted. Actually, now if you want this
power-assisted feature, that is going to be standard on your SEL Plus trim
levels and above. Once again, if you go for that base SE model and that SEL
model. You are not going to get this power assisted trunk. But now let's go
ahead and look at the base SE model.
So, like I said the base SE models is just
about $10,000 less expensive than that top-of-the-line Ultimate
trim level. And with that you are going to get slightly less ways to open up the
trunk. Actually, you are only going to get one way to open up the trunk and one way to
unlock the trunk. So, the one way to unlock the trunk will be by coming to
your key fob (right here) and all you have to do is hold down on that trunk hold
button and the Santa Fe will flash its hazards (down there) and then you just
have to walk up and press the button underneath your Hyundai logo and the
satin silver bar and the tailgate will pop open once. And then you just pull it up
the rest of the way. Now this, once again, is not going to have any power assist system
feature since this is the base SE model. It will have these hydraulic struts here.
So you don't really have to lift up the liftgate too high or really at all. It is
really just pull it up and the whole thing comes swinging up. So it's
definitely extremely convenient and user-friendly. But now that we have the
cargo area open on both of these vehicles you are going to be looking at
a pretty spacious 35.9 cubic feet of space with those rear seats folded up.
And that is going to be the exact same cargo space rating if you go for that
base SE model or that top-of-the-line Ultimate trim level. And a fun fact is that this
is actually going to be half a cubic foot more space than what you found on
the previous generation Hyundai Santa Fe Sport (which should have just about 35.4
cubic feet of space). But let's walk up to the Santa Fe right here in the Ultimate
trim level and look at the overall cargo area furnishings that Hyundai decided to
put inside of this vehicle. So on the floor you are going to have sort of like
this one felt-like material. Definitely has a very durable feel to it and it has
sort of like a hard touch feel to it. But it definitely feels like it will hold up
to the test of time and has a very rugged and durable feel to it.
Now coming to the walls (right here) you are going to have a leather imitation
type pattern on your hard to the touch plastic walls. Which is going to run all
the way up here and it's also going to run down here with sort of like these
vertical lines (right there). Sort of imitating a Trunk door-sill plate (right
there). Definitely looks pretty attractive
looking. Right over here on the wall you're also going to have your Infinity
Premium Audio System speaker. That is only going to be located on the left
side and it is going to have that little infinity premium audio system logo (right
there). If you come over here to the right side it is actually not going to have
that speaker on the right side. You will have a little cubby (right here) which is
definitely going to be a pretty neat feature to store just a few more things
inside of there. Now, coming back over here to the left side, you're also going
to have another speaker inside of your cargo area and on the right side, just in
case if you did not have enough speakers inside of your cargo area, you're also
going to have another one (right there). That is going to be a part of your 12- speaker
Infinity Premium Audio System. Which is going to be standard on your
SEL Plus trim levels and above. Now you are going to have these wheel wells that
are going to protrude into the cargo area just a little bit (on both sides). But
honestly it's not too bad. It sort of protrudes in quite a bit, but for an SUV
this vehicle it is going to have pretty large wheels and [therefore] the wheels have to go
somewhere. So it is going to protrude just a little bit into the cargo area.
But not too much, I definitely can tell that Hyundai tried to decrease the
amount that those wheels protruded into the cargo area as much as possible...
You're also going to have these little hooks inside of the cargo area so that
you can hook things inside. Those are going to be located on all four corners of your
cargo area. So, that's definitely a pretty neat feature. And another thing that the
Hyundai Santa Fe is going to feature will be these little hooks (right there).
And those hooks are going to be for your optional cargo net which is going to be
a dealer accessory. So that is going to be a $50 dealer accessory (if you so choose
to option). Another dealer accessory is going to be this tonneau
cargo cover. So, you pretty much just pull it on back and hook it right into place
on both sides. It is going to have a pretty durable feel to it and it sort of
has like a "plasticy" or sort of like a vinyl-like material. It definitely
feels pretty upscale and premium. And one thing I really like is when
you're installing this you pretty much just pull that back and it comes right
out extremely easily. And it has sort of like
a little bit of a padding on the side so you don't scratch up the walls inside
of your cargo area... Definitely an extremely neat feature. And I really like
how Hyundai did think about that inside of the cargo area of the Santa Fe. And if
you want that tonneau cargo cover that is going to be a $190 option for all
trim levels of the 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe. Now, unfortunately you're not going to
get any LED lighting inside of the trunk. You're only going to get this one light
(right here) which you pretty much just click back and it will turn on. There's
going to be a single incandescent bulb back here. I'm actually really surprised
that Hyundai did not put LED lights inside of the cargo area. Especially
since this is the top-of-the-line ultimate trim level. And [not to mention] the Hyundai
Santa Fe inside of the ultimate trim level actually comes with LED map lights all
around the cabin except for this one light (which is going to be an
incandescent bulb). I definitely feel like that's a little bit of an oversight on
Hyundai's end. I definitely would like to see them rectify that in future model years.
Now one thing that is going to be standard on all Hyundai Santa Fe models
is going to be what's right underneath this floor. So, if I open up this floor
you are going to notice that you're going to have a pretty large cubby right
here. It is going to have these dealer accessory wheel locks (right there) and a
smooth plastic inside of here. So if anything spills inside of there you
can just pretty much wipe it right out. And it is going to be extremely easy to
clean. And [once again] have a very durable and rugged feel. And over here (on the right) you're
also going to have your compact spare tire jack kit (right there). So that's
pretty much going to be all the tools that you will need in order to change
out your full-size tire for a compact spare tire which is going to be standard
on all Hyundai Santa Fes for the 2019 model year. And just in case if that was
not enough underfloor space. You can lift this portion up and you'll have to pull it a
little bit hard because it is going to lock into place down there. So you give
it a little bit of a tug... And it opens right on up. And once you open up it is
going to sort of have like a tri-fold type of design to it. So you can fold it
back once and fold it back a second time and you are going to notice that it is
going to reveal tons of space underneath this floor. I mean you have
tons of space! It goes past my wrists pretty much up to my forearms. So, it is
definitely an extremely deep compartment here. And I was definitely wondering when
I first walked up to the Santa Fe. I was wondering "Okay... Why is this cargo
area not that deep? It should be a lot deeper especially considering all that
bumper down there." And then I noticed how you have all of this space underneath
the cargo load floor which is definitely a pretty neat feature that Hyundai did
choose to option that. So if you have tons of knick knacks you can't just throw
them right inside of there and you can actually remove this (if you want to).
It's extremely easy to remove. I'm removing it with one hand right now and you can
take it right on out if you don't want it inside of there. But if you want it
inside of there you can just put it right back inside into place. And then it
will lock into place... And all that stuff... It's best if you use two hands, I'm using
one hand right now. Obviously, if you have two hands you can just pretty much fold this
all over the place and get it right into place... Actually, I just did it. So,
actually you can do it with one hand if you are holding lots of things in your
hands. You can rest assured that it will take a little bit more time to do with
one hand, but it's definitely doable. But, now let's look at the base SE model and
see how that cargo area compares.
So, looking at the base SE model here...
Immediately you are going to notice that the color instead of this cargo area is
going to be different. It is going to sort of have like a deep dark brown, very
rich-like color. Definitely love the look of it. This is going to be because
we have that gray and brown interior inside of this Santa Fe. While, the Ultimate
trim level is going to have that black and beige interior. So, it is going to
have that black cargo area lining, but inside of here you're going to have this
pretty attractive looking brown cargo lining which is going to carry over onto
your woolen felt floor right here. Which, just like the previous generation, is
going to be all across the floor and you will also have your wheel wells that are
going to protrude into the cargo area just a little bit. On the walls, once
again, you will have that leather imitation type of texturing here. But it
is going to be hard to the touch, but it will once again be that very neat
looking brown interior with these vertical lines running right there which
is definitely a pretty neat aesthetic feature. Now looking at the wall (right
here) you are going to notice that it is not going to feature that premium
audio system and coming right up here, once again, you are going to have another
little plastic insert (right there) that would be the place that your speaker
would otherwise be. Like I showed you in top in the top-of-the-line Ultimate trim
level. And, once again, right here you are going to have another little cutout area.
Which is going to be in place of your speaker. You will also have your cargo
net hooks (right here). And this model unfortunately does not have that dealer
accessory tonneau cover. So, we can't have anything to pull over here. But like I
showed you in the Ultimate trim level it is going to be the exact same thing that
you get inside of here. Now underneath the floor, like I said, this is going to
be all standard equipment. So it is going to look exactly the same as the Ultimate
trim level underneath both of these floors. So, I'm definitely extremely happy
that Hyundai did choose to keep that on the base model and carry it all the way
up to the top-of-the-line trim level. Definitely extremely generous on
Hyundai's end. And unfortunately you're not going to get that power assisted
trunk or hands-free smart trunk access system on your base SE model. You are
going to get a normal pull handle (right here), but it is going to be relatively
easy to close. If you want that hands-free smart trunk access system or
that power assistance trunk, you will have to step up to that SE Plus model... I'm
noticing that the SE Plus model seems like really the bargain by inside of the
overall 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe lineup. You get tons of features for your money and it's
really like that middle trim level that just gives you pretty much what most
people will want. I feel like that is going to be probably their volume seller,
but all you have to do is grab right onto here on this very thick and durable
feeling handle and pull it right on down. And that'll be the same thing on this
side. You can grab it (right here) on the Ultimate trim level, which is actually
going to be extremely easy to close or you can just press this button and close
the tailgate right on up.
And I also wanted to mention how easy it is to
stand under the tailgate of both of these vehicles. So, let's open up the
trunk on the Ultimate trim level (right here). And if I
stand right underneath, you are going to notice that I have tons of space. I am
5'11" in height. So, if you are 6'0", 6'1", and possibly even 6'2"
you should be able to stand under this tailgate with no issue. And you can
actually adjust how high you want this trunk to open by just holding down on
this button and lifting it to the height [you want]. This is the highest position that it can
open to. And if we come over here to the SE model and open up the trunk,
I can also stand under the tailgate of this vehicle as well with no issues. So,
that's also another thing to keep in mind so, all in all, Hyundai definitely made it
pretty easy and practical to stand under both of these tailgates.
Alright! So let's, once again, open up the trunk on both of these vehicles and
see how they compare to their competitors in terms of cargo volume.
Alright. So, once again, with both these rear seats folded up you are going to be
looking at 35.9 cubic feet of space. Which is definitely a
pretty abundant amount of space for an SUV. So, in comparison to its competitors...
Now in my complete in-depth review of the Santa Fe I sort of mentioned how the
Santa Fe can compete in three different segments. So one segment can be the
compact utility vehicle segment. Another segment can be the mid-size utility
vehicle segment. And another segment can be sort of like an "in-betweener"
crossover type of vehicle segment. Now if you're a little bit confused about that,
definitely check out my complete in-depth review in which I do pretty much
go over a little bit more in-depth as to why I believe the 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe competes
in all three of those segments. But when you are looking at the ultra-competitive
compact utility vehicle segment, the Hyundai Santa Fe is going to come in
towards the tops of its pack... More like towards the middle tops of its pack. So,
if you're looking at the Jeep Cherokee that is going to have 24.6
cubic feet of space, the Chevrolet Equinox is going to have 29.9
cubic feet of space, the Mazda CX-5 is going to have 30.9
cubic feet of space. This is when Ford's Escape will come in at 34.3
cubic feet of space. Then, Hyundai's Santa Fe will come right in at 35.9
cubic feet of space. Then, you'll have the Volkswagen Tiguan which
will have a slightly larger trunk at 37.6 cubic feet of space.
Then, the Toyota RAV4 will have 38.4 cubic feet of
space. This is when the Honda CR-V will come in at 39.2 cubic
feet of space. And the Nissan Rogue is just barely the largest trunk in its
segment (with the rear seats folded up) at 39.3 cubic feet of
space. So, all-in-all the Hyundai Santa Fe is sort of towards the tops of its pack,
but definitely is not going to be the largest trunk in the ultra-competitive
compact utility vehicle segment. Now if you are looking at the mid-size SUV
segment the Nissan Murano is going to come in at up to 32.1
cubic feet of space, but it will have 31.1 cubic feet of space
if you option for that sunroof. And this is when the Hyundai Santa Fe will come
in at 35.9 cubic feet of space. Then the Jeep Grand Cherokee will come
in at a little bit larger than 36.3 cubic feet of space. The Ford Edge will
come in at 39.2 cubic feet of space. And then the GMC Acadia which is a
3-row crossover, but if you are looking at right behind that second row you are
going to looking at 41.7 cubic feet of space. And if you are looking at a
segment that I sort of semi-categorized (it is going to be that in-betweener SUV
segment). So, if you are looking at the Subaru Outback that vehicle is going to
feature a 35.5 cubic feet of space. This is when the Hyundai
Santa Fe will come in right at the middle at 35.9 cubic
feet of space. And then the Dodge Journey will have a solid 37 cubic feet of space
behind that second row. The Dodge Journey also features an optional third row
seating option. But let's fold down the rear seats in both of these vehicles. So
to fold down the rear seats inside of the ultimate trim level (like I displayed
earlier) you just press these buttons on either side and those rear seats will
fold down. So, I'm going to press left. The left side will fold down through a power
assistance and I'm am going to click right. And that seat will also fold down
through a power assistance. Definitely a pretty neat feature. And one thing I am
so excited about is, "YES!" There's a flat transition from your cargo load floor to
your rear seatbacks. That makes it so so practical inside of this SUV. I mean you
could be sliding in very large flat-screen TVs and not have to worry
about having any type of hump located right there and I really like how
Hyundai made the transition pretty much extremely flat. I mean you can barely
notice, this seat is not completely down, but if they were both to be completely
completely down. You can see on this side it's just a completely flat transition
from your cargo load floor to your rear seatbacks. Alright. So now let's come over
here to the SE trim level and pretty much see how that compares. So, if you go
for that base SE trim level, once again, this is the base model. So you're not
going to have any power folding rear seats. Actually you're not going to have
any cables or any type of buttons located
in the trunk or the cargo area in order to fold down those rear seats. Hyundai
actually replaces the buttons with sort of like this fake vent grille-like
portion here. When you actually look at it head-on there's actually nothing
behind it. It's just a slight design cue to sort of match the overall vents
happening around the wheel well area. Definitely looks pretty attractive
looking, but I mean you can't expect Hyundai to give you everything on this
base model. You're also going to have that 12-volt power outlet (right there),
but nevertheless to fold down these rear seats you are actually going to have to
walk around to the back seats. Make sure your doors are unlocked open it on up
and you're not going to have any levers located up here you're actually going to
have to come all the way down here and pull this pretty helpful little handle
(right there) and pull it right up and your rear seat will come right down. You
have to sort of push it down and it will lock into place. If you try to lift it up
it will not lift up. You will have to pull this once more and lift it up. So it
begins to be sort of like a two hand type of job. You're going to have to hold
this up and then pull that up. I can't really do it with one hand because it's
definitely going to be a pretty challenging thing to do with one hand,
but you can see when we look at the rear it is going to be a flat transition from
your car the load for your seat backs. Once again, a huge thing that I really
love that Hyundai implemented inside of this vehicle and unfortunately you
cannot fold down both seats from the exact same place you are going to have
to come on to the other side. Pull this lever once again watch it come right
down (and this one just came right down and locked into place by itself). And I
really like how the seat belt sort of moves right out of the way. You're not
going to have any dangling seat belts either because Hyundai mounts the center
rear seat belt right into the back of the center seat which is definitely an
extremely helpful feature. You're not going to have any weird seat belts
hanging down and getting in the way of you loading in objects inside of your
cargo area. Now you may be wondering which trim levels you can get to that
power-assisted rear seat feature. That I demonstrated for you on this Ultimate
trim level. And that is only going to be available on once again your SE Plus
and above trim levels, once again, I really feel like that SE Plus trim
level is going to give you the most bang for your buck when it does come to the
overall cargo area furnishings, finishings, options, and convenience
features that you can opt for for the 2019 model year of the Santa Fe. But once
you fold down these rear seats, the roominess becomes instantly apparent on
both of these vehicles. You are going to be looking at 71.3 cubic feet of space
on both trim levels. Whether you go for that base SE model (right there in blue)
or the top-of-the-line Ultimate trim level (in gray). And fun fact that is
actually unfortunately going to be a 0.2 cubic foot decrease over the
previous generation's 71.5 cubic feet of space. Definitely
would have liked to have seen Hyundai increase the cargo area, but at least
Hyundai did not drastically decrease it. Just keep in mind that Hyundai did not
drastically increase that either. It is going to be relatively the same as the
previous generation and another thing I did want to mention is how these seats
are only going to have a 60/40 split the previous generation did have that 40/20/40
split where you would have the 40 (there), this 20 portion will split by
itself, and then another 40 will split (right there). But unfortunately for the
2019 model year whether you go for that base SE model or even that
top-of-the-line Ultimate trim level it is only going to be 60/40 split which is
definitely a little bit of a downside. But one upside is going to be that on
that previous generation you did sort of have like a spring actuated button to
fold down your rear seats. But now for the 2019 model year, you are going to have
these pretty helpful, convenient and extremely easy push buttons. And it will
just fold right down your rear seats with power assistance, but once again
let's look at how these vehicles compared to their competitors. Once you
fold down those rear seats. So, once you fold down the rear seats and you are
looking at the ultra-competitive compact utility vehicle segment the Jeep
Cherokee is going to come in at 54.9 cubic feet of space. This
is when the Mazda CX-5 is going to come in at 59.6 cubic feet of
space. Then the Chevrolet Equinox will come in at 63.5 cubic
feet of space. The Ford Escape will have just a little bit more space than that
Equinox coming in at 67.8 cubic feet of space. This is when
the Nissan Rogue will come in at 70.0 cubic feet of space... A solid 70 cubic feet of
space. Once again the Santa Fe is so not going
to necessarily have the largest trunk in it's class, but definitely will be towards
the tops of the pack coming in at just around 71.3 cubic
feet of space. This is when the Toyota RAV4 will come in at 73.4
cubic feet of space. The Volkswagen Tiguan at 73.5 cubic
feet of space. And the largest trunk in the compact utility vehicle segment
(at least when you have the rear seats folded down) is going to be the Honda CR-V.
Coming in at 74.8 cubic feet of space. Now, if you are
looking at the mid-size SUV segment. The Nissan Murano is going to come in at 67.0
cubic feet of space which is going to be less than what the Santa Fe offers, but
if you go for that sunroof it is going to be actually even less space coming in
at a solid 65.0 cubic feet of space. If you look at that Jeep Grand Cherokee it is
going to feature 68.3 cubic feet of space. And if you go for
the Hyundai Santa Fe (any trim level) you are going to be looking at 71.3
cubic feet of space. Then the Ford Edge will have just a little bit
more at 73.4 cubic feet of space. And then the GMC Acadia is
going to top the pack with a solid 79.0 cubic feet of space. Now, once again, if
you are looking at these vehicles in the in-betweener SUV segment the Dodge
Journey is going to come in at 67.6 cubic feet of space. The
Hyundai Santa Fe, once again, is going to come right in the middle at 71.3
cubic feet of space. And then Subaru's Outback it's going to have the
largest trunk out of the three with 73.3 cubic feet of
space. So, all in all, when it does come to its competition
the Hyundai Santa Fe definitely has pretty large trunks. But don't expect it
to have the largest trunk in any of the segments, but it is going to be
relatively competitive and be pretty much towards the tops of the class
whether you go for the compact utility vehicle segment, the midsize utility
vehicle segment, or even the made-up segment that I made call the
"in-betweener" vehicle segment. These vehicles will be able to compete
strongly in all three of those segments.
Alright. So, now it is time for what we have all been waiting for how much stuff
can actually fit into the trunk of the 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe?
So, let's first see how a 5.3 foot long pool noodle fits widthwise inside of the
trunk. So let's grab our pool noodle (right here) and let's put it in against
the wall. So, I'm going put it in all the way against the wall (right there) and
then let's come down here to the other end. And you are going to notice that we
actually have quite a bit of space there maybe about an inch of clearance. And it
is going to fit inside of the trunk with wise with no problem whatsoever.
Alright. So, now let's see how this pool noodle fits lengthwise with the rear
seats folded down. So, let me use the SE for this demonstration and let's put in
in this 5.3 foot long pool noodle in here. I have that front driver's seat
adjusted to my comfort at 5'11" and this is just crazy. Look at how much space we
have left... I mean I could probably fit like a whole half of another pool noodle
(right there) with no issues whatsoever. All in all, when it does come to the pool
noodle tests, this is pretty much a "walk in the park"
for the 2019 Santa Fe.
Alright. So, now let's see how our 22-inch suitcase fits
heightwise inside of the trunk. Now this vehicle actually has quite a bit of a lift-
over height. So, I definitely have to lift this up quite a bit and I do load this [suitcase]
up with a few things. So that it is a little bit more realistic. So I'm going
to put it [the suitcase] all the way to the back there and you are going to notice that you
have tons of space when you are going to put in your suitcase heightwise there.
Once again, that is a 22 inch suitcase and you can easily see that you can
possibly even put another one (right there) and easily align possibly four or
five of them right next to each other right there. So, once again the suitcase
test for the Santa Fe is pretty much a "walk in the park" as well and obviously
this will also fit once you fold it down as well and push it all the way against
the back. That suitcase will fit in there with no issues whatsoever. Alright. So, now
let's see how many laundry baskets with a 17-inch
diameter and an 11-inch height fit inside of the trunk with the rear seats
folded up. 1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6,
7, 8, 9, and 10. So, you can fit a
total of 10 laundry baskets with the rear seats folded up. And that's actually
the highest rating that any vehicle can get in the 'How Much Stuff Can You Fit In
That Trunk?' segment with the rear seats folded up. So, that's definitely an
extremely extremely good rating that the 2019 Santa Fe was able to achieve. Now you may
be wondering why I'm not stacking anything on top of here and that's
because there's actually not enough clearance over this basket to stack
anything else. So, that's pretty much the highest I can stack these laundry
baskets. And you could possibly fit another laundry basket (right here), but
you can't really stack it because the cargo area is going to sort of slope in
just a little bit (right here). So, you can expect to put two laundry baskets
stacked here, but I will expect you to put just about one laundry basket (right there)
with no issue whatsoever. And let's close up the tailgate (right here) by just
pressing this and see if the trunk can actually close to confirm this vehicle
fitting 10 laundry baskets.
And the trunk is going to close with no problem whatsoever!
I am absolutely astonished by how much space the Hyundai Santa Fe offers, and
how much useful space actually it offers. Because 10 laundry baskets fit in here
with tons of room to spare and not to mention you are still going to have all
of that space underneath your cargo load floor, as well.
Alright. So, now let's see
how many laundry baskets fit inside of the trunk of the Santa Fe with the rear
seats folded down. So, right over here we have both the rear seats folded down. The
60/40 split-folding down and you are going to notice the flat transition from
the cargo load floor to the rear seat backs. So, we have 1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6,
7, 8, 9, and I believe I could fit a 10th one right in that middle
portion (right there) let's go and take a look and see I can do that...
Obviously I need to make sure this rear seat door is unlocked
And... 10! So, the Santa Fe
with the rear seats folded down, can fit a total of 10 laundry baskets. Which is,
I mean incredible... Possibly even a 10+ rating, if I have to be honest. I
could probably even fit another laundry basket right in this center portion.
Because I can push that all the way over there (into that far corner) and that one
(all the way in that far corner). And I could possibly even fit another
laundry basket (right there). So, with the rear seats folded down. The Santa Fe, once
again, can hold 10 laundry baskets and possibly even more than 10 laundry
baskets. So, all in all, I am definitely extremely impressed by the Hyundai Santa
Fe when it does come to how much usable space it actually has.
Now one feature that is going to allow the 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe to snag just a
few more points in my 'How Much Stuff Can You Fit In That Trunk?' segment is
going to be this cargo maximizing rear seat functionality. So, you can slide
these rear seats forward up to six inches. If I just pull this little lever
underneath the rear seat bottom. I can slide it all the way forward to
where my knees slam into the rear seats. And then if I pull it back just a little bit...
It'll lock into place, and that is going to be just about six inches moved
forward from what's found in the back seat. So, you can pretty much move up
these rear seats up to just about six inches and still sit in the back seats.
Now if I sit all the way back, I do have these rear seats all the way in their
furthest upright position and this is obviously going to give you more cargo
area, but a little bit less rear seat occupant comfort. Now if you want the
most comfortable positioning, you will have to pull this lever once more and
pull it all the way back in its tracks, and then go down here and pull this
little lever. And put your rear seat back all the way back in the furthest
reclined position. And that is going to give you the most comfortable seating
position for your rear seat passengers, but it is going to decrease your overall
cargo volume by quite a bit. So, if you want the most cargo space and you don't
really care about your rear seat passengers or your rear seat passengers are
willing to sacrifice a little bit of comfort, you can put this rear seat all
the way in it's furthest upright position. As well as, slide up your rear
seat all the way up to where your knees pretty much hit the back of your seat
plug it into place and that will be pretty much the furthest up that you can
move up the seat. Pretty much "squaring off" your cargo area to add just a little
bit more cargo volume. Now, if you want this sliding feature on your rear seats
that is only going to be available on your SEL Plus trim levels and above. So,
since we have the Ultimate trim level here. That is going to come as standard
equipment, but this overall reclining backrest is going to be standard on all
trim levels of the 2019 Hyundai Fe.
Overall, the all-new 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe proves to be a very solid entry
in both the compact utility vehicle and midsize utility vehicle segment.
Especially as far as cargo numbers go. Therefore, the Santa Fe should offer more
than enough trunk space and versatility for most families shopping for a new SUV.
Even though the new Santa Fe has a tough time fitting into a particular segment...
Its cavernous and versatile cargo area truly proves that Hyundai's best-selling
and first-ever SUV can still hold its own no matter which segment it is
classified to compete in.
But, I want to know your opinion! After watching this
cargo review, do you think the new Santa Fe has a versatile trunk that fits your
lifestyle? Comment down below saying "Yes. It fits my lifestyle." OR "No. It doesn't
fit my lifestyle." I definitely want to hear your opinions. So, don't hesitate to
comment down below.
Well... That's it for this cargo review. Comment and tell me
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