2022 Hyundai Santa Fe XRT Adds Off-Road Design Elements
The Santa Fe is all ready for an off-road LARPing adventure with latest XRT trim.
Hyundai revealed early Monday that the Santa Fe lineup will grow for 2022. The Korean brand’s original crossover will gain a new XRT trim, which gives the mid-sized two-row a more rough-and-tumble look—and not much else.
You see, the Santa Fe XRT’s changes are merely skin deep. There’s a new front bumper with darker lower elements, along with a silver skid plate. The blacked-out theme continues around the Santa Fe’s exterior, with the grille, roof rails, mirror caps, and 18-inch wheels all dipped in the night shade. There’s additional lower body cladding along the sides too, giving the Santa Fe just a little more of an Outback flavor. Rounding out the look are XRT-exclusive side steps.
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Hyundai didn’t detail any unique XRT upgrades for the interior. That’s okay; we were happy with the refreshed 2021 Santa Fe’s living quarters when we first drove it last spring.
SEE ALSO: 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid Review: Happier as a HybridThat model featured a hybrid powertrain, which won’t be available in the 2022 Santa Fe XRT. Instead, the XRT sticks to the base 2.5-liter engine. Sorry, power fiends: the turbo engine is off-limits, too. Even all-wheel drive is a $1,700 option; front-drive is standard.
The XRT includes all the trimmings from the SEL with Convenience Package. That translates to a smart power-operated liftgate, dual automatic climate control, 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster, power-folding second-row, 8.0-inch infotainment with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and more.
Pricing for the front-drive 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe XRT starts from $33,485 including destination; AWD models are $35,185. That represents a $1,600 increase over the equivalent SEL with Convenience Package. The XRT should be in dealers now.
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Kyle began his automotive obsession before he even started school, courtesy of a remote control Porsche and various LEGO sets. He later studied advertising and graphic design at Humber College, which led him to writing about cars (both real and digital). He is now a proud member of the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC), where he was the Journalist of the Year runner-up for 2021.
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