Hyundai Santa Fe eVGT or Montero Sport GTV

**GTi** · March 7th, 2011 01:31 PM

Depende sa paggamit mo. If you go to the provinces regularly, pass terrible terrain, go offroading often or use it for carrying heavy loads then I'd suggest you get the Montero Sport. But otherwise the Santa Fe is much better. It has more room, better handling and a better ride due to the unibody chassis and the engine is a gem.

IMHO, ang katapat ng Montero sa performance is the previous gen. Santa Fe. Parehong CRDi with VGT and a 5 speed A/T with manual shift override. The current Santa Fe is a full generation ahead.

**mox646** · March 7th, 2011 02:10 PM

Originally Posted by GTi

Depende sa paggamit mo. If you go to the provinces regularly, pass terrible terrain, go offroading often or use it for carrying heavy loads then I'd suggest you get the Montero Sport. But otherwise the Santa Fe is much better. It has more room, better handling and a better ride due to the unibody chassis and the engine is a gem.

IMHO, ang katapat ng Montero sa performance is the previous gen. Santa Fe. Parehong CRDi with VGT and a 5 speed A/T with manual shift override. The current Santa Fe is a full generation ahead.

thanks po sa mga reply. basically hindi naman ma off road, ok naman road dito sa Cavite. siguro once a year baguio or subic. eto lang dapat kasya 2 balikbayan box sa likod, kasi once a year umuuwi parents ko so pang sundo din sa airport. once or twice a year lang naman yun.

**godwhacker** · March 7th, 2011 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by mox646

Guys please help me naman to choose. my first time to buy a bigger ride. eto na lang dalawa ang choice ko.

Santa Fe 2.2 4WD R eVGT – FL AT P1,788,000
Montero Sport 2.5 GTV 4x4 AT P1,688,000

here's my concerns and needs:
alin yung bigger room between the two? 3rd row seat alin mas comfortable?

Mas comfortable ang Santa Fe. More space and the rear suspension is sedan like so comfort is ensured.

mostly city driving lang, i'm from cavite so Tagaytay or Alfonso lang ang road trip.

Again the Santa Fe is the King of the Road when it comes to city driving.

Fuel consumption - sino mas matipid?

Ito sir ang link (you must be a registered member)

http://www.santafeclubph.com/forums/...?topic=895.615

hinabol nya ang lambo sa SCTEX *200kph! di man sya naka overtake but he was able to maintain a close distance at puno pa rin ang fuel tank! It was a pre face lifted model which is a 5speed version. Imagine if a 2010 R-eVGT 6speed would do the same feat, of course mas mababa pa ang fuel consumption which I think even the new MS VGT I believe, definitely could not achieve.

natry nyo na din ba ilan balikbayan box kasya sa likod?
minsan kasi sundo din sa parents sa airport, so alin kaya mas malaki ang likod?

Mas malawak ang likud sa SF kung kargahan mo ng balikbayan boxes. Masikip ang bunganga sa likuran ng MS. Mahirapan kang ipasok balikbayan boxes.

Engine wise alin po mas matibay?

Of course sir, proven ang 4d56 ng MS. Ilang model ba ng Mitsubishi na sinasalpakan nyan? Halos lahat. Pero in the modern times, catch word na ang term na matibay. Sabi nga old is gold at siguro lamang ang MS dito pero modern engines are also becoming more matibay because of advanced technology in metallurgy, electronics and environmental requirements. Dati rati, monopolized ng mga hapon ang technology ngayon hindi na. At hindi naiwanan sa mga ganito ang Hyundai sir. Think about Korean cell phones, LED 3D flat panels...etc...

sino din mas pogi between the two? hehe

Ayoko ko ng pogi. Maraming pogi ngayon pero bading naman. Gusto ko may *** appeal however you look at a car. The SF depending on how you look at it is what matters. It can be looked as feminine which i can liken it as malandi tingnan complete with LED lights at night or it can be looked as a barako chasing a lamborghini at SCTEX at *200kph. Obviously, the MS can only be looked as masculine -pogi. Ayos lang kong barako ang pogi.

any inputs are mostly welcome. kahit biased ok lang, i hope matulungan nyo ko to decide. Thanks!

End of this year is the expectation of a third generation new Santa Fe model. So don't get carried away immediately just because MS is now offering a VGT version. With the current 2010 model, still the hyped MS VGT cannot surpass its specs.

**mox646** · March 7th, 2011 02:42 PM

* godwhacker

thanks sa reply. noted ko po lahat ng inputs nyo. yung sister ko owns a V6 Hyundai Tucson sa US ok naman, lakas nga daw Hyundai sa US now. dito kasi sa Pinas may stigma yata sa Hyundai na hindi matibay.

HID headlights na po ba ang SF? pag full 7 pax ang sakay hindi po ba nabagsak ang pwet ng SF?

**godwhacker** · March 7th, 2011 04:28 PM

Originally Posted by mox646

* godwhacker

thanks sa reply. noted ko po lahat ng inputs nyo. yung sister ko owns a V6 Hyundai Tucson sa US ok naman, lakas nga daw Hyundai sa US now. dito kasi sa Pinas may stigma yata sa Hyundai na hindi matibay.

Yan ang palaging impression ng mga tao sir who is far from the reality of the current trend dahil hindi sila nag re research bago bibili ng product. I own both almost identical utility vehicles HYUNDAI porter and the MITSU L300. Alam natin na dati they have joint technology contracts. But because of some design modifications done by the Koreans, sasabihin ng mga drivers ko mas ok raw mag drive sa porter compared to L3 because of reasons like, better braking power, handling etc... etc. though essentially, they are of same breed.

HID headlights na po ba ang SF?

No it's not a factory built HID. You have to upgrade it.

pag full 7 pax ang sakay hindi po ba nabagsak ang pwet ng SF?

Kung 7 lang at ang weight ng mga pasahero are the normal asian size weight -di naman. Minsan karga pa nga ako ng sampu ka tao. At ayos pa rin.

**guigui** · March 7th, 2011 05:23 PM

*TS:

Taga-Cavite rin ako. Kung dadalhin mo sa Alfonso pero hindi mo naman ihaharabas sa mga niogan doon, Sta. Fe. Pero kung isasabak mo sa maburol na rough road ng upland, MS ang bet ko.

**poknet** · March 7th, 2011 06:21 PM

Santa Fe ang vote ko dito. Overrated ang MS VGT. ang ka match nga nun ay yung previous SF. eVGT na tong SF na to. meaning to say engine technology wise, a step or maybe 2 behind ang MS.

**Ry_Tower** · March 7th, 2011 06:32 PM

Originally Posted by poknet

Santa Fe ang vote ko dito. Overrated ang MS VGT. ang ka match nga nun ay yung previous SF. eVGT na tong SF na to. meaning to say engine technology wise, a step or maybe 2 behind ang MS.

Halos pareho lang yang e-vgt at vgt ng 2 car na yan. You can see the previous comparo of this turbo.
Lamang talaga SF in terms of ride quality and performance esp if it is for city use din lang naman. SF is ahead in the engine dept because the 4d56 is already dinosaur age but it is not because of the turbo. Their turbos' design is basically the same, variable na yung boost.

**fullmetal** · March 7th, 2011 07:00 PM

i'd get the MS over the sta.fe. di lang ako talaga ako fan ng sta.fe, parang "girl" siya tignan sakin compared sa "macho" stand the MS. tapos di din siya ladder-frame which makes it ride better pero minus naman sa off-roading capabilities niya. tsaka the MS stands taller which is a huge plus for me.