Compare the2023 Ford EdgeVS 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe

Safety
Warranty
Reliability
Engine
Fuel Economy and Range
Brakes and Stopping
Tires and Wheels
Suspension and Handling
Chassis
Passenger Space
Cargo Capacity
Towing
Ergonomics
Recommendations

Safety

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For enhanced safety, the front and rear seat shoulder belts of the Ford Edge have pretensioners to tighten the seatbelts and eliminate dangerous slack in the event of a collision and force limiters to limit the pressure the belts will exert on the passengers. The Hyundai Santa Fe doesn’t offer pretensioners for its rear seat belts.

The Ford Edge has standard driver and front passenger side knee airbags mounted low on the dashboard. These airbags helps prevent the driver and front passenger from sliding under their seatbelts or the main frontal airbags; this keeps them better positioned during a collision for maximum protection. Knee airbags also help keep the legs from striking the dashboard, preventing knee and leg injuries in the case of a serious frontal collision. The Santa Fe doesn’t offer knee airbags.

The Edge has standard Post Collision Braking, which automatically apply the brakes in the event of a crash to help prevent secondary collisions and prevent further injuries. The Santa Fe doesn’t offer a post collision braking system: in the event of a collision that triggers the airbags, more collisions are possible without the protection of airbags that may have already deployed.

To provide maximum traction and stability on all roads, All-Wheel Drive is standard on the Edge. But it costs extra on the Santa Fe.

Both the Edge and the Santa Fe have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, height adjustable front shoulder belts, plastic fuel tanks, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning, driver alert monitors and available front and rear parking sensors.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does 35 MPH front crash tests on new vehicles. In this test, results indicate that the Ford Edge is safer than the Hyundai Santa Fe:

	Edge	Santa Fe
	Driver
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
HIC	212	296
	Passenger
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
Chest Compression	.4 inches	.4 inches
Neck Compression	44 lbs.	89 lbs.
Leg Forces (l/r)	145/201 lbs.	222/167 lbs.

New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does side impact tests on new vehicles. In this test, which crashes the vehicle into a flat barrier at 38.5 MPH and into a post at 20 MPH, results indicate that the Ford Edge is safer than the Hyundai Santa Fe:

	Edge	Santa Fe
	Front Seat
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
Chest Movement	1.1 inches	1.1 inches
Hip Force	192 lbs.	415 lbs.
	Rear Seat
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
HIC	103	148
Spine Acceleration	41 G’s	54 G’s
Hip Force	635 lbs.	736 lbs.
	Into Pole
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
HIC	257	376
Spine Acceleration	38 G’s	44 G’s
Hip Force	425 lbs.	576 lbs.

New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.

Warranty

There are almost 4 times as many Ford dealers as there are Hyundai dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the Edge’s warranty.

Reliability

The Edge has a standard “limp home system” to keep drivers from being stranded if most or all of the engine’s coolant is lost. The engine will run on only half of its cylinders at a time, reduce its power and light a warning lamp on the dashboard so the driver can get to a service station for repairs. The Santa Fe doesn’t offer a lost coolant limp home mode, so a coolant leak could strand you or seriously damage the truck’s engine.

To reliably power the ignition and other systems and to recharge the battery, the Edge has a standard 175-amp alternator. The Santa Fe’s 150-amp alternator isn’t as powerful.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2022 Initial Quality Study of new car owners surveyed provide the statistics that show that Ford vehicles are better in initial quality than Hyundai vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Ford above average in initial quality. With 18 more problems per 100 vehicles, Hyundai is rated below average.

Engine

The Edge’s standard 2.0 turbo 4-cylinder produces 59 more horsepower (250 vs. 191) and 99 lbs.-ft. more torque (280 vs. 181) than the Santa Fe’s standard 2.5 DOHC 4-cylinder. The Edge ST’s standard 2.7 turbo V6 produces 54 more horsepower (335 vs. 281) and 69 lbs.-ft. more torque (380 vs. 311) than the Santa Fe Limited/Calligraphy’s standard 2.5 turbo 4-cylinder.

As tested in Consumer Reports the Ford Edge turbo 4 cyl. is faster than the Hyundai Santa Fe 4 cyl.:

	Edge	Santa Fe
Zero to 30 MPH	2.9 sec	3.6 sec
Zero to 60 MPH	7.7 sec	10 sec
45 to 65 MPH Passing	3.8 sec	6.4 sec
Quarter Mile	16 sec	17.6 sec
Speed in 1/4 Mile	89 MPH	83 MPH

Fuel Economy and Range

On the EPA test cycle the Edge 2.0 turbo 4-cylinder gets better fuel mileage than the Santa Fe 2.5 DOHC 4-cylinder AWD (21 city/28 hwy vs. 22 city/25 hwy).

The Edge has a standard cap-less fueling system. The fuel filler is automatically opened when the fuel nozzle is inserted and automatically closed when it’s removed. This eliminates the need to unscrew and replace the cap and it reduces fuel evaporation, which causes pollution. The Santa Fe doesn’t offer a cap-less fueling system.

Brakes and Stopping

For better stopping power the Edge’s brake rotors are larger than those on the Santa Fe:

	Edge	Santa Fe
Front Rotors	13.6 inches	12.8 inches
Rear Rotors	12.4 inches	12 inches
Opt Rear Rotors	13.6 inches

The Edge ST’s standard front and rear disc brakes are vented to help dissipate heat for shorter stops with less fading. The rear discs on the Santa Fe are solid, not vented.

The Edge stops shorter than the Santa Fe:

	Edge	Santa Fe
60 to 0 MPH	108 feet	117 feet	Motor Trend

Tires and Wheels

For better traction, the Edge has larger standard tires than the Santa Fe (245/60R18 vs. 235/60R18). The Edge ST’s optional tires are larger than the largest tires available on the Santa Fe (265/40R21 vs. 255/45R20).

The Edge ST’s optional tires provide better handling because they have a lower 40 series profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the Santa Fe Calligraphy’s 45 series tires.

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the Edge ST offers optional 21-inch wheels. The Santa Fe’s largest wheels are only 20-inches.

Suspension and Handling

The Edge has vehicle speed sensitive variable-assist power steering, for low-effort parking, better control at highway speeds and during hard cornering, and a better feel of the road. The Santa Fe doesn’t offer variable-assist power steering.

The Edge’s drift compensation steering can automatically compensate for road conditions which would cause the vehicle to drift from side to side, helping the driver to keep the vehicle straight more easily. The Santa Fe doesn’t offer drift compensation steering.

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the Edge’s wheelbase is 3.3 inches longer than on the Santa Fe (112.2 inches vs. 108.9 inches).

The Edge ST handles at .88 G’s, while the Santa Fe Calligraphy AWD pulls only .83 G’s of cornering force in a Motor Trend skidpad test.

The Edge ST executes Motor Trend’s “Figure Eight” maneuver quicker than the Santa Fe Calligraphy AWD (26 seconds @ .7 average G’s vs. 26.7 seconds @ .67 average G’s).

Chassis

The front grille of the Edge uses electronically controlled shutters to close off airflow and reduce drag when less engine cooling is needed. This helps improve highway fuel economy. The Santa Fe doesn’t offer active grille shutters.

The Edge ST uses computer-generated active noise cancellation to help remove annoying noise and vibration from the passenger compartment, especially at low frequencies. The Santa Fe doesn’t offer active noise cancellation.

Passenger Space

The Edge has 2.4 cubic feet more passenger volume than the Santa Fe (113.9 vs. 111.5).

The Edge has 1.2 inches more front shoulder room, 1.3 inches more rear headroom, 1.2 inches more rear hip room and 2.2 inches more rear shoulder room than the Santa Fe.

Cargo Capacity

The Edge has a much larger cargo volume with its rear seat up than the Santa Fe with its rear seat up (39.2 vs. 36.4 cubic feet). The Edge has a much larger cargo volume with its rear seat folded than the Santa Fe with its rear seat folded (73.4 vs. 72.1 cubic feet).

The Edge’s cargo area is larger than the Santa Fe’s in almost every dimension:

	Edge	Santa Fe
Length to seat (2nd/1st)	41.7”/74.8”	42.4”/77.4”
Max Width	63.3”	54”
Min Width	45.3”	43.4”
Height	34.5”	31”

A standard locking glovebox and optional locking center console (which can’t be accessed with the valet key) keeps your small valuables safer in the Edge. The Santa Fe doesn’t offer locking storage for small valuables.

Towing

The Edge ST can be flat towed on all four wheels (dinghy towed), allowing recreational vehicle owners to bring it with them on the road. When they reach their destination, the Edge can be unhitched and driven around locally. The Santa Fe can’t be towed flat on the ground.

Ergonomics

On a hot day the Edge’s driver can lower the front windows from a distance using the keyless remote. The driver of the Santa Fe can only operate the windows from inside the vehicle, with the ignition on.

The Edge’s standard speed-sensitive wipers speed up when the vehicle does, so that the driver doesn’t have to continually adjust the speed of the wipers. The Santa Fe SE/XRT/SEL’s standard manually variable intermittent wipers have to be constantly adjusted.

Consumer Reports rated the Edge’s headlight performance “Very Good,” a higher rating than the Santa Fe’s headlights, which were rated “Good.”

To help drivers see further while navigating curves, the Edge Titanium/ST offers optional adaptive headlights to illuminate around corners automatically by reading vehicle speed and steering wheel angle. The Santa Fe doesn’t offer cornering lights.

The Edge SEL/ST-Line/ST/Titanium’s standard rear view mirror and optional side view mirrors have an automatic dimming feature. These mirrors can be set to automatically darken quickly when headlights shine on them, keeping following vehicles from blinding or distracting the driver. The Santa Fe offers an automatic rear view mirror, but its side mirrors don’t dim.

The Edge has a standard dual zone air conditioning allows the driver and front passenger to choose two completely different temperatures so people with different temperature preferences won’t have to compromise. This makes both the driver and front passenger as comfortable as possible. Dual zone air conditioning is only available on the Santa Fe SEL/XRT/Limited/Calligraphy.

Recommendations

The Ford Edge has won recognition from these important consumer publications:

	Edge	Santa Fe
Consumer Reports® Recommends	TRUE	TRUE
Car Book “Best Bet”	TRUE	n/a