The 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe SE 3.3 Liter V6 Engine

The Hyundai Santa Fe may not quite live up to its name of Holy Spirit in Spanish, but it does have a pair of spirited V6 engines that can be chosen. Unlike other cars where the higher-powered engine gives a decline in fuel efficiency, the bigger Santa Fe engine doesn’t reduce fuel efficiency much at all.

The basic GLS version of the Santa Fe is a 2.7 liter, 185 horsepower engine that has a compression ratio of 10, a 86.7 mm bore and a 75 mm stroke. The SE version has 3.3 liter, 242 horsepower of muscle under the hood that ups the compression ratio to 10.4 and has a 92.0 mm bore and 83.8 mm stroke. (more…)