Hyundai Santa-fe-sport Tires

Introduced in model year 2001, the Hyundai Santa Fe was the automaker’s first-ever SUV model and was an immediate hit with buyers. In later years, the Santa Fe was positioned between the Tucson and Veracruz in terms of size (the Sport is the short-wheelbase, two-row version). For 2018, the Santa Fe Sport was in its second generation and was equipped with an upscale Infinity sound system and a whole package of advanced tech features. The Santa Fe Sport is a front-wheel-drive model with optional AWD, and is equipped with Hyundai’s Torque Vectoring Cornering Control for an upgrade in handling and performance. The Hyundai Santa Fe turns in an amazing 33 mpg for naturally aspirated models and 31 mpg with the turbo engine.

Getting tires that are the right match for your Hyundai Santa Fe is important. At SimpleTire, we’ve taken some time to round up some great tire choices for your Hyundai Santa Fe, including premium all-season, all-weather, all-terrain and winter tires. Let’s dive in for a closer look:

1. Goodyear Assurance MaxLife - Best All-Season tire

First up is the Goodyear Assurance MaxLife, a great do-it-all tire that’s designed for year-round traction and sharp performance. It’s a tire that really comes across with the kind of value and quality you’ve come to expect from Goodyear products. The MaxLife is true to its name – it’s designed with Goodyear’s TredLife system, making it an extremely durable tire. That’s all thanks to a long-wearing tread formulation and robust internal construction, and Goodyear covers the Assurance MaxLife with a phenomenal 85,000 mile limited manufacturer tread life warranty – enough for us to award it a SimpleScore of 9.9 for longevity. For handling that is crisp and responsive, you’ll find a solid center rib that enhances steering response, semi-closed shoulders, sticky tread formula, and a polyamide reinforcement layer. Those features are enough to rack up a SimpleScore of 9.5 for handling. All-season traction comes from a network of sipes with circumferential grooves, angled and lateral grooves, working together as a system to resist hydroplaning and deliver confident cornering in wet or dry weather, bringing home a SimpleScore of 9.7 for traction.

2. Bridgestone Weatherpeak - Best All-Weather tire

The Bridgestone Weatherpeak is classed as an all-weather tire. All-weather tires are a fairly new category, splitting the difference between winter tires and all-season tire design, and are designed for improved traction in winter weather when an all-season tire can’t reliably get the job done. The Weatherpeak lives up to the hype, and is packed with features such as Evolving Sipes that actually deliver better traction as the tire wears down, circumferential grooves and lateral notches to resist hydroplaning, and Bridgestone’s Snow Vices embedded in the tread, actually trapping snow for snow-to-snow friction. That’s enough to earn the Weatherpeak a Three Peak Mountain Snowflake certification for severe winter service and a SimpleScore of 9.7 for traction. A stiff set of tread ribs and large shoulder blocks enhance cornering and steering response, pulling in a SimpleScore of 9.5 for handling. Bridgestone designed the Weatherpeak for long service too, with a long-wearing tread formulation and polyester casing with two steel belts and a spiral-wound nylon cap overlay. Bridgestone backs the WeatherPeak with a 70,000 mile limited manufacturer tread life warranty – and SimpleTire gives the Weatherpeak a SimpleScore of 9.9 for longevity. All in all, it’s a great one-tire solution for areas that see tough winter weather.

3. Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 SUV - Best Winter tire

Now we come to our winter tire pick for the Hyundai Santa Fe: the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 SUV. Nokian is a Finnish company that specializes in winter tires that are designed for the rigors of a Scandinavian winter, and “Hakkapeliitta” is Finnish for their 16th century cavalry troops (just in case you were wondering about that). At SimpleTire we’ve been impressed by the Hakkapeliitta 10 SUV for some time – it’s pre-drilled for easy installation of studs in case of ice (check your local and state laws for legality of studded tires), and it's stud pattern that’s optimized for the best traction while keeping noise low. It features a directional winter tread that’s designed with angled, sweeping grooves, a dense pattern of sipes, and a sticky winter rubber formulation for the worst snow and slush, bringing in a SimpleScore of 9.9 for traction. Not surprisingly, this tire gets the Three Peak Mountain Snowflake rating for severe winter service. Longevity is also excellent, with an Aramid-reinforced sidewall, tough internal construction and an eco-friendly tread formulation that stays flexible in subfreezing weather (SimpleScore of 9.1 for longevity). Those stiffer sidewalls also enhance control for braking and cornering, earning a SimpleScore of 8.9 for handling. It's also worth noting that the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 SUV is also designed for low rolling resistance, saving fuel over the tire’s service life.

While these are the best Hyundai Santa Fe Sport tires on the market today, there are plenty of other options out there. Here are a few more that you might want to consider:

4. GT Radial Maxtour LX - Great All-Season tire

Now we come to the Maxtour LX from GT Radial, an all-season tire that really delivers value far above its price point, with premium-tire ride quality and UHP-tire performance in an all-season design. Cornering, braking, and steering response come from a combination of a solid center tread rib, stiff shoulder blocks, and an independent tread groove toward the shoulder, meriting a SimpleScore of a solid 9.1 for handling. Year-round traction comes from a combination of sipes plus circumferential and lateral/angled grooves, for a SimpleScore of 9.1 for handling. We’re also impressed with the wear properties of the Maxtour LX, as GT Radial covers it with a 70,000 mile limited manufacturer tread life warranty, which is enough for us to give it a SimpleScore of 9.4 for longevity. All in all, the GT Radial Maxtour LX delivers great value and performance, with a quiet and forgiving ride and quick, predictable handling.

5. Cooper CS5 Grand Touring - Good All-Season tire

Next up is the CS5 Grand Touring from Cooper, an all-season tire that’s designed for year-round traction, long life with even wear, a quiet and accommodating ride, and great handling. The CS5 Grand Touring starts off with a silica-rich rubber formulation with a high-turnup single ply polyester casing, two steel belts, and a spiral-wound nylon cap layer. That’s enough for Cooper to offer a phenomenal 80,000 mile limited manufacturer tread life warranty, and a great SimpleScore of 9.4 for longevity. Traction comes from an asymmetric all-season tread with lateral grooves, circumferential grooves and sipes, for a SimpleScore of 9.1. It’s worth noting that this tread pattern is also designed for side-to-side tire rotation for even wear. Cornering and braking properties are enhanced by big tread blocks toward the shoulder and a tighter void ratio in the grooves, making it easier for the tire to handle the lateral forces of cornering. SimpleScore for handling: 9.1.

Order Hyundai Santa Fe Sport Tires Online

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