This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Hyundai. All opinions are 100% mine.

Imagine traveling the route between Darwin and Adelaide.   It’s a very long trip from the Northern end of Australia to one of it’s Southernmost tip.   This journey will be a big challenge for most people, and it can be a tall order for a lot cars as well.    The challenge doesn’t just involve traversing the ragged outback terrain, but it will also involve being exposed to the extreme Australian weather.  You can consider to take just about any car for this road trip, but it would definitely be a nightmare if you’d break down in these conditions.

Well, this challenge has already been taken, and the Grand winner is the new Hyundai Santa Fe R Diesel.  The Global Green Challenge Australian edition was participated by several cars in different classes.   The theme of the challenge was fuel efficiency and ensuring a smaller carbon footprint.  The class of cars that participated here included SUVs, and here is where the Santa Fe R top the lot.   The Hyundai Santa Fe team traveled a total of 3147 kilometers and just consumed 160+ liters of fuel.    That is definitely power in fuel economy, and it proves that you don’t necessarily need a hybrid vehicle to get much from your dollar.