I just took a long road trip in a brand new Santa Fe XL and loved it (granted I was passenger). Seating for 7 if you count the middle bench seat.
This Santa Fe was fully loaded and I really came to love the cooled seats. Also I don't really care about it, but heated rear seats could be quite the feature for those with kids.
For 40k the interior was very nice looking, although definitely not luxury as things like the interior door handles didn't appear to be the highest quality.
As Table5 said, it gives you the most "stuff" for your dollar. It's an option I'll be looking at when I go to purchase a new vehicle in a year or so.
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