Back-to-back comparison on the same route of three Hyundai Santa Fe SUVs: one with the petrol V6, one with turbo diesel and one with turbo hybrid. Which saves the most money?br br Will you save money by spending more on a hybrid SUV over a traditional petrol engine or a diesel? The answer will depend on how much the upgrade costs at the time of purchase. br br For today’s example, we take three examples of the Hyundai Santa Fe SUV on the same driving loop experiencing urban and highway driving, with three engines:br Petrol V6br Diesel four-cylinder for $3500 more than the V6br Hybrid petrol for $6500 more than the V6br br The results may surprise you.br br Time codes:br 0:00 - Hybrids are popularbr 0:07 - Santa Fe engine pricesbr 0:28 - Rules of the testbr 1:27 - Test routebr 1:58 - Scientific databr 2:10 - Highway drivingbr 3:30 - Claimed fuel economybr 5:30 - Performance testingbr 5:47 - Chatterbr 6:20 - Urban drivingbr 7:07 - Results: highway fuel economybr 7:47 - Results: urban fuel economybr 8:35 - Our independencebr 8:52 - Petrol V6 still impressivebr 9:10 - Diesel good for highway drivingbr 9:30 - Hybrid is best to drivebr 9:45 - How long until break even?br 10:20 - Future CO2 emissions taxes?br 10:45 - Official CO2 ratingsbr 11:28 - Feedback requestedbr br As always, we don’t accept advertising from car manufacturers, and we’re powered by Budget Direct.