Santana PS-10 Overview: Generations, Specs and Which Version to Buy
Guide to the Santana PS-10, a 3-door 4x4 SUV built from 2007 to 2011 with 133–176 hp diesel engines, covering its single generation and the best versions to choose.
The Santana PS-10 is a 3-door SUV produced from 2007 to 2011, offered with engines ranging from 133 to 176 hp. Every version pairs a manual gearbox with 4x4 drive, so the PS-10 suits drivers who want a compact, mechanically straightforward off-roader rather than a road-biased crossover. If you need permanent all-wheel drive and a simple manual transmission in a short-wheelbase body, this model fits the brief.
Santana PS-10 generations
1 generation (2007–2011)
The first and only generation of the Santana PS-10 was built from 2007 to 2011, exclusively as a 3-door SUV. Power outputs span from 133 to 176 hp across 3 modifications, all of them with a manual gearbox and 4x4 drive. The two standout versions share the same 3.0-litre diesel engine: the Santana PS-10 3.0 MT with 146 hp, the mass-market choice of the lineup, and the Santana PS-10 3.0 MT with 176 hp, the most powerful modification. The uniformity of the range — one body style, one gearbox type, one drive layout — makes any first-generation PS-10 mechanically similar to the next, which simplifies parts sourcing.
Which Santana PS-10 to buy
- 3.0 MT (146 hp) (1 generation): the most common version of the model, with a 3.0-litre diesel producing 146 hp — the widest availability on the used market means more donor cars and easier parts hunting.
- 3.0 MT (176 hp) (1 generation): the top of the range at 176 hp from the same 3.0-litre diesel, a 30 hp advantage over the mass-market version for buyers who want the strongest engine the PS-10 ever had.
With a production run limited to 2007–2011 and a single generation, every used Santana PS-10 is now well over a decade old, so condition matters more than model year. The upside of the one-generation lineup is simplicity: all versions use a manual gearbox and 4x4, so there are no transmission or drivetrain variants to compare between candidate cars — you are choosing between engine outputs, not configurations.
The 133 hp entry point of the range is documented in the model's specifications, but the two 3.0-litre diesel versions above are the ones to look for: they bracket the lineup between the volume choice at 146 hp and the flagship at 176 hp, and both carry the same manual-plus-4x4 layout as the rest of the range.