2023 Hyundai Santa Fe Calligraphy Review: Is the Luxury Trim Really Worth the Cash?

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[mumenrider]

My wife is picker hers up as we speak. She drove a ton of cars (we're usually Honda/Toyota people) but when she drove the Santa Fe she fell in love. Happy Anniversary! Here's to another 24 years (and more!)

[bradleyscarreviews]

This car is amazing. We owned a 2023 Santa Fe Calligraphy, has all the bells and whistles, great power, good handling, good comfort, but, one night, a drunk driver hit us head on at 66MPH, I am lucky to be alive. I walked away with just a little bruise and a sprained wrist. We are looking to upgrade to a 2024 X5, but will recommend this Santa Fe to anyone.

[k.p.p.]

I have this exact model. Year, color, everything. It’s awesome. I’ve had it for 6 months now. The 2.5T is quicker than I was expecting. One thing I not see eye to eye with Nathan is his criticism of the acceleration off the line. You’re not drag racing a Santa Fe. It’s not a corvette or dodge demon. I’ll take the calligraphy Santa Fe over a base line GV60 in a second.

[jeffetherington]

We’ve driven our 2022 FWD Santa Fe Calligraphy for nearly 20k miles and have had zero issues.

The bells and whistles included in this trim make this car feel like it’s in a different class.

The power is impressive, especially in sport mode. I have to be careful not to chirp the tires when in sport. My wife prefers to drive it in the comfort mode.

We run snow tires during the winter months here in Utah and we have no regrets about skipping AWD, plus we have a spare tire as it’s the FWD model.

The stereo is great, the panoramic roof is awesome, and the cargo space behind the 2nd row is huge.

The adaptive cruise works way better than the adaptive cruise in our Nissan and the Santa Fe’s interior is impressively quiet; I believe the calligraphy model comes with upgraded glass in the front windows for better sound insulation.

The only thing I don’t care for are the lower profile 20” tires, but for a few months out of the year I enjoy the comfort of the winter tires on a set of inexpensive aftermarket 17’s; though my wife much prefers the looks of the OEM 20’s.

This is our first Hyundai, we are usually Honda or Nissan buyers. We may look at trading for the ‘25 Santa Fe after they work out the inevitable first model year bugs.

[jimharrison]

You forgot to mention the excellent heads up display that only comes on the Calligraphy.

[daveroush]

I own a 2019 Santa Fe, I love it. Great quality. Some differences now. I like my shift lever versus the push button. Also have the 8speed transmission with a 2.0Turbo. I also pull a 3500 lb trailer with it.

[RobertBandi-viuu]

I have a 23 calligraphy in calypso red with beige interior. The drivetrain has been flawless. Fast, quiet, roomy and comfortable. The Palisade gets all the press and the dealer markup. We didn’t need the 3rd row and got a nice discount off of msrp! The Genesis is nice but a lot more $ comparably equipped.

[hawkeytown]

Comfort mode is eco not smart, SMART switches between comfort and sport as needed based on your driving throttle input.

[Doncan]

I had a 2022 Hyundai Kona Limited Turbo AWD with the 7 speed DCT and got so tired of the DCT hesitation and jerkiness that traded it for another vehicle. Loved everything else. I would’ve definitely kept it if it had either a manual or regular automatic transmission.

[DM-fvhw]

We have a Limited and we came from a 2011 Silverado CC. I can't stand not having a spare so I put Falken Wildpeak A/Ts on it and so far so good. The features of these Hyundais can't be beaten. With two adults, two dogs, and a roof rack we can fit a lot of camping gear in there. The Falkens are great in Colorado's winters.

[damilolaakanni]

This looks much better than the Tucson and Kia Sportage, IMO. If I were in the market for one of those I'd pick this one.

[hamerplayer]

I love my 22 Calligraphy Stormy Sea Blue with the tan leather and man does it pop! Traded a 2019 Santa Fe Ultimate 2.0 and got a great trade in price and paid MSRP for the Calligraphy. Absolutely no regrets. I love it. The passing power is ridiculous and the tech works great. Heat and AC are powerful. Only thing missing is the wireless Android Auto/ Car Play. I simply run a very short cable from the charger and turn my phone backwards in the wireless charger so no wire hanging. Would I buy it again?? In a second. Also Hyundai did two recalls on my DCT and the second one was a reprogram / bleeding of the system and the jerky 2nd to 1st shift is gone. I came from driving a standard and drive the DCT like a standard and it really just rips off the shifts.

[bradleymeyer]

The best looking Santa Fe out of all years and generations of the Santa Fe.

[bradleymeyer]

This is really nice. And I prefer this generation of Santa Fe over all the other generations.

[wiseguy]

Finally a video driving and not at a desk looking at a picture. I salute you sir.

[shiscarp]

We bought one of these 2 weeks ago. I'm really surprised at how nice it is and how powerful the engine is. We spend 42, 800 at zero percent for 60 months, I think that's a good deal with how expensive cars are these days.

[Red.Hot.Chili.Beans]

Nathan is great. More Nathan video please!!

[jakes]

We had a Calligraphy loaner while our Tucson was in the shop, and it was super impressive. Great value for the price. Shame every single DCT Hyundai and Kia is recalled at the moment…

[jimsmith]

I was between the Hyundai Calligraphy and the Toyota Highlander. The Toyota has way too much cheap plastic and it's $4500 more money! Very happy with the Hyundai after two months.

[waynewallace]

I had a 2013 Santa Fe turbo. Local dealer replaced the long block at 1600mi. It was the dreaded wrist pin tick. Never went back to Hyundai.