Overall Great, terrible transmission
Good overall vehicle. I like the ride height, the spacious interior. The tech with the review surround view monitor is great. The blind spot monitoring is also very nice with the in dash camera views. The ride smoothness is good minus the very rough shifting of the dual clutch 8 speed transmission, which is very rough at lower gears. Transmission struggles with slower and higher gear rapid changes. Seats are comfortable but good be better for taller drivers / riders with deeper seat bottoms, even 2 inches would help a great deal. This vehicle was purchased towards the end of the Covid craziness and thus the build quality is not so great compared to my 2 previous Hyundai Tucson's that were made in S Korea. Some door seems don't even line up. I piece of foam in the windshield came out several times. I really hate the automatic headlights that constantly tell me my headlights are off in broad daylight in the middle of the day, with the sun shinning on the vehicle, makes no sense and is very annoying. I also don't like panoramic sunroofs, just turns the vehicle into an oven, why do people want this feature, horrible! I was able to test drive the 2024 Santa Fe model with new model change which is so much nicer than my 2023 and addresses all my complaints about the 2023 Santa Fe minus the transmission.