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Kelley Blue Book’s Best Buy Awards for 2023: Here Are KBB’s Choices

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Derek Boshouwers
.The magazine makes its picks for the Best Buys in 18 car, SUV and truck categories

Best Two-Row Midsize SUV: 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe

Hyundai Santa Fe
Hyundai Santa Fe | Photo: D.Boshouwers

Hyundai continues its aggressive ways by offering a midsize SUV jammed with equipment and standard stuff only offered as options in many rivals, while keeping the price relatively reasonable. The recent redesign has updated and improved the looks of both of Hyundai’s middle-range SUVs (the other being the slightly smaller Tucson).

What KBB liked:

  •  Wide-ranging trim lineup and powertrain choices
  •  Lots of equipment and advanced tech for the cost
  •  Hybrid and plug-in hybrid choices available
  •  One of KBB’s choices for best family cars in 2022
  •  Strong warranty
  •  Premium-feeling interior
Hyundai Santa Fe - Three-quarters front
Hyundai Santa Fe - Three-quarters front | Photo: D.Boshouwers
Hyundai Santa Fe - Profile
Hyundai Santa Fe - Profile | Photo: D.Boshouwers
Hyundai Santa Fe - Interior
Hyundai Santa Fe - Interior | Photo: D.Boshouwers
Derek Boshouwers
Derek Boshouwers
Automotive expert
  • Over 8 years' experience as an automotive journalist
  • More than 50 test drives in the past year
  • Participation in over 30 new vehicle launches in the presence of the brand's technical specialists