2024 Hyundai Santa Fe Calligraphy FWD — Freedom Motors Power Rear-Entry Wheelchair Conversion

3,115 miles · One owner · Earthy Brass Matte · Balance of factory + conversion warranty

Asking $70,000 — nearly $25,000 below the ~$95,000 new build price.

Read this first, if you’ve been shopping accessible vehicles

You already know the drill. Almost every wheelchair-accessible vehicle on the market is a base-model or low-trim minivan — cloth seats, steel wheels, a four-speaker radio, and a work-truck interior. You pay a luxury-car price and get an economy-car experience, because the money went into the conversion instead of the vehicle.

This is the opposite of that.

This is a Calligraphy — the top trim of the all-new, fully redesigned 2024 Santa Fe. Quilted Nappa leather. A 12.3-inch curved dual-screen dash. A 12-speaker Bose system. Head-up display. Dual-pane panoramic roof. Heated and ventilated seats. Every driver-assist system Hyundai builds. Then it went to Freedom Motors and was converted to a power rear-entry wheelchair vehicle.

It has 3,115 miles on it. It is one year old. It looks and drives like it just left the showroom, because it essentially just did.

Why we’re selling

Our circumstances changed and we no longer need an accessible vehicle. It owes us nothing, it has been garage-kept and meticulously cared for, and we would much rather it go to a family who genuinely needs it than sit in our driveway. We are motivated — this is priced to move.

The color everyone asks about

Earthy Brass Matte — a genuine factory Hyundai finish (paint code YBM), not an aftermarket wrap. It was a $1,000 factory option and it is rare. In direct sun it reads warm copper-bronze; in shade it goes deep chocolate-mocha; at golden hour it turns almost rose-gold. Paired with the gloss-black 21-inch alloys, blacked-out grille and dark tint, it is one of the best-looking vehicles on any lot — accessible or not.

Nobody looks at this vehicle and sees a “handicap van.” They see a sharp modern SUV. For a lot of families, that matters more than they expect it to.

Note for the next owner: matte paint is care-specific — hand wash only, no wax, no polish, no automatic car washes. It has been maintained exactly that way and the finish is flawless.

The Freedom Motors rear-entry conversion

Converted by Freedom Motors of Battle Creek, Michigan — the longest-running rear-entry specialist in the industry, building rear-entry conversions since 1987.

• Power rear-entry ramp, deployed from the rear hatch
• Lowered floor running forward from the rear opening, with a flat, level, non-slip travel path
• Wheelchair positioned dead-center in the vehicle, directly behind the console — the best-riding position in the car, and the rider is part of the conversation instead of stuck in a corner
• Four-point tie-down securement system with floor track
• Both OEM front seats retained — original driver and front passenger seats, untouched, with all factory power, heat, ventilation and memory functions intact
• Second-row captain’s chairs retained and fold out of the way, so you can carry passengers and a wheelchair
• OEM side doors and side-curtain airbags left completely intact — nothing was cut on the sides of this vehicle
• Balance of Freedom Motors’ 3-year / 36,000-mile conversion warranty (approximately 2 years remaining)

Why rear-entry beats side-entry

If you have only looked at side-entry vans, this part is worth reading. Rear entry solves the problems that quietly make side-entry ownership miserable.

1. You can park anywhere. This is the big one. A side-entry van needs a wide access aisle to deploy its ramp, so you circle the lot hunting for the one van-accessible space — and if somebody parks too close on your ramp side while you are inside, you are stuck, waiting in the cold for a stranger to move their car. With rear entry the ramp comes out the back. Any standard parking space works. Every time.

2. Your own garage works. Pull in, close the door behind you, and unload out of the rain and snow with the ramp deploying into your garage. Side-entry owners with a standard two-car garage often cannot open their ramp at all once the vehicle is inside.

3. Better ground clearance, less scraping. Side-entry conversions require a deep, full-width floor cut and typically sit lower. Rear entry keeps far more clearance — no wincing over every steep driveway apron, speed bump and gas-station entrance.

4. The structure is left far more intact. The rear-entry conversion does not cut through the main frame rails or the side structure the way a side-entry conversion does. The sides of this SUV — doors, pillars, side airbags — are factory.

5. Straight-in loading, no maneuvering. Roll straight up the ramp and you are in position. No three-point turn inside the vehicle, no jockeying a power chair through a narrow aisle between wheel wells.

6. A wider ramp and more interior room for larger power chairs. Rear-entry ramps are typically wider than side-entry, and without side wheel-well intrusion the usable interior floor is wider too.

7. It costs dramatically less. Rear-entry conversions require far less labor and structural modification than side entry — a large part of why this vehicle can be a top-trim luxury SUV instead of a base-model van at the same money.

Being straight with you about the trade-off: in a rear-entry vehicle the wheelchair rider cannot drive from the chair and cannot ride in the front passenger seat — the chair position is center-rear. Rear entry is the right answer when there is a driver or caregiver at the wheel and the rider travels in the chair. If the rider needs to drive from their chair, side entry is the correct choice, and I would rather tell you that now than waste your trip. Also worth knowing: loading happens behind the vehicle, so you want clear pavement at your back, and the rear cargo area is where the chair rides.

For the great majority of families — a parent, spouse or caregiver driving, with the rider in the chair — rear entry is simply the more livable vehicle, and the parking issue alone will change your daily life.

What the Calligraphy trim actually gets you

This is where this vehicle separates itself from every base-model conversion you have looked at.

Powertrain

• 2.5L turbocharged four-cylinder — 277 hp / 311 lb-ft
• 8-speed dual-clutch automatic with paddle shifters
• HTRAC all-wheel drive with Snow / Mud / Sand terrain modes
• EPA 20 city / 28 highway / 23 combined
• Tow rating 3,500 lbs with trailer brakes

Interior and comfort

• Quilted Nappa leather seating, black
• Heated and ventilated front seats; memory driver’s seat
• Heated rear seats
• Power-adjustable second-row captain’s chairs
• Dual-pane panoramic sunroof
• Multi-zone climate control with rear controls and rear vents
• Dual-level center console
• UV-C sterilization compartment in the upper glovebox — sanitizes phones, keys and small items
• Ambient interior lighting
• Premium all-weather floor liners installed

Technology

• Dual 12.3-inch curved panoramic display — digital gauge cluster plus navigation touchscreen
• Head-up display projected on the windshield
• 12-speaker Bose premium audio
• Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
• Dual wireless phone charging pads
• High-power USB-C ports in all rows
• Digital Key 2 — unlock and start with your phone
• Digital rearview mirror — camera-based, which is genuinely important in a conversion vehicle because it gives a clear rear view regardless of what is behind the second row
• Bluelink connected services with over-the-air updates
• Rear Seat Quiet Mode

Safety and driver assistance

• Highway Driving Assist 2 — adaptive cruise with lane centering and assisted lane changes
• Surround-View Monitor — 360-degree camera
• Blind-Spot View Monitor — live camera feed in the gauge cluster when you signal
• Remote Smart Parking Assist — move the vehicle in and out of tight spots from outside using the key fob, which is genuinely useful with an accessible vehicle
• Forward collision-avoidance assist, blind-spot collision avoidance, lane keeping assist, rear cross-traffic alert, safe exit assist, parking distance warning

Exterior

• 21-inch gloss-black alloy wheels on Pirelli Scorpion tires
• Full LED H-motif lighting front and rear
• Hands-free power liftgate
• Roof rails with cross rails
• Power-folding heated mirrors with LED turn signals
• Dark privacy tint

Space: 190.2 inches long, 110.8-inch wheelbase, 7.0 inches of ground clearance, with the widest cargo opening in the segment at 50.2 inches — one of the reasons the rear-entry conversion works so well on this platform.

Warranty

• Hyundai New Vehicle Limited Warranty: 5 years / 60,000 miles — roughly 4 years and 57,000 miles remaining, transfers to you
• Hyundai Powertrain: 5 years / 60,000 miles for subsequent owners. Hyundai’s 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain coverage is original-owner only, and I would rather you hear that from me than find out later.
• Anti-perforation: 7 years / unlimited miles
• Freedom Motors conversion warranty: 3 years / 36,000 miles — approximately 2 years remaining. Buyer should confirm transfer terms directly with Freedom Motors.

Condition

Near mint. 3,115 miles. Garage kept. Non-smoking. No accidents. No pets. Clean title in hand. Adult-driven, low-mileage local use only — this vehicle has essentially never been road-tripped. All original books, both key fobs, and the ramp and securement equipment are included. Ready for a pre-purchase inspection at any Hyundai dealer, and I encourage it.

The value case, plainly

You are buying a one-year-old, 3,000-mile, top-trim luxury SUV with a professional rear-entry conversion and warranty coverage still in force on both the vehicle and the conversion — for roughly what a new base-model converted minivan costs.

A new build also means a 6–8 week wait. This one is sitting in the driveway, plated, insured and ready to drive home today.

Contact

Located in Altoona, Iowa — Des Moines metro area

Serious inquiries welcome. Happy to send additional photos or video, answer any question about the conversion, and arrange a walk-through and demonstration of the ramp and securement system. VIN available on request for anyone who wants to run a history report. Reasonable offers considered — we want this to go to a family who needs it.