A mild refresh gives off truck-like vibes, but it’s really a sporty crossover with a bed. I t took me five minutes to decide that the Santa Cruz wasn’t a pickup truck. Yes, there’s a four ...

Santa Cruz has adopted Hyundai’s checkerboard pattern of LED running lights, and its body lines are not truck-like at all, but rather curved and complex, with a big turn under the rear windows.

In all seriousness, Hyundai has sold over 90,000 Santa Cruzes in North America since debuting the diminutive pickup for model year 2022, which makes even small changes to the truck something of a ...

For reference, F-150 PowerBoost moved 33,674 units in H1 2024. Given the aforementioned, we're not holding our breath for a miracle on the 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz's part.

Technically similar to the fourth-generation Tucson, the Santa Cruz entered series production at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama in June 2021 for the 2022 model year. Not long now, the 2025 ...

Hyundai jumped into the compact segment as well. After launching its quirky, pseudo-truck-crossover Santa Cruz in 2022, Hyundai and Ford began competing for the same set of buyers.

Hyundai introduced its first pickup, the compact Santa Cruz, for 2022, and now for 2025, this little truck returns with a slight exterior makeover and some interior tweaks. With base prices ...

The 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz XRT adds off-road features like all-terrain tires and a new bumper for better approach angles, enhancing its rugged appeal. It retains a turbocharged 2.5L engine and ...

The Santa Cruz is classier and more comfortable, more SUV than truck. It can tow more than the Ford, but it lacks the heavy hauling strength. The best one for buyers really comes down to intended use.

LOOKS The one-of-a-kind design on the 2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz is a blend of SUV and truck designs. It combines the two effortlessly, delivering a final product that will get a lot of attention ...

Both of these trucks are based on crossover SUVs, with unibody construction and standard front-wheel drive, but the Santa Cruz is more visually identifiable as car-based with swept back C-pillars ...