By DAN FRIO If you wanted a midsize truck 10 years ago, your choices included an aging Toyota Tacoma or an even older Nissan ...

"For the XRT, we added bright tow hooks, more aggressive tires, and a better ... work to make the XRT model." Hyundai is not over-touting the Santa Cruz's off-road capabilities.

Why I want it: I loved Hyundai’s little sport truck the first time I drove one on the press intro four years ago. Nothing has changed. The Santa Cruz looks as fresh and unique as the day Hyundai ...

The 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz has a bed size of 52.1-by ... and the available XRT trim delivers with all-terrain tires, front tow hooks, and improved off-road capability," said José Muñoz ...

But right off the bat, the XRT treatment can’t match the Tremor-spec off-road upgrades Ford offers on the Santa Cruz ... Since tires were really the only thing holding the Hyundai back on ...

Read: 2024 Hyundai Santa Cruz Gains Rugged XRT Trim ... such as Falken Wildpeak A/T3W off-road tires, a Rally Innovations front recovery mount with auxiliary lighting, a custom front bumper ...

It’s neat to see Hyundai taking its small pickup truck out for a tear through the desert. It has us wondering as to the possibilities of an uprated off-road trim for the Santa Cruz in the future.

Although it's only in its fourth model year, Hyundai has given the Santa Cruz ... off-road flavor thanks to a unique front-end treatment with tow-hooks, exclusive 18-inch wheels and meatier tires ...

Hyundai trucked its 2025 Santa Cruz to this year’s New York Auto ... View Monitor comes standard to improve visibility in off-road situations. Powertrains powertrains carry over unchanged.

The revised Santa Cruz’s new off-road trim level has a few ... just aft of the shift lever. Since tires were really the only thing holding the Hyundai back on roads less paved, the beefy ...