"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.

We took a second look at the latest Santa Cruz, and it looks as fresh and unique today as the day Hyundai first unveiled it.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

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.

I have had my 2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz for two years ... two of the original four tires the vehicle came with. Two tires had to be replaced roughly a year ago due to road debris.

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 ...