

^ "2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Sales Figures".^ "Hyundai Motor America Reports December, Q Sales".

"Hyundai teases Santa Cruz ute, Aus launch ruled out". Granted, the Santa Cruz isnt a proper, hard-working pickup truck, but its been. ^ "Hyundai Santa Cruz Enters Production". While it looks like a compact pickup, its essentially an SUV with a truck bed.The rear suspension is equipped with self-leveling shock absorbers to keep the truck level even when there is weight on the bed or a trailer on the hitch. It is equipped with strut suspension for the front wheels and a multi-link independent suspension in the rear. The HTRAC system allows for the rear wheels to receive up to 50 percent of the drive power via a lockable clutched center differential.

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The Santa Cruz uses a front-wheel-drive configuration as the base model, with an available upgrade to the HTRAC all-wheel-drive system. It also features a similar styling introduced on the fourth-generation Tucson, with its front end dominated by the grille with integrated daytime running lights. A major strength of the Tacoma is its off-road capabilities, with a much-deserved reputation for being able to drive over rough terrain for wilderness adventures.
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Marketed as a "Sport Adventure Vehicle", it is closely related to the fourth-generation Tucson, sharing the same project code (NX4, with additional 'a' to denote American production and 'OB' suffix, meaning 'open bed'), production site, and dashboard design. Another affordable pickup truck alternative to the 2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz that costs less than 28,000 is the 2023 Toyota Tacoma midsize truck. The production model debuted in April 2021 for the North American market. The Santa Cruz was previewed by a concept pickup truck at the 2015 North American International Auto Show with the same name. The Santa Cruz is a pickup with a 4.0-foot composite-molded bed with anchor points, adjustable rails with tie-down cleats, and a factory-integrated retractable and lockable hard tonneau cover. Industry analysts expected the Santa Cruz to attract car or crossover buyers instead of people who have owned a larger, traditional pickup truck. The vehicle is based on the Tucson crossover SUV, and uses a unibody chassis design. Built in Alabama on the compact frontdrive based Tucson platform, means that its smaller than any other pickup currently available, with a composite bed. Released in 2021 for the 2022 model year, the Santa Cruz is the first four-door pickup truck sold by Hyundai in the North American market. The former Bentley, Lamborghini and Audi design director replaced Peter Schreyer, who after 12 years as head of design moved to an advisory capacity.The Hyundai Santa Cruz is a four-door compact pickup truck manufactured and marketed by Hyundai. A truck in this category has broader global market appeal than a larger, Ford F150-sized model, suggesting the Santa Cruz could come to Europe.ĭonckerwolke was recently promoted from being design chief at the group’s luxury brand, Genesis, to heading up all three brands. The announcement comes as confirmation that Hyundai is targeting the ‘compact’ truck market, dominated in the US by models such as the Ford Ranger and Toyota Tacoma. From my side, it's finished the process to put it into production is now under way”. When asked how soon it will arrive, he replied: “As soon as possible. Late last year, Autocar spoke to Luc Donckerwolke, chief design officer at the Hyundai Motor Group. He said: “You’ve seen the pick-up from the 2015 Detroit show, that car is under development at Hyundai”.
