2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz
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Pickup Trucks
The Santa Cruz blends crossover comfort with open-bed truck utility in a compact package, offering a turbocharged engine, dual-clutch transmission, and a lockable in-bed trunk.
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The 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz cleverly carves out a niche between compact crossover and pickup truck, and it largely succeeds at both. The turbocharged 2.5-liter four-cylinder delivers a punchy 281 horsepower through an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission, making it genuinely fun to drive. AWD is standard, and at $28,975 it undercuts most midsize trucks significantly. The cabin borrows Hyundai's latest tech, including a generous infotainment system and digital instrument cluster. Where it compromises is the four-foot bed, which limits serious hauling capability, and the dual-clutch gearbox can hesitate at low speeds. Towing capacity of 5,000 pounds is modest compared to traditional trucks. Fuel economy of 21/27 mpg is competitive for the segment. The Santa Cruz is ideal for active lifestyle buyers who occasionally need an open bed but primarily want a refined daily driver. It is not a replacement for a full-size work truck.
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