In a market where full-size pickup trucks can creep toward the eye-watering $100,000 point, a cheap, small pickup truck is an attractive prospect. But without the rumored pint-size Toyota pickup or ...

The Maverick’s 1,500-pound payload capacity — fuel, passengers and bed weight combined — edges out the Santa Cruz’s rating of 1,411 pounds, and the Ford’s slightly longer bed improves ...

The 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz has a rugged-looking new XRT trim package. AWD is standard for the Santa Cruz pickup and its 48.4-inch long bed. I'm sharing my impressions of vehicles after living ...

The 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz continues to carve out its own niche in the compact truck segment, offering a compelling alternative to traditional pickups and SUVs. Built on a unibody platform rather ...

Driving the Santa Cruz In the day-to-day, our Santa Cruz's optional 2.5-liter turbocharged I-4 and its 281 horsepower and 311 lb-ft of torque was more than adequate in both city and highway driving.

And while the 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz is a pickup, you can’t really have your pickup and pick up, too. I mean, the Santa Cruz can tow up to 5,000 pounds, but a bigger pickup can tow double that.

The bed on the Santa Cruz isn't very large, but it's still useful. It measures just 42.7 inches wide between the wheel wells, so you'll need to stack plywood on top of those protrusions.

The 2024 Hyundai Santa Cruz shares a platform with vehicles like the Santa Fe and Sonata but also has a pickup truck bed. That means it's a truck that will feel like an SUV to drive but offer the ...

The price of the 2024 Hyundai Santa Cruz starts at $28,275 and goes up to $42,695 depending on the trim and package. Trim Levels SE: $28,275 SEL: $31,025 Night: $39,835 XRT: $41,475 Limited: $42,695 ...

If you end up getting stuck, Hyundai has you covered, too, as it fitted front tow hooks to XRT models. Ford sold 94,058 Mavericks in 2023, up against Hyundai’s 36,000 deliveries for the Santa Cruz.

The Santa Cruz still comes with two engine options, a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine with 191 hp (142 kW / 194 PS) and 181 lb-ft (245 Nm) of torque, and a 2.5-liter turbo that makes 281 hp (210 kW ...