New 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Crosstruck USA
New 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Crosstruck USA – The upcoming Santa Cruz shares the base with a new crossover. Now, KDesign AG has an eye-catching rendering of a truck from Tucson.
The front of Tucson 2022 hides daytime running lights on the grille. The sharp triangular shape gives the front of the crossover a futuristic aesthetic. The headlights are located in the corners in the niche created fascia in front of the corner.
New 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Crosstruck USA
As far as unibody trucks are concerned, the most obvious option for 2020 is the Honda Ridgeline. Not really pretty or capable when compared to ladder-frame workhorses like the Ford Ranger, pickups from Lincoln, Alabama also happen to be expensive.
2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Price
$33,900 before the destination fee is a lot of money, and this makes us go back to Santa Cruz. Hyundai will make unibody trucks in Alabama as well, and thanks to its more compact dimensions and four-pot engine as standard, the Santa Cruz might start at just $25k.
KDesign AG also incorporates a Tuscon blend of sharply cremated sides and softly curved fenders into this Santa Cruz rendering. The design is bold, especially by the standards of pickup trucks. The back also gets a new crossover jagged taillight with led strips that run the width of the tail between the lights.
2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Engine
What about towing capacity? Well, we don’t know too much about this. When properly equipped, the Tucson is widely obliged to withdraw 2,000 pounds while the Santa Fe with a 2.0-liter engine option increases to 3,500 pounds. Cleverly fiddling with the chassis, it’s clear that Santa Cruz will be quite capable of its size.
Santa Cruz has a front end similar to Tucson, including the placement of headlights. The sides don’t seem nearly rectangular, though, based on leaked photos. While there hasn’t been anything good in the back of the truck, it seems reasonable to suspect any resemblance to the new crossover.
While Santa Cruz and Tucson ride on the same platform, we don’t yet know if they have the same powertrain as well. The 2022 Tucson is available with four 2.5-liter in-line cylinders with an estimated 190 horsepower (142 kilowatts) and 182 pound-feet (260 Newton-meters).
There is also a four-cylinder turbocharged hybrid option that delivers an estimated 230 hp (172 kW) and 258 lb-ft (350 Nm).
2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Crosstruck Interior
While it won’t reflect the exterior design of the Santa Fe to T, newcomers will benefit from separate settings for headlights and daytime running lights.
The spied prototype also looks similar to the Santa Fe from pillar A back to the back door, but there is a clear stylistic difference between the two models under camouflage. For example, a side mirror attaches to pillar A in the case of Santa Cruz while Santa Fe wears it on the front door.
If you’re wondering what kind of customer Santa Cruz is addressing, Hyundai has an answer to that question. In essence, this model targets Millennials who need daily flexibility from open beds with CUV attributes and no trade-offs from ladder-frame pickups.
2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Release Date
Santa Cruz will begin production in Alabama in 2021, indicating that first, they should arrive for the 2022 model year. It’s been a long wait since the original concept debut at the 2015 North American International Auto Show.
