Hyundai Palisade made its debut at the 2025 New York International Auto Show, landing with a new hybrid powertrain and a more ...

But the Santa Cruz doesn’t feel like a truck. It doesn’t drive like a truck. Hyundai doesn’t even classify it as a truck. Jump onto the automaker’s website and you’ll find it in the SUV ...

The Hyundai Santa Cruz is an interesting pick-up truck. Since it's based on the Hyundai Tucson, it drives like a small SUV, but has the storage solutions and capability of a small truck.

But the Santa Cruz—which Hyundai markets as a “Sport Adventure ... The firm, refined ride is more akin to that of a good SUV than a typical pickup. The suspension absorbs most bumps well ...

The South Korean automaker produces some models in the US, but it still faces an uncertain longer-term tariff outlook.

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Meanwhile, the Santa Cruz is funkier, more a product of the modern, lifestyle-focused times. Make the comparison to the cult classic Subaru Baja, and even Hyundai spokespeople nod in agreement.

Hyundai quite literally says it’s ‘designed for California.’ Under the skin, the Santa Cruz uses the same architecture as the Tucson SUV. Just one engine is available, a 2.5-litre four-cylinder.