2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Design Preview before April 15 Reveal

[Rynil2000]

Car & Driver article

It doesn't look too bad if I'm honest.

Some people are griping about the short bed and Ridgeline type body, but I don't think this is built for them. For me, this is a weekend hobby, sport, and outdoor weekender. I used to drive a SportTrac, so this feels similar. I just wish the Ford had gotten more than 17 mpg and didn't feel like driving a shoe box on stilts. Also, being able to carry a few bags of mulch or a dirty mountain bike would be much more likely in this than in my Stinger.

I hope that C&D is right about the possible 2.5T as an engine option. A small truck with 300 hp and AWD would be sick in any environment!

 

[stoopid]

We had a Baja for a number of years, carried a bunch of things in it (including a huge load of mulch) when living back East. With the turbo the Baja was a fun vehicle with some off roading cred. This is certainly along those same lines, being a little bigger. Benefit to me would be tossing bikes in the back, other than that we no longer have a need for the open bed.

 

[Rynil2000]

We had a Baja for a number of years, carried a bunch of things in it (including a huge load of mulch) when living back East. With the turbo the Baja was a fun vehicle with some off roading cred. This is certainly along those same lines, being a little bigger. Benefit to me would be tossing bikes in the back, other than that we no longer have a need for the open bed.

The SportTrac was very similar. Apart from hauling a 5 foot bed of air most of the time, it was pretty handy when you needed it.