![]() ![]() In spite of what the Santa Cruz’s cab design might suggest, the truck is a genuine five-seater, making it as useful (at least on paper) for hauling people as a typical crossover. (Unbelievably, this is a feature Hyundai actually is considering for production.) The bed also offers a built-in slide-out tonneau cover, as well as a plethora of tie-down hooks. The extension mechanism is particularly nifty: The entire aft section of the bed slides out like a drawer, bringing the tailgate, taillights, and rear bumper with it. ![]() ![]() To maintain a parking-space-friendly footprint, the Santa Cruz’s pickup bed is quite short but can extend to about the length of that of a mid-size pickup, or roughly five feet. Like the Brat, the Santa Cruz strives to provide nearly boundless practicality. While a few bystanders remarked that the Cruz looks like a Subaru Baja-the Outback-based trucklet available from 2004 to 2006-we think it more closely resembles Subaru's smaller (and far older) Brat visually and in spirit. Blistered fenders feature three tie-down hooks apiece to afford hypothetical owners nearly endless cargo-securing options for stuff stacked on the roof. The large hexagonal grille is flanked by furrowed headlights and deeply sculptured fog-lamp nacelles. Hyundai/Kia chief designer Peter Schreyer did an excellent job curating the Santa Cruz’s design, and the trucklet belies its tidy dimensions with a burly façade. It also isn’t a proper four-door crew cab like the Honda, making do instead with a proportion-friendly extended-cab configuration with rear-hinged suicide doors. How compact? It’s smaller than Chevy’s new “mid-size” Colorado, and it’s far lower to boot. Sure, it’s car-based-we’re told the concept is based on a current Hyundai crossover, likely the one with “Santa” in its name-and it features unibody construction, but unlike the Ridgeline, the Santa Cruz is compact. pickup as a sort of Honda Ridgeline copy. Thus was born the Santa Cruz, one of the cooler-looking vehicles ever to be focus-grouped into existence.Īt first blush, it’d be easy to write off Hyundai’s first U.S. But that group has to be a tiny bunch, right, especially in the bigger’s-always-better U.S.A.? Indeed-but Hyundai’s research shows that full-size pickup purchases are decreasing both among women and the under-30 crowd and that those groups could be wooed with the right vehicle. Critically, those same people didn’t want to deal with a truck’s huge size, poor fuel economy, or price. Hyundai says that it came up with the Santa Cruz’s basic format after “intently listening to customers” and recognizing their needs, and apparently enough of those folks wanted a CUV-type vehicle with a dirt-friendly place to stash cargo. If you have any more questions on either of these two vehicles, please feel free to contact us on our website.Neither a Proper Truck Nor a Honda Ridgeline Redux We proudly sell and service Hyundais for Akron, Hudson, New Franklin, Cuyahoga Falls, and Kent. Now, we can tell you the pros and cons of both of these models, you can look at pictures on our website and notice the differences, but the only way to truly know which one is better for you is to come into the dealership and give them both a test drive to see which one truly feels right. The Santa Fe also features seating for seven passengers while the Santa Fe Sport seats five. of total cargo space versus the Santa Fe Sport's 71.5 cubic feet. The Hyundai Santa Fe is also more spacious, with 80 cubic ft. The Hyundai Santa Fe also comes with more standard and optional interior features and safety features than the Santa Fe Sport. That being said though, the Hyundai Santa Fe comes with a 3.3-liter V6 engine while the Santa Fe Sport has 2.4-liter I-4 engine with far less horsepower and torque compared to the Hyundai Santa Fe. The Santa Fe Sport also has a lower five-year True Cost to Own®, and lower depreciation value. And the MSRP for the Santa Fe Sport is much closer to its true market value than the Hyundai Santa Fe. The only question now is do you want the 2017 Santa Fe or the 2017 Santa Fe Sport? Let's compare them and see which one is right for you.Ĭomparing both cars at their base model, according to, it is clear right off the bat that the 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport is less expensive. You are looking for an SUV and you decided you want to get a Hyundai Santa Fe. That is the question we will help you answer right now. ![]()
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