Other than the Ridgeline and Tacoma theĥ. I no longer want or need a behemoth pick up, just a smallīox for the occasional light hauling. As a soon to be senior, itįits my needs to a T. It appears you fail to see this is in a market of none. Another assumption on your behalf, that owners won’t use the backseat. Huh? What are trying to say? Urban dwellers myth? This makes the Santa CruzĤ. As for DCT, this is intended to be a sports styleģ. “Low end peak torque better” for this vehicle is a real stretch as most will not use It is if you will, could be called an ultra light pick up, but in no means a truck. It’s an SUV style vehicle with an open box in the back. So let’s examine the five things that are wrong in “your” opinion.ġ. Never even driven the vehicle, but decide to criticize and nit pick. Follow Keith at on Twitter, on and on his Indepth Auto Facebook page. Most recently, Keith was the managing editor for American Business Media. Keith used to be a researcher/writer for US News & World Report, as well as numerous car sites, including Carfax and Car Gurus, and a contributor to The Boston Globe. He has been writing continuously about cars since 2002. Keith Griffin covers Hyundai and Kia at Torque News. What do you think? Are there other issues that come to mind? Are these issues we raised incorrect? Comment below. It took a giant step toward that goal with the reveal of a 10-vehicle EV lineup. By 2025 Hyundai aims to sell 1 million electric vehicles globally. It has the electric vehicle platform technology. It would have been a home run to unveil the Santa Cruz EV from the start. Where is the electric option? Hyundai is on a massive move to dominate the electric vehicle market globally. The fifth issue is the choice of powertrains. A coupe, so to speak, would make the bed more functional. It’s an educated guess but the market for the Santa Cruz isn’t going to be families it’s going to be active couples with no kids. More room could have been gained in the bed if this was a two-door vehicle with a small interior cargo area that could seat two kids in a pinch. The fourth issue is it’s a four-door sport activity vehicle. The challenge comes with the 2023 year and beyond. The 2022 Santa Cruz will sell in great numbers among the people who don’t need marketing to. They’re a myth, especially in light of the pandemic when people moved out of cities in great numbers. The third issue is the targeted market: urban dwellers. Also, a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission just seems to make more sense. The 1.6-liter 4-cylinder direct-injected, turbocharged engine from the Hyundai Kona would be the better choice because its low-end peak torque delivery seems better suited to a sport activity vehicle, which isn’t built for speed. The second thing is the choice of engines. There are bound to be issues with the 2022 model that will be fixed for the 2023 model year. However, the rest of the Santa Cruz is all new for Hyundai and the team at the Hyundai plant in Alabama. Sure, the Santa Cruz is basically a Hyundai Tucson underneath.
The first thing is Hyundai isn’t a pickup company. There are also 5 good things to know about the Santa Cruz that should be considered as well.) (That's not to say we totally dislike the Santa Cruz. All should affect your decision to buy a 2022 Santa Cruz. Some are easy to fix (electric version) and some aren’t. Apparently it’s the small pickup truck (or sport activity vehicle) the world has been clamoring for, yet few people outside the automotive universe seem to be talking about.Īlmost immediately it becomes obvious there are 5 things wrong with the Santa Cruz. Hyundai introduced the 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz earlier this week to great acclaim.
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