Hyundai’s declare that this is not a conventional truck good points some credibility whenever you have a look at the Santa Cruz for the primary time. Sure, there’s an open mattress on the again, however the remainder of it’s extra trendy SUV than rugged pickup. The entrance is dominated by an enormous grille with the daytime working lamps dramatically built-in into it in particular person sections; when the lights are off, you would not even know they’re there. Alongside the aspect, there are giant alloy wheels and a C-pillar that’s slanted ahead. Visually, it is clear that the mattress is not as giant as in different vehicles. On the again, there are sensible taillights and an enormous Santa Cruz identify on the tailgate.

Dimensionally, the Santa Cruz is 195.7 inches lengthy, 75 inches vast, and 66.7 inches in top. This makes it smaller in each course than the Honda Ridgeline. At its decrease level, the mattress size measures simply 52.1 inches, greater than 10 inches lower than the Ridgeline. Our first impression is that, one way or the other, the Santa Cruz’s disparate parts merge collectively cohesively.