That’s in part only possible because Hyundai will be producing the Santa Cruz from its plant in Alabama. That’s one of the reasons why the Santa Cruz can be an affordable truck.Ĭar and Driver speculates that the Santa Cruz will start in the $25,000 range.

That’s why Hyundai, like many other foreign automakers, have manufacturing plants in the states that’ll produce its cars for the American market. But, for those Americans who refuse to buy an Asian-made car, Hyundai, like many other foreign automakers, has them covered too.ĭue to costly laws and regulations, it’s cheaper for foreign automakers to build cars in North America than it is to build a car elsewhere and import it to the states. Both the Ridgeline and the Santa Cruz will have to fight for that market as well. On top of that, the growing Asian American population in America may also prefer to buy cars made by Asian companies such as Toyota or Hyundai. Guess who stopped by the #NACVOTY Awards & took home Concept Truck of the Year? #SantaCruz /RmZWpM4vJe- Hyundai USA July 27, 2015 If that is the case, then the Santa Cruz will have to fight the Ridgeline for that market of customers. There might be a part of the market that likes weird-looking trucks like the Ridgeline or the Tesla Cybertruck. That said, the Santa Cruz and the Ridgeline could be competing for a different market than what the Colorado competes for.īoth trucks look a bit different than a regular, stereotypical truck. It’s inevitable for any truck on the market to have to compete with the other trucks on the market, and the Santa Cruz will be no different. The Santa Cruz will almost definitely be competing with the Ridgeline, but it’ll also be competing with other mid-size trucks, such as the Chevy Colorado or the Ford Ranger. Will the Santa Cruz compete with the Ridgeline? Car and Driver speculates that the Santa Cruz could have the 2.0-liter or 2.4-liter engines that the Hyundai Santa Fe has, but obviously, as the Santa Cruz will be a truck, its engines will have to be more powerful than what the Santa Fe offers.

In terms of details, as Car and Driver said, no one but Hyundai currently knows the details of the Santa Cruz. This could mean that the Santa Cruz will have a similar “car-like” feel to it. Car Reviewers mentioned that the Ridgeline’s unibody chassis helped give it a very smooth and comfortable ride. Most trucks don’t have a unibody chassis, while most other cars on the market do. The Ridgeline is also a mid-size truck that has a unibody chassis. The Santa Cruz will be a mid-size truck that has a unibody chassis. As Car and Driver said, Hyundai plans to put the Santa Cruz into production sometime in 2021. Despite the fact that it was just recently confirmed to be going into production, the Santa Cruz won’t be available for a while. It’s based on the concept truck that Hyundai unveiled in 2015. #SantaCruz #HyundaiTruck #ConceptCar #NAIAS /ktUSPguDKs- Hyundai USA January 12, 2015Īs Car and Driver mentioned, the Santa Cruz will be the first Hyundai truck.

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