Hyundai Santa Cruz concept is part compact crossover, part pickup truck, 100 ... - CNET
The Korean brand isn't the first marque that most think about when looking for a truck, but the Santa Cruz concept is proof that the automaker is at least thinking about diving into this space. " The Santa Cruz also offers Hyundai's HTRAC all-wheel drive system, a useful addition for the sort of muddy, dirty or snowy conditions that pickup trucks often find themselves in. Oddly, Hyundai states that the Santa Cruz concept isn't a true... Towing, payload and ground clearance were not Hyundai's primary goals, so the Santa Cruz hunkers close to the ground for easier access to the cabin. From nose to tail, the Santa Cruz looks about as long as Hyundai's Tucson and features double doors on either side that butterfly open to reveal seating for four souls. That sort of compactness in a four-seat pickup makes the Santa Cruz more approachable than a tall pickup truck, but it doesn't leave a whole lot of space for the cargo bed. Hyundai has given the Santa Cruz a gimmick. Even today's small trucks are pretty big machines, and I have to admit that the idea of an mighty morphing compact pickup sounds appealing. It could offer big space for the 10 percent of the time you'd need it to be while shrinking to compact and parkable proportions for the other 90 percent. Source: www.cnet.com
