Hyundai: Chances 'Good' It Will Make Pickup - PickupTrucks.com
David Zuchowski, CEO of Hyundai Motor North America, said recently in an interview with The Detroit Bureau that "There is a very high probability we get the approval of the truck soon," referring to the Santa Cruz concept pickup truck that debuted... The Santa Cruz makes no pretenses about being a working pickup. Just as crew cabs now rule the pickup world, the Santa Cruz would be more of a throwback to the days of the Subaru Baja, Dodge Rampage or maybe even the Chevrolet El Camino. The concept's 2. 0-liter turbo-diesel claims 190 horsepower, 300 pounds-feet of torque and mileage in the high 30s. Hyundai's crossover Euro V diesels rate 135 hp and 235 pounds-feet of torque with a 2. 0-liter, and 195 hp and 320 pounds-feet of... Hyundai says the concept has received positive attention everywhere except Texas. If Hyundai gives the pickup an expanding bed and builds it to carry 4-foot-wide material flat without adding weight, then finds a place to build it and leverages existing platforms to control costs, Zuchowski should get his approval. The R22 is just a "bored" out R20. I have driven a R22 powered Kia Sorento here and the diesels do perform quite well. I drove this back in 2012. I hope Hyundai/Kia have fixed to more than obvious turbo lag. Those FE figures you gave are also average FE, not highway if you use the Sorento as a base. Source: news.pickuptrucks.com
