It looks like the Hyundai Santa Cruz Crossover Pickup may see Production After All - The Fast Lane
Hyundai surprised the automotive world when they debuted the Hyundai Santa Cruz Crossover Truck Concept at the 2015 NAIAS. It looks like the Hyundai Santa Cruz Crossover may become a reality. Right now, only the soon-to-be updated Honda’s Ridgeline fills the gap between crossover and pickup truck. Still, the Honda Ridgeline will be priced in the same territory as full-sized pickup trucks. Nothing exists in the North American pickup truck universe that gives you a smaller crossover mixed with a pickup truck. Hyundai Motor America’s CEO, Dave Zuchowski, stated that his U. S. Hyundai team expects the Santa Cruz to be approved by Korean HQ soon (November 2015). If this happens, Hyundai will have the market all to themselves. Speculation currently points to the new Hyundai Tuscon as a platform for the Hyundai Santa Cruz Crossover. This is a good thing as, per our recent drive, the new Tuscon proved to be mighty good. Click ( here ) to see the 2016 Hyundai Tuscon first drive review. The current on-demand all-wheel drive system which includes driver selectable AWD lock, and the seven-speed automatic should find their way to the Hyundai Santa Cruz Crossover – albeit in a beefed-up rendition. Source: www.tfltruck.com
