2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Exterior and Interior, Features and Details

It has been six years since Hyundai first showed us its concept pickup truck, the small and sporty Santa Cruz. And now it s finally here. It s not quite the fatfendered machine we saw back then, but it s no slouch either. There is clear Tucson influence in the big grille with hidden headlights and general size and cabin shape, but details have been squared off and chunkified, from the fender cladding to the bumpers. It also still gets the sloping rear pillar of its concept forebear. It s also still small. Compared to trucks such as the Nissan Frontier and Toyota Tacoma, it s between 10 and 17 inches shorter in length, and overall height is 3 to 4 inches lower. It splits the difference between the two in width. This should make it more maneuverable around town, though the small size means a comparatively small bed. At its longest, the bed is 4. 3 feet. And that brings up the other odd fact that the edge of the bed by the cab isn t a flat vertical slab. It goes inward at the bott br, br,