With the success of the brand’s most rugged model, the Kia Telluride, some of us are wondering what’s next. We already know that Kia can package a large unibody vehicle and sell it like hotcakes. So when are we finally getting a Kia pickup truck? While there’s no Kia pickup truck yet, it’s not exactly …

I have been a bit critical of Hyundai for not producing an off-road variant of the Palisade. Granted, the SUV is pretty capable in stock form to take on the rigors of shuttling people back and forth, even over a dirt road. However, a true off-road or overlanding capable trim level would add to the …

Before the Hyundai Santa Cruz has even arrived to compete with the upcoming Ford Maverick, Hyundai is already talking about making a bigger truck. Will this more robust truck have a unibody frame like the Honda Ridgeline, or will it be a new body-on-frame contender?  The Hyundai Santa Cruz could get bigger  The Hyundai Santa …

The upcoming Hyundai Santa Cruz, being a car-based pickup, will potentially cause some confusion and consternation amongst potential buyers. It’s been a similar case with the Honda Ridgeline, despite its genuine on-pavement capability and its off-road performance. However, the idea of taking a car platform and making it into a truck isn’t new. Chevrolet did …

The 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz was spotted, and as a result, we’re confused. The little crossover truck was covered with camouflage, so we only got to see an outline of the Hyundai Santa Cruz, and we’re definitely ready to learn more.  What to expect with the 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz  The Hyundai Santa Cruz has …

The Honda Ridgeline better watch out, because the 2021 Hyundai Santa Cruz is coming to compete against it. But as the first pickup truck offered by Hyundai, is the Hyundai Santa Cruz worth waiting for? Will it be a good truck or a bust? Here is everything we know so far.  The Hyundai Santa Cruz …

Looking for adventures? The 2021 Hyundai Santa Cruz might just have your name on it. The upcoming pickup truck from Hyundai looks to be the ideal vehicle to blend fun and function, and the Santa Cruz will be Hyundai’s first venture into the pickup truck world. What can we expect from this stylish new pickup? …

Back in 2015, Hyundai began teasing the public and motoring press with a pickup. At that time, the new Sante Cruz pickup concept was a slab-sided unibody vehicle based upon the Santa Fe structure. Since then, the project has been on-again, off-again a few times. Now we have proof that the project has gone forward.  Proof the project is moving …

The Hyundai Santa Cruz is not going to be a typical pickup truck. Does this mean it will have directly compete with other unconventional trucks?

The upcoming Hyundai Santa Cruz comes at the front of a mid-size and compact pickup truck resurgence. But information on the ‘compact utility vehicle’, as Hyundai calls it, has been fairly scarce. We know it’s coming in 2021, and that it’ll be produced at Hyundai’s Montgomery, Alabama factory. But beyond conflicting platform rumors, that’s about …

Mid-size pickups are enjoying a resurgence in the US. The Ford Ranger has a higher payload than some full-size pickups, and the Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 and Jeep Gladiator serve as excellent off-roaders. And now, Hyundai wants in on the action. In 2015, the Korean automaker had shown off the Santa Cruz Concept to an extremely …