2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited AWD Review - A $41,000 City Truck!

[@daviddudeguy]

Been waiting for this to drop. It’s a great little truck for weekend projects.

[@alicebrunette3057]

Have had my 2023 Santa Cruz limited for about a year. It’s been fantastic. I get about 27 mpg and commute 80 miles round trip through mountainous terrain. Great in the snow. Fun to drive. Very comfortable even for short people. I’m 5’2”.

[@josecolon6584]

Me too❤love it

[@slygoosemedia]

Keep doing what you're doing, not only is it honest car content, it's kind, smart information with passion. I'm here for it.

[@marismousy16]

I own the 2022 sel premium with the activity package and love it!! You can change the mileage gauge display to a cube image, at least I am able to do that on mine and also think it looks even cooler than the original gauge look. Love my santa cruz!!❤❤

[@davidp2888]

I drove a Hyundai as a rental for a few months earlier this year. I didn't hate it but I certainly didn't love it. It got the job done well enough.

[@TwoDollarGararge]

Hyundai's and kias are the an car of this current era there what Chrysler products were in the late '90s early 2000s most of them won't make 15 years

[@edgaryzen4925]

Let me ask you this then. What is the biggest cons from your rental experience?

[@TheImtoomuch]

@@TwoDollarGarargeyou’re so full of it

[@Dankcatvacs]

HOT DAMN SHE'S BUILT IN ALABAMA!

[@blue-tb2fd]

Yep, Hyundai's built various models there for a while

[@khadodikh9134]

I like the the Santa Cruz

[@Danzel-n3n]

Hyundai doesn’t call this a truck they call it a sports adventure vehicle

[@passiflora1014]

I have a 2023 love it ❤

[@ninawilliams8400]

I love this truck will Def get one

[@PamelaBellOfficial]

I love the wheels on these

[@jlang8213]

Why didn't you compare the mileage to the maverick? Didn't you have that one for a week?

[@denvera1g1]

lack of physical controls is why i either dont buy new cars, or buy replacement infotainment systems.

[@denvera1g1]

Also, lately, i've been liking manual seating due to how much longer powered seats take to adjust, if they had a fast mode

[@robertdiehl9003]

Excellent and informative review..

[@rfk-k1951]

Good review but would have been better if you could have tested the tow package. This vehicle appeals to folks that are downsizing from full size trucks but still have the need for light duty towing such as towing a trailer with a garden tractor.

[@chuckgrc3011]

Great review. Love mine!

[@damilolaakanni]

1:32 it doesn't have a CVT, true. But even worse, IMO, it has a DCT. They're also not the best when it comes to reliability. I'd steer you towards the 2.5 N/A engine with the regular automatic transmission, or just get something else that's going to have a more reliable transmission than the DCT.

[@josephstarnes8747]

I love the looks of the Santa Cruz But the turbo and dct convinced me to get a Tacoma instead. But I still wonder what if.

[@DiscGolfDom23]

This car would sell so well if the Maverick didn't come out at the same time

[@JCVACCARO]

Hyundai the manual transmission won't handle the torque of the 2.5 but it would be awesome if they put this engine with the auto in the Elantra N.

[@thebeddoctor4273]

Dual clutch transmission. Big difference

[@dr.wolfstar1765]

As a 500lb dude. Will i fit in this car?😊

[@NickSanchezCarReviews]

Baja never for forget 😪

[@kwaza8574]

I strongly disagree with the engine being a win, a four cylinder turbo is doomed for failure. Why put it in a pickup ?

[@TwoDollarGararge]

4 cylinder turbos are fine as long as you take care of them The problem comes when you don't do maintenance and you want to hear the turbo noise so you drive it hard.

[@gordonwick1364]

You do realize that their is alot pickup trucks out there that has four cylinder engine right? They are more reliable and fuel efficient. This is a utility vehicle and and it doesn't need a v6 or more.

[@chuckgrc3011]

Agreed! My non-turbo version is fine for me. Its not going to win any races but its a 300K mile engine if maintained.

[@davidcudlip6587]

True back in the day. But for the past 10 years 4 cylinder turbos have come a long way in reliability. Oil maintenance schedule can't be neglected.

[@dave11686]

I’d take a Maverick over this tbh

[@doug6191]

Don't understand why anyone says "tbh" or any other suggestion that they're telling the truth against advisement. Were you paid to say the Tucson, but you couldn't cope with it and have to be honest about your preference? I don't get it.

[@dave11686]

@@doug6191 Not paid to say anything. This is my opinion only based upon seeing the the fact I’ve driven the Maverick and honestly would prefer it over a Santa Cruz

[@TwoDollarGararge]

@@doug6191 it's just mainly Gen z slang late teens early 20s it was mainly a Snapchat thing

[@TwoDollarGararge]

A Maverick kind of doesn't make sense either when you can get a base model V8 F-150 for 38K

[@dave11686]

@@TwoDollarGararge yeah, forget driving a V8 F150 in the city

[@bazilwreckerloughead]

I personally don't care for the looks of these...but that's just me.

[@lambirging]

In Asia this would be perfect to join the market of Hilux , D'max , Ranger , BT-50 and many more

[@1DonFF]

If only it hadn't been given a self destructive dual clutch transmission smh

[@Low760]

You spelt ute wrong.

[@ScottyBennitone]

Im glad I stuck with a 2.0l AWD Mav instead of this which costs 15k more. Not worth it at the end of the day, especially whens its a stinkin Hyundai.

[@argontheguardian0621]

*$41k* for a car like that? No thank you, I’d rather save that money to get a more larger powerful truck

[@TwoDollarGararge]

Can't you get a relatively stripped down base model F-150 for that kind of money

[@TwoDollarGararge]

You can get a base model V8 F-150 for 39,000 yeah I'll take that for the money if it was 20k sure why not

[@argontheguardian0621]

@@TwoDollarGararge most certainly, it has three times the payload and capacity than a Santa Cruz “truck”

[@bwofficial1776]

I want these to be successful because I want compact trucks to come back. With that said, it's a little weird-looking. Truck buyers want a real truck and for the money you can get a decently-optioned midsize truck that's not much bigger. If a compact truck is what they want, a Maverick is cheaper and less weird. Hyundai also still has quality issues that they're working to overcome. These seem to be selling decently well.

[@edgaryzen4925]

Weird? Admittedly yes. BUT NOT as Pontiac Aztek to be fair lol

[@Danzel-n3n]

It’s called a Ute not a truck

[@TwoDollarGararge]

Yes but that category of vehicle doesn't really exist in the US so it's grouped in with trucks

[@JT8D200C]

Ute is a Australian term

[@bwofficial1776]

In the US it's sold as a truck. The Chevy El Camino and Ford Ranchero were sold as trucks in the US.

[@Danzel-n3n]

@@JT8D200C yeah I know it’s an Australian term but I am an American and I still use it to differentiate these types of vehicles from true trucks. No wonder why people call them trucks they weren’t sold here as Utz but they were sold here as trucks and that’s the confusing part to me anything that looks like a truck but has a different nose on the front of it that doesn’t look like a truck is not a truck yeah I might get into some discussions about this but I know the facts even though it’s an Australian term I still use it and they should have a new classification in the US for these vehicles for these types, they should call them utility collars but I don’t know why people still sell them as trucks

[@gm12551]

Jumanji style: What country is this!? It’s America.