TestDrive: Hyundai Santa Cruz
Everyday Driver Car Debate
Everyday Driver
4.9 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 31 August 2022
⏱️ 17 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | It's the 2022 Santa Cruz. Yes, the truck that you think wasn't ever going to be built again by any manufacturer |
| 0:05.7 | It's the Cruz Camino |
| 0:07.2 | It's been done by the Alper Cruz |
| 0:09.2 | I don't know. The Ford Ranchera, the whole of the world. Yes, the Subaru Brat, the Baja |
| 0:14.0 | It's a you ever invented you. That's the key thing here in the U.S. |
| 0:18.0 | We'll now get a yout. It truly is, but it works. So it's a little trucklit. It is a trucklit. Absolutely a trucklit. |
| 0:25.7 | There's no question that it is. My wife's not a fan because she hates the Alcamino. |
| 0:29.4 | She looked at it. The truck is back. The yout is here. I'm actually quite |
| 0:34.4 | It's cool. The minute I saw it, I thought that actually looks great. It's compact without looking |
| 0:40.4 | Unsubstantial. It's like that's got like power field to it. You might think that it's not a real truck |
| 0:47.4 | And if it's not a real truck and buying this means that it's better to drive easier to park, more comfortable, |
| 0:54.4 | Better fuel economy and it costs less than a real truck. Well, yes, it's not a real truck. |
| 0:59.4 | True. Well, but it can do most of the truck things that most people need. If you really evaluate your truck needs, |
| 1:06.4 | This will do 90% of the truck things you need. Unless you're installing barbed wire out on a ranch somewhere |
| 1:13.4 | Or you're towing a horse trailer. You need a big pickup truck. We've talked about the Honda Ridge Line a few times. |
| 1:18.4 | Exactly that thinking because really it is the more usable truck body style. The problem is that |
| 1:25.4 | The Ridge Line has always even with the refresh felt a little soft and it doesn't look cool. |
| 1:30.4 | And as much as styling is subjective, this just looks cool and it still looks aggressive, which is interesting. |
| 1:36.4 | Two things the Ridge Line doesn't do. It feels honestly to drive a little more truck-like than the Ridge Line. |
| 1:41.4 | I will say this. The Ridge Line has a better ride. The Ridge Line on the road has a better ride than this. |
| 1:46.4 | This is good. But I like this. But here's the interesting reason why. Hyundai has taken this euth idea. |
| 1:52.4 | This is why I think it's a euth because this is what the Australians did. |
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