![]() Hyundai Officially Announces It Will Build Santa Cruz Pickup in 2021Ģ019 Honda Ridgeline: Everything You Need to Know We also have confirmation on the imminent reveal of Tesla’s Cybertruck, a whole bunch of leftovers from this year’s Specialty Equipment Market Association Show in Las Vegas, and even a few driving opportunities for auto show goers in Seattle and Tampa Bay.Ĭheck out all that and more from both and sister site below. Speaking of the Ridgeline, elsewhere in our truck coverage this week is a roundup of all things Ridgeline for the 2019 model - from child-safety-seat accommodation to our full expert review, we have you covered. What power plant will the truck take? How will the towing specs look? What cab configurations await? Stay tuned to find out. (We’d love to believe that it took so long because Hyundai leaders were waiting on the outcome of our 2019 Mid-Size Truck Challenge, of which the winner was the kinda-crossover Honda Ridgeline, but this remains unconfirmed.) Details for now are lacking, though we know Hyundai’s Montgomery, Ala., plant will be producing it. Well, the South Korean automaker has decided there’s room in the market to compete with the Honda Ridgeline and mash up a family crossover with a pickup truck after all, so it’s taking the concept and turning it into reality for either the 2021 or 2022 model years. You might recall the Santa Cruz as one of the standout concepts from the 2015 Detroit auto show. He told Autocar that work on the truck was complete, and now the team had to go about actually producing the model.ĭonckerwolke told the publication the truck would be built, “as soon as possible.”Īutocar suggests 2020 as a prospective debut year, and that would seem about right if all the design work is done as Donckerwolke has said.View all 2019 Honda Ridgeline models for sale near 60606 There’s also the fact that Donckerwolke said Hyundai was in the process of making the truck a reality. Hyundai wouldn’t likely see the same kind of sales that Ford and GM do for their trucks, but it’s a good bet Hyundai could sell enough to justify making the model. With the market trending towards trucks and SUVs, it only makes sense for Hyundai to make the most of its crossover platforms and re-purpose at least one of them-in this case, the Tucson-into a pickup truck. O’Brien told CarBuzz that the company still gets letters about the Santa Cruz daily, so it’s safe to assume that enthusiasm for the concept truck has not waned much since its auto show debut. ![]() So, Hyundai shouldn’t stray too far from its concept truck’s original vision. People liked the concept so much for what it was: a small, urban-focused pickup. The bed is only one-third of the truck so two-thirds aren’t generating incoming,” O’Brien told CarBuzz. “Every inch of the truck should be generating income. It will be easy to park and use in urban environments. It will be a smaller pickup truck with car-like, crossover platform used on Hyundai’s other vehicles. ![]() How Alike the Concept Is it?Īccording to the conversation CarBuzz had with O’Brien, the Santa Cruz pickup will have many of the characteristics of the Santa Cruz concept truck. Mike O’Brien, Hyundai’s Vice President of Product Planning, talked with CarBuzz about the new truck, giving away some details, and Luc Donckerwolke talked with Autocar about the upcoming production model. ![]() Well, now it seems that Hyundai has more information on the vehicle, including the fact that it will indeed be built. Hyundai showed off its Santa Cruz concept vehicle in 2015 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. By Wade Thiel 4 years ago According to interviews with high-ranking employees within the company, Hyundai plans to make its truck soon. ![]()
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