Hyundai Santa Cruz News

Ford's worst nightmare? Toyota's sub-HiLux ute timing and more, as Ford Maverick sales smash expectations
By Byron Mathioudakis · 27 Sep 2022
Toyota is reportedly fast-tracking a compact, car-based ute for the North American market, aimed directly at the wildly successful Ford Maverick as well as the popular Hyundai Santa Cruz.
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A Hyundai ute 'has to be electric': Dual-cab pick-up might rival Ranger and HiLux, but it won't be diesel or petrol!
By Matt Campbell · 14 Jul 2022
You can't yet buy a Hyundai ute, but when one is available, it's going to be electric.
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Game changers! The new models that would make Toyota, Hyundai, Kia, Volkswagen and more even more appealing to buyers
By Stephen Ottley · 15 May 2022
The likes of Toyota, Hyundai, Kia and Ford are Australia’s biggest car brands for a reason - they offer the types of cars we want to buy.
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Kia and Hyundai's diesel dual-cab ute isn't done yet: Why a proper pick-up to take on the Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger isn't off the table | Opinion
By Andrew Chesterton · 06 Mar 2022
Kia's diesel dual-cab ute dreams might not be over yet, despite the brand globally confirming plans for an all-electric ute pair of pick-ups earlier this week.Kia has long flagged a proper diesel dual-cab that will take on the segment's traditional heavy
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Here comes Hyundai's ute? New EV "light-commercial vehicle" announced alongside Kia's new pick-up!
By Andrew Chesterton · 03 Mar 2022
Hyundai now appears odds-on to launch an electric ute that will sit alongside Kia's new EV dual-cab, with the brand confirming an all-electric "light commercial vehicle" the day before its sister brand confirmed its own pick-up plans.While Hyundai is yet
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2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz one of the brand's 'biggest-ever' research projects - what does that mean for its chances in Australia?
By Tom White · 24 Oct 2021
The Santa Cruz ute was the result of one of Hyundai's 'biggest-ever' research projects, but there are still 'behind the scenes' factors preventing an Australian launch.
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Will there be a Kia ute version of the Hyundai Santa Cruz? And why a new Korean ladder-frame dual-cab is more likely for Australia than a car-based model
By Tom White · 17 Oct 2021
A Kia version of the Hyundai Santa Cruz? Here's why the brand's Australian division isn't holding its breath.
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2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz: What we know so far about the brand's new dual-cab ute - including pricing and its chances for an Australian launch
By Tom White · 20 Sep 2021
Here's everything we know about Hyundai's first ute model, its specs, how much it costs, and its chances for an Australian launch.
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2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz gamble pays off! Micro-ute beats Chevrolet Corvette, Toyota RAV4 and Subaru XV to title of fastest-selling vehicle - so now will it come to Australia?
By Andrew Chesterton · 15 Sep 2021
Hyundai's gamble on the 2022 Santa Cruz has paid off in the USA, with the micro-ute beating out the new Corvette to the crown of America's fastest-selling vehicle in August.Hyundai's bite-sized pick-up shifted some 1252 examples in the USA in just its fir
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Hyundai Santa Cruz ute-based SUV takes shape! Nissan X-Trail, Mitsubishi Outlander and Honda CR-V put on notice, but is this seven-seater a better Tucson?
By Justin Hilliard · 24 Aug 2021
Hyundai is making waves with its new ute, the Santa Cruz, but what if it was spun off into an SUV with seven seats for the family?
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