Yahoo Autos 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz Gains Fresh Looks and More Robust XRT Model
The 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz receives a new front-end design as well as eye-catching colors.
Inside, Hyundai's compact pickup truck has a restyled center console with a curved housing for the optional dual 12.3-inch screens.
The XRT trim is also bolstered by more distinctive styling and new 18-inch wheels wrapped in all-terrain rubber.
Hyundai's first foray into the pickup truck market, the Santa Cruz, arrived back in 2022 with a striking face and offering a potent turbocharged engine. Now the sharply styled compact pickup is receiving an overhaul for the 2025 model year, bringing a revised design, a more distinctive off-road XRT trim, and an upgraded infotainment system.
Hyundai's Little Truck Looks Bolder
The Santa Cruz looks bolder than before, with a new front end that puts it in line with the refreshed 2025 Tucson SUV on which it's based. There are also flashy new wheel designs. Two new paint colors are offered (Rockwood Green and Canyon Red) along with a new Medium Gray hue for the seats.
Meanwhile, the XRT trim, which before simply featured minimal trim changes, now looks even more suited to off-roading with exclusive front and rear bumper designs, which also improve the approach angle by an unspecified amount. There's also a more clearly differentiated grille and more capability thanks to new 18-inch wheels now shod with 245/60 all-terrain tires. The XRT model also comes with a surround-view monitor and a blind-spot-view camera that displays in the digital gauge cluster.
