Hyundai Santa Cruz Pickup Imagined With Santa Fe SUV Design Cues

It’s still up in the air whether the Hyundai Santa Cruz pickup will share a platform with the new 2022 Tucson or the refreshed Santa Fe. The likelier of the two seems to be the Tucson, based on the spy photos and word from Hyundai itself, though KDesign AG on Blanche.net has a series of unofficial renderings that give the new pickup the Santa Fe’s design cues.

Spy photos have shown that the pickup will feature a split-headlight design, and that’s present in the renderings. The truck in the rendering also features thin-slit daytime running lights sitting above rectangular headlights that flow into the large grille. Triangular intakes flank the lower bumper, which is trimmed in chrome, just as it looks on the 2021 Santa Fe. A full-width taillight spans the tailgate and Santa Fe-inspired taillight shape with more chrome accents at the rear. Spy shots have shown Hyundai keeping the rear-end hidden.

Back in September, Hyundai Motor Group Head of Global Product Management said that the pickup would be based on the 2022 Tucson, though Hyundai wouldn’t clarify when contacted. If the Santa Cruz shares parts with the Tucson, then the Tucson engines are likely to power the pickup, too. That’d give the pickup the choice of either a naturally aspirated 2.5-liter or an optional turbocharged 1.6-liter hybrid mill. Inside, the Tucson base should give the Santa Cruz a nicely appointed interior with the latest technology, including a 10.3-inch center infotainment screen and a digital instrument cluster.