Remember the Hyundai Santa Cruz concept from the 2015 Detroit Auto Show? Upon its debut, Hyundai stated that there were no concrete plans to put the chunky-looking crossover/pick-up hybrid into production. Now, it would appear as though things are swaying towards the production side of things as the Korean automaker has expressed its interest in producing a pick-up truck.
According to Hyundai R&D director, Park Byung-cheol, the Hyundai Santa Cruz concept received “good response” at the Detroit show. With that said, he told Reuters that there were several “hurdles” to overcome till we can finally see a pick-up truck from Hyundai – Byung-cheol refused to elaborate further.
The Hyundai Santa Cruz concept was developed as an exercise to gauge interest amongst what Hyundai deems as the most important market audience, the millennials. The crossover/pick-up boasts futuristic styling cues courtesy of its fluorescent green-yellow highlights on a silver body and massive 22-inch wheels.
Under the bonnet, a (seemingly production-ready) 2.0 litre turbocharged diesel engine is employed. The mill pumps out a total of 190 hp and 406 Nm of torque – power gets transferred to all four corners via a HTRAC all-wheel drive system. In this state of tune, fuel consumption figures are quoted at 12.8 km/litre.
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Looks like a rejected design from Ssangyong
oh ye ~ make it !
Hair Dresser Pick Up Truck, Perfect for Korean Hair Dresser Auto Fanboy, Suggest to name it Hyundai PinkBoyz
This should be called Hyundai Hailated
It’ll need to gain a lot of support from Hailat, Triton, Navara,D-Max users. Colorado and Ranger, not much.
I reckon when the production design is toned down, it’ll look just as good. Performance is another thing though. They’re a newbie like VW in this.
Looks like Mazda X9 version of pickup truck.
If the real thng look anything like this I will buy one.
Buy a used unit from direct online ad or from relative/friends.
Afterall, KIA and Ssangyong cars can never be traded in
Its is OK. I usually sell my old cars at a low price to my friends. That’s what friends are for. I maintain my cars well. Or I just give it to my kids. They can use the car until it is time to throw away. A car is just a tool.
This one can head straight to the junk metal yard after 18 months
At least it won’t send metal shrapnels into the faces of your children like Toyota does.
First read the title….I thought the Paraguayan footballer Santa Cruz has transformed into a pickup…and worst still a Kimchi Pickup….LOL
About time somebody re-developed the El Camino.
Yes I would by one!
nice design.
If it looks as good as the pictures i will take 2 one for me one for the wife.
After CNY, I kau kau also wanna sell my 2 rotten cabbages.
Have to park 500m away (and deliberately arriving late) so that no family members see me drive a kimchi. But somehow, someone saw and the news got spread to others. So, toward the end of reunion dinner, I got funny looks from relatives.
Then the old man mentioned my cousin got promoted and now his wife drives Accord. He gets a Lexus as company car.
I am so paiseh that excused myself to leave early by giving excuse that I have stomach upset.
So, curi curi leave and never felt so malu in my life.
Looking for Sam now to get rid of my cancer
Front design is cool… But looking from the back? YUCK!