In the sub-category of pickup trucks, although products based on load-bearing body platforms are inferior to traditional pickups without load-bearing bodies in terms of heavy-duty performance, their handling performance is beyond the reach of the latter. However, for pickup trucks that focus on practicality, load-bearing body products are destined to be niche.
A few years ago, Hyundai Motor released the Santa Cruz concept car. After several years of preparation, the production version of Hyundai Santa Cruz has also officially exposed road test spy photos and related information.
Judging from the exposed road test spy photos, the production version of the Hyundai Santa Cruz pickup basically continues to be consistent with the concept car. Under the influence of the structural characteristics of the load-bearing body, the mass-produced version of Santa Cruz adopts a one-piece side panel, which connects the cargo box and the cab as a whole.
At the same time, the upper body line of the mass-produced Hyundai Santa Cruz has also changed the vertical line transition between the cab and the cargo box. Instead, it is the same as the concept car. Through the image of the gantry, it forms an upper body similar to a sedan. .
In addition, compared with traditional pickup trucks, the size of the modern Santa Cruz cargo box based on the load-bearing body structure is also significantly shorter. Moreover, the rear axle also adopts independent suspension. Obviously, the fun style is the positioning of this car.
In terms of power, the new Hyundai Santa Cruz is expected to be equipped with a 2.0T turbocharged engine and a 2.4L Miller cycle engine. The former has a maximum output of 177 kilowatts, and the latter has a maximum output of 138 kilowatts. According to the plan, the new car will be officially put into production this year.
