Hyundai is making a handful of small modifications to the Santa Cruz, the one pickup in its portfolio, for the 2024 mannequin 12 months. The lineup loses a trim stage, features one other, and will get further customary options throughout the board, although pricing will increase in comparison with the 2023 mannequin.
The SEL Premium trim stage that was positioned under the range-topping Restricted mannequin by means of 2023 is gone. It has been changed by a brand new trim known as XRT, a reputation already used within the Tucson, Santa Fe and Palisade strains. Constructing on the SEL with Exercise Package deal, the XRT mannequin comes customary with trim-specific orange middle caps on the wheels, a trim-specific emblem on the tailgate, wider wheel arch flares, black door mirror caps, aspect steps, darkish chrome inside trim, black H-Tex upholstery and adaptive cruise management, amongst different options.
Energy for the XRT trim comes from a turbocharged, 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine rated at 281 horsepower and 311 pound-feet of torque. It spins the 4 wheels by way of an eight-speed dual-clutch automated transmission. This is identical drivetrain that powered the SEL Premium.
Hyundai can also be making bi-LED projector headlights customary throughout the Santa Cruz vary for 2024. An automated defogger and a dual-zone local weather management system come customary on SEL fashions and above, SEL with Exercise Package deal fashions and above achieve an ordinary 10.25-inch touchscreen with a navigation system, and the Evening trim receives black H-Tex upholstery. Lastly, the steering wheel in each Santa Cruz no matter trim stage will get a haptic suggestions operate for the lane-keeping help and blind-spot collision-avoidance help capabilities.
Pricing begins at $27,985 together with a $1,335 vacation spot cost, up from $27,035 in 2023. Pricing for the total vary is as follows:
Santa Cruz SE (front-wheel-drive): $27,985
Santa Cruz SEL (front-wheel-drive): $30735
Santa Cruz SE (all-wheel-drive): $29,485
Santa Cruz SEL (all-wheel-drive): $32,235
Santa Cruz Evening (all-wheel-drive): $39,545
Santa Cruz XRT (all-wheel-drive): $41,185
Santa Cruz Restricted (all-wheel-drive): $42,405
Hyundai sellers throughout the nation will start receiving the 2024 Santa Cruz within the coming weeks.
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