Watch This BEFORE Buying a New Hyundai Santa Cruz: Here's Your TFL Expert Buyer's Guide!

Just responding to his question... a ford maverick

Good job guys! Does the Santa Cruz have WIRELESS Apple Car Play/Android Auto?
One thing I'd like to see is a little bit longer bed. Also, would be nice to get leather seats in a lower trim.

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After driving the SEL, SEL activity awd, Night , and the SEL premium. I went with the SEL activity AWD. Personally didn’t need the turbo, not to mention the dct was a limiting factor for me. I hit traffic a lot and I plan on occasionally going to the beach, so the dct wouldn’t be the best for me. I average anywhere from 25 to 30 mpg with my heavy foot. Mine came with majority of the SEL premium features, which was a plus.

4 inches isn't a small screen, that's a very average screen... Aggressively average

I love the look of the truck but my concern is will it hold up or will it just break

I've dolly towed my Veloster N to the track three hours away multiple times. Car plus dolly is 4000 pounds.

I ordered a Ford Maverick January 2022 and then found the SC and bought it. Good news! Ford just emailed me yesterday to tell me my Maverick is being built next week. Get bent Ford.

Can roof rails be added to the SE base model for kayaks, luggage etc?

Please stop calling your girlcamino a truck , they not 20's Dayday they 14's

Retired Folks Like Me ! Don't buy the Ford ! They have no Good Warranty! My Wife and I absolutely Love our Santa Cruz SEL Premium turbo! A couple of trips! The Mileage gets better after the first Oil change. After you put in the new K&N filter! I also took off the restrictive 3rd Resantator which gives you a great sound and Dule Stanless outlets! But a 4 x 10 utility trailer and for about 800bucks never Worry about bed space again!

The Turbo is Faster than my 68Torino GT 390 big block 0 to 60 in5.5 seconds with the KN filter and the 3rd muffler off . I get 36 Interstate and 27 city.

We Love the Sun roof Heated seats! The self driving mode ! It really works great after you get used to it . Long Trips or no problem! I Love the Paddle Shifters and the Select shift on the stick! We did go through the reprogram for the transmission! But never had a problem with it if the first place

Oh yeah! The 18inch Tires are more better and Go on the Beach Better! I am getting more aggressive Tires next time.

Amazon Has all kinds of stuff to save money now.

The 20inc wheels are totally useless and more expensive! The 18s give you way more opportunities and options for tire choices too. I Love this little Truck and I have had many. This little Swiss Army Knife is the Mustang of my Youth! Not Kidding and people just keep talking to Us about this Truck. Mostly People my age in our 60s and 70s . Our Kids and Grandchildren Say it Kool Pop Pop ! The interior looks like the Star Ship Enterprise! I am the captain! But ! It's a dust collector keep a nice Dust Cloth in the door or console with you all the time. But its so worth it. Really! I should be selling them or at least a few bucks from Hyundai. I hope they come out with a Yellow and Black Model! I am a long time Hot Rod guy for years and it's my Favorite. But this Stone Blue is Beautiful too. I have Black Flames Ordered for the Sides of it and a Black Simigloss Hood black out!

Sparse interior. I've looked around, and a base model maverick with 4 wheel drive for around $25,000 is the best value. It doesn't have the hybrid engine, but it's more dependable, and it still gets 30 MPG. The Santa Cruise is hard to sell because it's way overpriced. Subaru had the same problem with the Baja. It was overpriced. One of these car-maker pinheads should make a 2 seat sport truck with very few options, standard AWD, all electric, 150 miles range, heat/AC, radio, and a place to plug in my phone. Picture all weather commuter car with a motorcycle price. $15,000

I'm very curious as to regular everyday interstate driving on the lower sel model? Non Turbo. How long does it take to get to 70/75 mph? If I'm cruising at 75 and have to pass a truck quickly can I? Or is it very sluggish trying to pass someone with a burst of speed?

That truck is hideous imo.

I have the SEL Premium turbo with activity package. August of 22. Got 28 k now. Pull my 5x 10 utility trailer and my 19 foot Rock Wood Camper with no problems at all ! I got the K&K filter and cut the muffler off and added twin stainless steel pipe. I paid 31,200 MSRP price. My Dealer doesn't Mark up anything like other dealers . I Love my activity package! I wish I had the hood over the speed screen

They Discontinued the Sand Color so it's now a collection car

SEL Premium also got LEDs lights everywhere

The air filter will give you better mileage and the Turbo lag Completely gone.

Wow I am really glad I got mine when I did! Mine was 31,200 100k warranty is where the price deference is between the ford and Hyundai is I also got lifetime Synthetic Oil changes too. Ford is 3/36 and one first Oil change free.

Why I’m watching this episode 😂

Would have been awesome if they made a camper shell that was a foot high than the roof line.
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Nice job guys

How tall are you guys? I'm looking at the Santa Cruz as my next vehicle but haven't gotten to a dealership yet.

Need to have more interior color options other then black.

Other then black and grey

It is easy too add a front camera. The brand is TypeS wireless camera that can be use on the front or rear of your vehicle. Have one and love it!

Too bad that bed is so small. Yeah 46 grand for the Limited you can get a Tacoma Sport or Ridgeline for less with a REAL bed and certainly better in tough conditions if you need it.

my sel handles like my Miata.

The more I research this vehicle, the less appealing it seems :(

I paid 42k for a 2024 limited 😂😂😂😂😂

Good review!!

The XRT is over $45k

They are still way overpriced. Besides that, I only see women driving them. Men know better.

Dual Clutch transmission for a mini truck, not even CVT? Just one question why????

I wish my truck had a trunk like that in the bed

The dual clutch transmission is a dealbreaker on the higher trim model.

I found a $27k for a 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz with 9,800mi on it. CARFAX says good value, regular oil change.
Do you think it’s worth it?
I’m thinking just buy it brand new after noticing the msrp, but so many dealers are asking like a few thousand dollars above msrp.

I like very much watching TFL videos.
Anyway, do these cars have fog/driving lights?

what i’ve learned is dct is 💩

If only they used the regular 8 spd auto trans on all the trims of the Santa Cruz. The dual clutch version is trouble. (And yes warranty would cover any issues but let's be real, do you really want to have a tech remove the motor and trans and stick a new one in? Its never put back together right. Im sure some techs will do a perfect job but when it comes to warranty work its all about speed...maybe some holts aren't tight, maybe wiring isn't routed or clipped back to the way it waa from factory). I don't trust dealership repair work anymore, no matter the brand)

I want one!!! 😅

Just picked up a 2024 SEL AWD like yours Nathan,
Loving it so far..

This was very helpful. I’ve heard a lot of bad things about the dual clutch transmission, and the HP transmission is a lot better in the lower powered vehicle. I am looking to get one. Because Toyota is taking too long to come out with their small truck Toyota stout.

the factory tonnaeu cover makes that price difference...

Sel Activity is the best. Ton of features and the base transmission is much better than the DCT in the Limited