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The Hyundai Santa Cruz is a four-door compact pickup truck manufactured and marketed by Hyundai. Released in 2021 for the 2022 model year, the Santa Cruz is the first four-door pickup truck sold by Hyundai in the North American market. The vehicle is based on the Tucson crossover SUV, and uses a unibody chassis design.

Industry analysts expected the Santa Cruz to attract car or crossover buyers instead of people who have owned a larger, traditional pickup truck.

The Santa Cruz was previewed by a concept pickup truck at the 2015 North American International Auto Show with the same name.

The production model debuted in April 2021 for the North American market. Marketed as a "Sport Adventure Vehicle", it is closely related to the fourth-generation Tucson, sharing the same project code (NX4, with additional 'a' to denote American production and 'OB' suffix, meaning 'open bed'), production site, and dashboard design. It also features a similar styling introduced on the fourth-generation Tucson, with its front end dominated by the grille with integrated daytime running lights.

Date	Article	Details
30 April 2021	Customers Can Reserve the 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz in Melbourne, Florida The 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz comes in four different trims: the SE, SEL, the SEL Premium and the Limited trim.	Press Release ( PDF) Publisher: Coastal Hyundai via PRWeb Byline: TJ Watson Dateline: Melbourne, Florida Topic: Hyundai Santa Cruz