Compare 2025 vs 2024 Hyundai Santa Cruz
| 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz | 2024 Hyundai Santa Cruz |
Engine |
|
| 2.5L I-4 | 2.5L I-4 |
Horsepower |
|
| 191 hp 1 | 191 hp 1 |
MPG (City/Highway) |
|
| 22/26 2 | 22/26 2 |
Seating Capacity |
|
| 5 | 5 |
Infotainment Display Screen |
|
| 12.3-inch | 10.25-inch |
Max Cargo Space |
|
| 27 cubic feet | 27 cubic feet |
Max Towing Capacity |
|
| 3,500 lbs 3 | 3,500 lbs 3 |
2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz vs 2024 Hyundai Santa Cruz
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The Hyundai Santa Cruz stands out in the truck market with sporty, modern styling and numerous exceptional features. This compact truck debuted four years ago and benefits from a style update and other improvements in the 2025 model year. You can rely on our Classic Hyundai associates to assist with your detailed comparison of the 2024 and 2025 model years.
Performance
While many aspects of the Hyundai Santa Cruz have been updated, the performance capabilities hold steady. The SE and SEL trim levels have a 191-horsepower, 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine, and an eight-speed automatic transmission. Both front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive are available for these trim levels. The Night, XRT, and Limited trim levels have a 281-horsepower, turbo 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine with the same transmission. For these trims, all-wheel drive is standard.
Appearance
The 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz benefits from restyled front and rear bumpers that create an edgier, more rugged style. The Santa Cruz continues to have a sleek, modern profile with extensive molding from end to end. The molding has special accents over the fenders and across the doors. At the front, the innovative headlights feature a column of three rectangular LED bars and a row of three LED bars. The XRT trim level has also been updated with daytime running lights, beefier tires, a new wheel design, and tow hooks.
Features
Additional improvements to the 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz are packed inside the cabin. The 12.3-inch touch display screen and the 12.3-inch digital instrument panel are now housed in a single glass housing. The updated infotainment system now has wireless smartphone app connections and over-the-air updates. Other new features include Hyundai Pay, USB-C ports, an updated steering wheel, a fingerprint scanner, and a revised climate control panel. The Santa Cruz continues to offer a highway driving assistant, a heated steering wheel, a Bose sound system, a 360-degree camera, leather upholstery, an auto-dimming rear mirror, adaptive cruise control, LED bed lighting, side steps, a household power outlet in the bed, wireless phone charging and several additional features.
Test Drive the Santa Cruz Today
Our Classic Hyundai associates are eager to show off the updates to the Hyundai Santa Cruz in person. Visit us today to learn more and take a test drive.
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1. Estimated output of 187 horsepower @ 6,100 rpm.
2. EPA estimates for comparison. Your actual mileage will vary with options, driving conditions, driving habits, and vehicle’s condition.
3. Towing capability varies by configuration. See the towing guide in the Owner’s Manual for proper use and additional information.
