Hyundai Santa Cruz Reveal: It's An Awesome Truck, Kinda

 

        From what I can gather from the pictures, the Santa Cruz is shaping up to be a segment-shifter in the highly competitive pickup-truck field. The thing is, it technically isn't a truck, as it abandons the BOF (Body On Frame) that 99.9% of trucks (Think: Ford F-150, Ram 1500, Chevy Silverado, Jeep Gladiator, etc..) are built as. What that basically means, is that the Santa Cruz (A Unibody) is just one large, connected body, compared to a Ram 1500, which has the body and the bed built as separate units, and are then bolted together for the truck's completion. OK, so the Hyundai is an innovative vehicle, what else? Secondly, the Santa Cruz is, from many people's opinion, a very attractive vehicle, both aesthetically, and also to the wallet. The Santa Cruz is estimated to cost around $20-24K, which by far makes it the cheapest pickup truck you can buy from a "Legit" brand. If you plan to buy a truck in the near future, the Hyundai Santa Cruz should be on your mind, I know it would be on mine.