Hyundai Santa Cruz: the pickup that sells faster than the Corvette

Within a short time of its debut, the Hyundai Santa Cruz has become one of the best-selling pickup trucks in the US. Due to its features and price, the compact truck spends only 8 days in dealerships before getting a new home.

Hyundai's decision to greenlight the strange little truck seemed unorthodox a few months ago when it was unveiled. However, after positive reviews began to accumulate, it became clear that the Korean automaker made the right choice. And it is now clear that the general public agrees, because Santa Cruz vans quickly find owners shortly after landing at the dealer lots.

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Automotive analyst iSeeCars keeps track of how long cars sit in dealerships before they are sold. Within a few months Chevrolet corvette was at or near the top of the heap. However, he has now been overthrown, at least temporarily, by Santa Cruz. Compact trucks spend an average of only eight days in the showroom. before someone decides to kidnap them.

The iSeeCars list is interesting in that it not only highlights regular popular cars like compact SUVs, but also enthusiast cars. The top 20 ranking includes, for example, C8 Corvette the aforementioned and All of these vehicles are sold well before the average vehicle sale time of 26 days. In case you're wondering, Bronco runs 10.6 days. So yes, the Santa Cruz is technically hotter than the Bronco. However, of course, this statement has a very large context.

The Santa Cruz, like many others, was subject to dealer markups. In fact, an email from a buyer showed a $10,000 markup of $36,905 on the SEL Premium model, which is pretty incredible considering the starting price for this Santa Cruz is $XNUMX. If you didn't know before, dealers are definitely aware of the high demand for enthusiast vehicles like the Santa Cruz.

Hyundai Santa Cruz vs. Ford Maverick

Santa Cruz was officially introduced a few months ago as a car in the same line as. This is a relatively inexpensive compact unibody pickup truck designed for people with an active lifestyle. Thus, it has several characteristics that make such an attitude possible. I know can tow 5,000 pounds, its short bed is more versatile than you might think, and thanks to flight attendants, it can still be used daily as a driver. Finally, a built-in, lockable canvas cover also allows the bed to be used as a chest.

However, it's still an unorthodox vehicle despite this level of versatility, and the fact that it's selling so quickly will definitely be welcome news to some Hyundai product planners. The Santa Cruz is based on the Tucson., certainly not on its own platform, but bringing it to market was definitely risky. However, it's a solid little truck with a lot of cool features.

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