"2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz: A Truckier Transformation"

The 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz debuted with a more truck-like appearance, featuring a new interior, off-road trim, and a potent 2.5-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine. The facelift includes a dashboard from the revamped Tucson crossover, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and meaningful upgrades for the XRT trim, such as all-terrain tires, improved approach angle, functional recovery points, a new grille, and a 360-degree camera system. The regular and XRT trims both receive new front ends, blockier daytime running lights, and a new towing drive mode for the turbocharged models, enhancing the 5,000-pound towing capacity. Overall, the updates make the 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz a more practical and capable trucklet, set to arrive in showrooms this summer.