[SirNotAppearing]

You can see the (tiny!) sliding rear window in these pics. It's a shame they couldn't do the 4runner style where the whole thing rolls down.

 

[SirNotAppearing]

Oops somebody beat me to it. Can't seem to delete posts.

 

[JMII]

It's a shame they couldn't do the 4runner style where the whole thing rolls down.

For sure.

Those must be the 18" wheels too... not bad looking.

 

[JASmith]

That pathetic manually operated slider is worse than nothing IMO. Who is ever going to climb back there to open it, and for what? If it were at least even with the tonneau cover, but its not. Whoever approved this design needs a smack to the back of the head and a lump of coal for xmas. The dropping rear glass would have been perfect and a solution for the lack of a fancy dropping midgate. /rantoff

 

[randY49]

That pathetic manually operated slider is worse than nothing IMO. Who is ever going to climb back there to open it, and for what? If it were at least even with the tonneau cover, but its not. Whoever approved this design needs a smack to the back of the head and a lump of coal for xmas. The dropping rear glass would have been perfect and a solution for the lack of a fancy dropping midgate. /rantoff

Where did you hear it would manually operated?

 

[JASmith]

Where did you hear it would manually operated?

2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz First Look: Return of the Compact Truck

Is this really happening?!

www.motortrend.com

The Santa Cruz doesn't incorporate every trick in the book, though. Unlike the Baja and the Chevrolet Avalanche, there's no mid-gate to increase the bed length, nor does the rear window roll down. You can stick longer items through the optional sliding rear window as on larger pickups, but it's a manual slider, not powered.

 

[randY49]

If that proves to be true, that’s quite unfortunate... and likely to change with a mid-cycle refresh.
Having a window you can’t operate from the driver seat is about as bad as the knobless/buttonless center stack.

 

[JASmith]

If that proves to be true, that’s quite unfortunate... and likely to change with a mid-cycle refresh.
Having a window you can’t operate from the driver seat is about as bad as the knobless/buttonless center stack.

I was OK with it UNTIL I saw it. At first I was thinking it would be a third of the rear glass in the center that slides out of the way, even with the tonneau level, so you could strap down long smaller items like PVC pipes from home depot or whatever to go into the cab to give you some length flexibility. So you wouldn't use it all the time, but it could give you flexibility now and then... but nope.

I'll forever mock this tiny glory hole.

 

[randY49]

Sliding the rear window open and venting the sunroof offers fantastic airflow through the cabin. Hard to do if you can’t reach the window... I know myself too well, no way I remember to crack it before starting a drive

 

[Mellow]

I have a similar window on the Ranger and I've opened it once... just to see that it works... I would prefer a solid glass or for it to be electric like the Ridgeline. I supposed they have to stop somewhere or the pricepoint will be even with the Ridgeline and they'll price themselves out of the target market.

 

[Robin_Adee]

My old truck had a similar window and I used it often. But I could reach it from the driver's seat, so this one will mostly be for passengers if it's not automatic. I'm glad they didn't do a full-size dropping window though, because it seems like a potential maintenance problem that would be expensive to fix years down the road. I'd be okay with a non-opening rear window, but I'm also okay with this little slider.

 

[Bobby7]

Sliding the rear window open and venting the sunroof offers fantastic airflow through the cabin. Hard to do if you can’t reach the window... I know myself too well, no way I remember to crack it before starting a drive

On the flip side, knowing myself I'd leave the rear window open and forget to close it as soon as i get out of the car. hahaha

 

[JASmith]

On the flip side, knowing myself I'd leave the rear window open and forget to close it as soon as i get out of the car. hahaha

Probably come back to find a cat with its back feet sticking out wiggling and its belly stuck in the small opening.

 

[JMII]

I'll forever mock this tiny glory hole.

spot on.

It's worthless! I'd rather have nothing because now every time you look in the rear view mirror you'll see that stupid porthole blocking you view but adding no value.

 

[HSC4ME]

That little rear slider, Hahaha... So much great design and then this. Is that the real final product?

 

[HSC4ME]

I'm for a full electric window or a bed to cab hatch. Don't let that bed to cab hatch access space go to waste! If a hatch access isn't doable because of the composite bed or other reasons, then use that space for the electric motor and full roll-down window. There's something very exhilarating about a hardtop convertible feeling of all the side windows and rear window down cruising. Even my 1968 International Harvester Travelall 4X4 has an electric window in the tailgate and there's nothing quite like an all windows down evening drive with the heater on along Coast Highway. It's a sweat feeling. This little SAV deserves one or the other.

 

[HSC4ME]

Looks like the Ford Maverick is going with the same "hole."