[Mellow]

Ok, born in California but my parents left as soon as possible 56 years ago lol

Currently on a 2019 Ranger and I really like it.. the engine and trans are great!... I surprise little hopped up civics all the time because they're trying to race the car on the other side and don't even suspect the truck... then I fly ahead...

Oh well, anyway... It's still a bit big for my needs and it still has a truck ride. I helped that with some different rear shocks. I debated over the Ridgeline RTL-E vs the Ranger but the Ranger (2wd) was cheaper by far. However, I still kept looking at the Ridgeline and the redesign they did made it look much better....

Then, the Santa Cruz photos/reviews started showing up and I'm thinking that was the size of truck-ette I wanted to begin with. I don't plan on towing much if ever and only need a Home Depot vehicle.. lol

Anyway, I'm lurking while I see how the 1st year model works out... I waited about 8 months for the Ranger pricing to come down off MSRP and some discounts to show up and I suspect the Santa Cruz - I keep wanted to type Santa Claus - will be similar.

 

[Santana]

Hey @Mellow!

Did you ever consider buying a used Ridgeline or looked into other pickups on the market before getting the Ranger?
Will the Santa Cruz be your first Hyundai or do you have some experience with them?

BTW, configure and add your Santa Cruz model to the poll here: Which Hyundai Santa Cruz model did you reserve?

 

[JMII]

Currently on a 2019 Ranger and I really like it.. the engine and trans are great!... It's still a bit big for my needs and it still has a truck ride. I helped that with some different rear shocks.

Thanks for the feedback. I am considering a Ranger and those are my fears about it - still too big and bouncy ride.

 

[JASmith]

Oh well, anyway... It's still a bit big for my needs and it still has a truck ride. I helped that with some different rear shocks.

If Motortrend is to be believed, the Santa Cruz is going to have a self-leveling rear independent suspension. Should be not only more comfortable than the typical oversprung rear truck suspension, but handle like a sports car by comparison in the twisties... shift like one too most likely, as a 8-speed DCT should be able to really hammer up and down the gears quickly.

 

[Mellow]

I always have this to play with too.. not as fast but pretty fun.

 

[JMII]

If Motortrend is to be believed, the Santa Cruz is going to have a self-leveling rear independent suspension.

Hopefully we will get more information on how they are going to pull this off.

And yes the DCT should make it a snappy shifter... I am not a fan of your typical automatic slush box.

My other car has a proper manual