2024 Hyundai Santa Cruz Arrives with Brawnier-Looking XRT Trim

• Details for the 2024 Hyundai Santa Cruz have been revealed.
• A brawnier-looking new XRT trim joins the lineup and replaces the old SEL Premium trim.
• Outside of the new trim, changes for the new year are minimal, with Hyundai updating a few standard features.

Three model years into its run, the Hyundai Santa Cruz is getting a new trim level. The 2024 Santa Cruz lineup now has a rugged-looking new trim called the XRT that will replace the old SEL Premium trim. The little pickup joins the Tucson, Palisade, and Santa Fe in adding this version to its range.

What does the adventure-focused XRT get you? Opting for the new trim includes new fender flares, lower door garnishes, side steps, and bed rails, as well as trim-specific orange center caps for the wheels. Black mirror caps and door handles, as well as special XRT badging on the tailgate, round out the changes for the truck.

Inside the XRT, you get black cloth seats, an auto-dimming rear-view mirror, adaptive cruise control, and leather on the steering wheel and shift knob.

Other changes for the Santa Cruz are kept to a minimum. Power arrives via the same naturally aspirated 2.5-liter four-cylinder that makes 191 horsepower and 181 pound-feet of torque, or the turbocharged 2.5-liter four making 281 horses and 311 pound-feet, which comes standard on the XRT. Both engines use eight-speed automatics, but while the turbo version uses a dual-clutch, the naturally aspirated engine maintains a standard torque-converter automatic.

Some of the standard features have been updated for 2024. LED headlights now standard for all 2024 Santa Cruz models, as is steering wheel haptic feedback for lane-keep assist and blind-spot warning. Dual-zone automatic climate control and an auto defogger are now included on the SEL trim, while the 10.3-inch center touchscreen is now included starting with Activity Package–equipped SEL models.

The 2024 truck starts at $27,985 for the base model and ranges up to $42,405 for the Limited. Pricing for the new XRT model starts at $41,185.

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