Santa Cruz presents redesigned exterior and inside surfaces together with new infotainment and extra superior driver help techniques. The 2025 Santa Cruz, designed in California, arrives at Hyundai dealerships this summer time.
“The event aim for freshening Santa Cruz was to offer it an excellent bolder, stronger design. We additionally needed Santa Cruz to be extra succesful, and the out there XRT trim delivers with all-terrain tires, entrance tow hooks and improved off-road functionality. Clients are going to understand all the brand new design particulars and enhancements inside and outside. Santa Cruz is a real sport journey car,” stated Muñoz.
“Extra vertical traces and redesigned headlamps bookend a menacing new grille incorporating bigger chambers. These adjustments give the 2025 Santa Cruz a extra planted, sturdy stance,” stated Arnold. “On the Santa Cruz XRT, we’ve augmented the mannequin’s off-road functionality by growing the method angle, including all-terrain tires and distinctive wrench-inspired alloy wheels.”
2025 Santa Cruz New Enhancements and Obtainable Options
XRT Trim (Particular Adjustments)
New XRT-exclusive entrance and rear bumper fascia designs
New XRT-exclusive entrance grille
Entrance tow hooks
Wrench-inspired XRT-specific 18-inch wheels
245 / 60 R 18 all-terrain tires
Elevated method angle
XRT trim provides Encompass View Monitor and Blind-Spot View Monitor[i]
XRT brand debossing on entrance higher seatbacks
Exterior Adjustments
New entrance fascia
New grille
New wheel designs
New daytime working lights
Inside Adjustments
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New instrument panel
New panoramic curved show homes an non-compulsory 12.3-inch driver info cluster and out there 12.3-inch audio-video navigation (AVN) system
New audio/video/navigation and HVAC controls with switches and buttons
New steering wheel
New air vents
Rear seat middle armrest with two cupholders
New Infotainment/Comfort Know-how
Wi-fi Apple CarPlay® / Android Auto™ integration on all trim ranges
Over the Air (OTA) software program and firmware replace help added[ii]
USB-Kind-C ports
Bluelink+ Linked Automobile expertise[iii]
Hyundai Pay in-car cost system[iv]
Built-in Reminiscence System
Digital Key 2 Contact
Fingerprint scanner
New towing drive mode (2.5L turbocharged powertrain on Restricted and XRT solely)
Security Know-how
Ahead Consideration Warning (FAW)
New Colour Decisions
Rockwood Inexperienced and Canyon Crimson exterior colour decisions
Medium Grey seating surfaces
Highly effective and Environment friendly Powertrains
Eight-Pace Automated Transmission
The eight-speed transmission for the usual 2.5-liter engine supplies fast and crisp shifts for an enticing and environment friendly driving expertise. A multi-disc and individually managed hydraulic channel torque converter improves responsiveness by increasing the direct connection band, whereas a downsized oil pump and double ball bearings decrease frictional losses.
HTRAC® All-Wheel-Drive
Each 2.5L four-cylinder and a couple of.5L four-cylinder turbo fashions supply HTRAC® all-wheel drive functionality for full confidence when pursuing adventures of every kind or for that additional peace of thoughts when driving in an sudden snowfall. HTRAC AWD was developed as a multi-mode system, offering an digital, variable-torque-split clutch with lively torque management between the entrance and rear axles. The Sport setting offers Santa Cruz a extra agile really feel by sending further torque to the rear wheels, for a sporty, dynamic expertise. This method has a variety of torque distribution variability, tuned for circumstances akin to straight-line acceleration, medium- and high-speed cornering, and hill begins. For these clients who prefer to tow their weekend gear with them, the two.5L 4-cylinder is rated to tow 3,500 lbs. and the two.5L Turbo AWD mannequin boasts a beneficiant 5,000 lbs. of towing functionality.[v]
