Have you used the adaptive cruise control very much? That's when he found it shuttering.

@@wylierudhman1603 Yes, I use it nearly every drive both in town and highway. Incredible! and no shutter at all.

Hyundai ACC and land keeping assist is really good.

Do you mean shudder?

@@OMGWTFLOLSMH Hahaha - Yes Shudder. (I plead the fifth and blame Siri) Sorry... What the reviewer mentioned he was noticing at takeoff.

I'm not sure I would agree. I bought the Santa Cruz limited and it's not pretending... It is a premium vehicle. It cost $41K+. The Maverick Lariat runs about 3K less at 38K+ (*NOT 10-15K more) But the Santa Cruz has more features.... The Cruz starts at 23K, the Ford at 20K but again the Santa Cruz has more features and much better warranty. All I can say is that anyone considering buying a Maverick should at least test drive the Santa Cruz for sure. I drove both and the Cruz is hands down the nicer trucklet! **Still both nice little trucks and along with a Honda ridgeline I think the numbers will prove that these new unibody small trucks are going to be very very popular moving forward! People that don't need a big truck now have more choice.

Top of the line , the Santa cruz is 5 thousand more. It is the better built vehicle. The maverick already has a stop sales order on it. Malfunctioning rear seat belts or somthing. Big reason the maverick is cheaper is its not built as well but also the maverick is built in Mexico

@@robertsn6584 Being built in Mexico has nothing to do with it. Their quality is the same. They're still actual humans with the same management system. Why do so many people think the quality is lesser if it's built in Mexico? Is it the weather?

@@Ichibuns Japanese cars that are built in Japan have better quality control than the ones built here so people think the same thing applies.

@@JDMSwervo2001 Their management IS very different and so are their suicide rates

Who cares where it’s built?

​@@1209MArky : non-Ford fanbois do.

@@tooltalk I’m not a ford fan boy and my profile pic was my mustang I haven’t owned for years. What difference does it make where it’s made? Is it better quality? Does it perform better?

@@tooltalk I have a GTI made in Mexico, why tf do I care? It drives like GTI made in Germany lmao.

People who only buy American cars are too stupid to actually look at where the car is built. They only see a Ford badge and assume it is built in America. In reality, it doesn’t even matter. Buy the car that you like best.

Steep? Loaded its 40K. A base 4x4 crew cab full size start at that price. If you want cheap, you can go with a Maverick but that vehicle does have really poor quality, materials, etc which is fine as long as you don't care. Unfortunately many do which is where the Santa Cruz comes into play.

Ford will sell way way more Mavericks but that doesn't mean the Hyundai Santa Cruz won't be a solid performer. The Hyundai is only built in one plant in Alabama and only going to be sold in United States. The Maverick is built in Mexico and has already sold out for 2022... I still think the Cruz is going to sell like gangbusters but again, nowhere near as many as the Ford maverick. Every company, from Bug exterminator to pool cleaner, that needs a work truck is going to buy a Ford Maverick

@@macsterguy Burger exterminator lol

@@2004cyrus Hahaha, Siri is killing me today... Bug exterminator. I love Burgers!

​@@macsterguy : Ford sold 3K more Mavericks in FY2021, but the Santa Cruz outsold the Maverick in the latest quarter 4Q 2021. The SC and Maverick were named "fastest selling vehicles" in Aug and Oct 20221, but at this point, both companies are supply-constrained.

@@macsterguy The Santa Cruz is also sold in Canada

Duh, that's b/c only the top trim has touch volume control (no knob volume button) and, considering that the average selling price is only $34K, most SC's sold aren't the $41K top trim.

Hmm... I take that back. It seems like at least 1/4 of all SCs sold are the top Limited AWD trims.

The fords advantage in my opinion is the truck like looks and the cheap price (relatively speaking). The Santa Cruz doesn’t make sense above 30k, just get a taco.

@Jonathan A the Ridgeline is a larger, more expensive vehicle. You can almost get two Mavericks for the cost of a Ridgeline.

@Jonathan A they are the same TYPE of vehicle but they are not in the same class. For clarification.

@Jonathan A uh huh...you got it bro.

@Jonathan A Maverick is based on Ford's C2 COMPACT platform. Ridgeline is MIDSIZE.

That would be a really smart move to bring it back.

I am so jealous everytime I see one

With the CR-V? Huh? Don't you mean the Ridgeline?

Another great choice! Very nice looking truck! I think I like the looks more then my Santa Cruz and I really like my Cruz!

Why the hell would you want something that feels truck-like? Stiff ride, noisier and no AWD. No thanks.

he was thinking of the 2.3 turbo ranger

I love my new CX-5

a 2.0T in the Tuscon would do wonders. It is underpowered. My wife’s Santa Fe Sport with 2.0T is similar size/weight and 235 hp really scoots. Maybe a shortage of parts, that 2.5 is in a lot of their cars. Kudos to Mazda though, their 2.5T has absolutely zero turbo lag. Even CX9 it feels fast.

@@gregmyrland2515 I'm iffy on the 2.0T, its less efficient and less powerful than the 2.5T. The thing is, the Santa Cruz and Genesis GV70 already have the 2.5T and they are all based on the same platform so it should be easy.

That’s not a reasonable expectation for the Santa Cruz, especially since most of these are selling for base or close to it at $24k.

VW’s standard turbo engines are actually really slow and built for fuel economy. All their cars are pretty slow except for the sporty models.

All vehicles are overpriced especially now.

In this segment, that’s not possible. Buy a base Maverick if you want a $20k new truck.

@@jakekaywell5972 I saw the maverick in person but it has a cheap feel and not a lot of towing. I bought the Santa Cruz 3 weeks ago and love it

It should be very easy to move the hybrid/PHEV powertrains from the Santa Fe and Tucson into the SC

That’s for sure. I clean bugs off of my new Mazda CX-5 after every drive when I get home.

It won't sell well there that's why the corporate doesn't sell it there

@@Sean-pb5cn Admittedly, that's a possibility. But I don't think that's the case here. Ssangyong and Chevy are the only companies that sell compact trucks here and both of them think it's worth introducing new models. Koreans are in a kind of "outdoorsy" phase right now and something like this with a Hyundai badge would appeal to many of those shoppers. I suspect it has something to do with importing it from the US. I guess we'll never know, since the company has openly said we won't be getting this Santa Cruz. :(

It's sold out. It's named North America truck of the year 2022

Own a Honda Ridgeline, it fits in most garages, it is bigger than the Santa Cruz (but much smaller than a F150).

He owned one before. Did he say he’d do another one? He would need to get one from an owner

@@garrettw99 He did get a 2022 for review. Follow him on Facebook and instagram.

Pretty sure it is powered. I don’t think it’s a huge feature on this car because it looks smaller than a piece of 8.5”x11” paper. Seems more for airflow

I have one- it’s manual. Very easy to slide and honestly forget it’s there sometimes haha

True. To me first look was someone copied the 2012 Ridgeline.

Yes the rear can be locked, but its not a traditional locker, its clutch based and only sends 50% to the rear. So its a typical CUV style AWD and not an old school transfer case style 4WD. Its designed for light off roading not rock crawling.

@@johnmoore3504 -Ok.

I haven't driven any of them, but owning a Honda currently, I'd probably go with the Ridgeline myself. But I would definitely want to drive both back to back before deciding. I'd probably go with the one that has the best ride and quietest cabin. I wouldn't even consider the Ford. Had lots of Fords and they were all crap cans.

@@OMGWTFLOLSMH I have a 2021 Ridgeline. Best vehicle I've ever owned.

These two vehicles does not compete with the Honda Ridgeline. The Honda Ridgeline compete with the mid-size truck segment. The only thing that the three vehicles have in common is that they're unibody design compared to their body-on-frame siblings.

@@hybridsnowleopard Yes, you are correct, from a manufactures marketing perspective, however in the real world where customers are making new vehicle decisions, these vehicles are much closer together especially when you look at the options for the cost - then the Ridgeline starts to look like a better option.

Is that a Sport Trac Adrenalin? I had never heard of that until now

@@garrettw99 Yes the Ford Sportrac

TMI

I believe that would be thunk sweetie.

Loved the Baja

Not really. The Baja looked extremely awkward. This SC looks great, IMO.

That’s what Sofyan said.

@@OMGWTFLOLSMH agreed but it’s a similar idea

The bed of the Maverick isn't really that much bigger tbh. It's 4.5 vs 4.3 for the Santa Cruz

@@Kenjionigod Yes that true, I shouldn't have worded it that way. What I should have said the Mavericks bed is more usable. The way it's designed makes it easier to load big items like sheets of plywood.

@@homoerotic85 Ah, so you like the more DIY flexibility of the Maverick more. That makes more sense

@@Kenjionigod Yes

@@homoerotic85 The SC lets you do the 1/2 down tailgate thing too.

Yea me too but V6 engines died with all the presidents worried about climate change BS and so they instituted CAFE Standards. And Biden increased the average requirement to 50mpg.

@@2004cyrus climate change really isn’t BS but okay.

@@treymorgan3463 it’s arrogant of the United States to think we can make a difference in Mother Nature while India and China pollute more than we do and don’t have to comply ever! The date is 2050 now but there is no discipline action if they don’t ever comply. Weather changes over time and always has since the beginning of time. We have more immediate emergencies to deal with versus something as huge and far off as weather change. It’s going to change and we can’t control it. There are reasons for that and I won’t go into them.

@@2004cyrus , flipping from climate to weather (very different things) and quoting propaganda points gives you zero credibility in this subject matter.

@@michaels3003 what are your points of view. I have the most credibility in this thread. The Bible, God, teaches that climates change because he changes them, it’s cyclical. So I just destroyed any science that you can throw at me because God was first. God created science. God created the universe. I’m betting you will tell me God is a make-believe character for the weak to believe in. And I’m ready for it. All of you Scientology intellectuals who think you know everything don’t believe in God. You are crushed by your own wisdom. Yet you parish for your lack of knowledge. The Bible addressed it as well. So come back with something more foundational than any of that. I’ve read Al Gores book and everything else. The Bible is the truth. The only truth. We can’t stop climate change. Greta T can take a seat and live for a few more decades and learn something instead of shouting liberal talking points. The only reason people “pretend” to care about climate change is because there’s hundreds of billions and trillions of dollars for them to profit a little off of. It’s a massive redistribution of wrath strategy. Biden will be dead, HRC and Obama and Gore will be dead before they see their plans born out. AOC and Greta will probably still be alive in 50 years God help us all. Okay Michael you can drop the hammer on me now. I’ve thrown my pearls at the swine.

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It's just a regular truck

Fuel economy is never Kia’s Forte (or Hyundai’s). That’s an Alex on Autos joke.

i have a 2015 fusion with the 2.0 eco, the same engine in the maverick. i have 154k miles on it. drives like a champ still. if you take care of them, they will last.

@@ZACH_95_ unfortunately they won’t have nearly the lifespan of comparable naturally aspirated vehicles. You have a 2015 which is is 6-7 years old depending on when it was built. I assume most of those miles are highway miles considering the age of the car and the mileage. I’m guessing you might get another year or two before a turbo needs to be replaced or an engine rebuild is needed. For a lot of people 160,000 miles is enough, and the extra power of the turbo is worth it. Taking care of them well definitely enhance their lifespan, just don’t expect the same life you’ll get out of Camry. The same thing can be said with trucks, the eco boost f150s are already having problems, they wear out quicker, just how it goes.

Tacoma's are overrated. Dated and cramped inside. I like AWD so I have traction all the time, as it rains a lot where I live. Pushing a button on/off repeatedly when traction is needed is a PITA.

@@OMGWTFLOLSMH They are cramped for tall guys (I’m 6’5). For most people though they have plenty of room, and there is no other midsize or compact on the market that can consistently make it over 200k with basic maintenance. They are real truck, not an iPhone on wheels. I’m a big fan of rewarding companies for quality and reliability.. this is because almost every other item I buy these days breaks in 5-6 years and I need a new one.

@@thomas735