TFL - 2025 Maverick vs. 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz

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[dalola]

lol.... that's one way to make the front of the '25 Maverick look better.... Hyundai's current design language is just gawd-awful....

 

[First Sergeant]

lol.... that's one way to make the front of the '25 Maverick look better.... Hyundai's current design language is just gawd-awful....

Haha. Yep, I thought the 20 Maverick was as ugly as ugly can get. I was so wrong. That is one butt ugly Hyundai!

 

[Cherokee]

Sorry, but to me the Santa Cruz is just an SUV with a short bed put on where the hatch back was cut out.
I guess it’s all that’s out there and is closer to the Maverick than anything else but it’s very far from a truck.
a poor comparison to me.
I’m waiting for Honda to chop the back end off an Accord next.
Bad Idea.

 

[First Sergeant]

Guy in video is saying this is a 2025 AWD Hybrid, which it appears to be. He is saying has 2.0 L engine. 2:49 into video.

 

[dalola]

Sorry, but to me the Santa Cruz is just an SUV with a short bed put on where the hatch back was cut out.
I guess it’s all that’s out there and is closer to the Maverick than anything else but it’s very far from a truck.
a poor comparison to me.
I’m waiting for Honda to chop the back end off an Accord next.
Bad Idea.

lol.... what do you think the Maverick is? Ford just did a better job making it look like a truck.

 

[Cherokee]

lol.... what do you think the Maverick is? Ford just did a better job making it look like a truck.

It is a truck, everything’s in the right place. They couldn’t name it the Escape truck. It’s the size of the original rangers.

The Santa Cruz looks just like all the Chinese/Japanese stuff
Your correct, Ford did a much better job of building a mini truck.

 

[bgn]

Sorry, but to me the Santa Cruz is just an SUV with a short bed put on where the hatch back was cut out.
I guess it’s all that’s out there and is closer to the Maverick than anything else but it’s very far from a truck.
a poor comparison to me.
I’m waiting for Honda to chop the back end off an Accord next.
Bad Idea.

I think we saw two different philosophies at play. Ford went for the more traditional truck look because they have the truck heritage. Hyundai doesn't, so they went with something more "stylish" and lifestyle focused.

 

[1929]

I think we saw two different philosophies at play. Ford went for the more traditional truck look because they have the truck heritage. Hyundai doesn't, so they went with something more "stylish" and lifestyle focused.

I see cohesive design elements throughout Hyundai lineup. After several models I now identify the designs with Hyundai. Hyundai labels Santa Cruz as sport adventure vehicle. I label it a truck. It's more of a lifestyle vehicle. Maverick is more traditional. Much more closely aligned with truck buyers expectations.
I'm glad both exist.
Ford Maverick is a great design. Hybrid delivers fantastic mileage and utility. Santa Cruz does not compare.
Very happy with out 23 Maverick Hybrid.

 

[TwentyFiveLariat]

After seeing this, I paid 39.5k for my 25 Lariat EB with no BAP but a good amount of options. I’m very happy overall, feel like the SC is overpriced and TFL should have gotten a Lariat to compare to other vehicles.

 

[JohnCondren1933]

It is a truck, everything’s in the right place. They couldn’t name it the Escape truck. It’s the size of the original rangers.

The Santa Cruz looks just like all the Chinese/Japanese stuff
Your correct, Ford did a much better job of building a mini truck.

I grew up in Southeast Asia & just realized, I think Santa Cruz is styled for the Asian market.

US is culturally acclimated to a luxury truck work on a jobsite & get in your leather wrapped luxury truck. Asians hire laborers they want the work vehicle separate from non-work vehicle.

Santa Cruz styled for people who need to haul stuff but don't want to appear like a manual laborer in a work truck.
"See sport activity & swoopy styling people won't notice the "activity" bed & think you're manual laborer, & we give you Dual clutch transmission which is horrible for hauling it overheats at low speed high torque crawling, how is that a utility transmission its same type Porsche 911 has"

 

[Joe Strummer]

God this guy is dreadful. Don't give up your day job.

 

[Billy2mav]

God this guy is dreadful. Don't give up your day job.

I disagree, Roman and tfl do interesting and informative videos. This time Roman did make a mistake about hybrid is 2.0.

 

[Ron Neal]

Agree with all above but if the Maverick gets a 25% tariff next month the SC will start looking better.

 

[Cherokee]

Not to me it won’t. :’P

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