Jan 17, 2025

The 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz stands out as a unique pickup with car-like handling. It also shows off smart utility and tech features. Explore the five impressive trims of this versatile vehicle, which has a refreshed look for ​the new model year.

5 Distinctive Trim Levels of the 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz

1. SE

The base engine of the Santa Cruz provides 191 horsepower and 181 pound-feet of torque. It comes with an eight-speed automatic with selectable drive modes and front-wheel drive. This model includes a standard four-pin towing harness with a capacity of up to 3,500 pounds. The Santa Cruz incorporates many high-tech driver assistance features like automatic high beams, pedestrian detection, forward collision avoidance assist, rear occupant alert, safe exit warning, and a rearview monitor with parking guidance.

You’ll have a full slate of infotainment tech including a 12.3-inch infotainment screen with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a 4.2-inch digital gauge cluster, Bluetooth, satellite and HD radio, and four USB ports. Additional standard features in the Santa Cruz include proximity key entry with push-button start, a power-adjustable driver’s seat, and remote start.

2. SEL

The Santa Cruz SEL adds roof side rails and dual-zone automatic climate control. It trades the standard cloth seats for H-Tex leatherette upholstery.

3. SEL Activity

The SEL Activity model is a new Santa Cruz trim for 2025. It can tow up to 5,000 pounds when you select optional all-wheel drive. This trim also adds standard LED bed lights, an adjustable utility track rain-and-cleat system, and an integrated tonneau cover. The interior has been enhanced with a power sunroof, heated front seats, a 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster, and a wireless device charging pad.

4. XRT

The top two Santa Cruz trims boast a turbocharged 281-hp engine with standard all-wheel drive. This powertrain provides 311 pounds of torque. The XRT also adds a standard tow mode and the Hyundai Digital Key system, which lets you access your vehicle and control some settings from a compatible smartphone.

The infotainment software incorporates built-in navigation with real-time traffic updates and a Dynamic Voice Recognition system. Additional safety tech in this trim includes a blind-spot monitor, navigation-based smart cruise control, and highway driving assist.

5. Limited

The Limited model gets 20-inch wheels in place of the base 18-inch wheels. You’ll have rain-sensing windshield wipers, an auto-dimming rearview mirror with a HomeLink universal garage door opener, a heated steering wheel, ambient interior lighting with 64 selectable colors, and a surround-view monitor. The Santa Cruz Limited also adds genuine leather upholstery, a premium Bose audio system, and ventilated front seats.

You’ve never driven a truck like the 2025 Santa Cruz. Visit Coughlin Hyundai of Heath, OH today to get behind the wheel of this modern pickup.