We take a closer look at the pickup bed on the 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz. There's lots to appreciate, and a few things that give us pause.
The Santa Cruz is a pickup with a 4.0-foot composite-molded bed with anchor points, adjustable rails with tie-down cleats, and a factory-integrated retractable and lockable hard tonneau cover. Its payload is a not-too-shabby 1,411 pounds for our loaded all-wheel-drive model.
While small, the bed was designed to accommodate 4x8-foot sheets of plywood with the tailgate open. Even with the tailgate up, our truck holds a decent amount of stuff. Four slots are molded into the bed to hold planks to create a second level for loading things, presumably when the cover is open. For a trip north, even with the cover closed, we filled it with bedding, luggage, and assorted household items for a summer vacation.
Being a small truck, the Santa Cruz also has a low load height, so it's easier to reach into the bed than more traditionally constructed trucks. Most buyers won't even need the integrated rear corner bumper steps or the two levels of grippy footholds under the tailgate and the license plate, but I appreciated them. Even with the help, I can't reach items that have slid up against the cab.Of course, you can only pile things so high with a hard tonneau cover.
Markus found another good use for the strap: He tied it to the handle of the generator, which secured the tonneau above the forward part of the bed. The tailgate locks provide additional security for the bed. Even with the awkwardness, Markus was quick to conclude that the pickup was a better option than a similar-sized SUV."I would not have wanted to transport a generator filled with gasoline—not to mention the gas can to refill it—in a closed SUV.
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