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Hyundai showcases Santa Cruz bakkie concept

Hyundai has chosen the Detroit Motor Show to showcase its first bakkie concept. It’s called the Santa Cruz […]

Hyundai showcases Santa Cruz bakkie concept
Hyundai showcases Santa Cruz bakkie concept — photographed for Leisure Wheels

Hyundai has chosen the Detroit Motor Show to showcase its first bakkie concept.

It’s called the Santa Cruz Crossover Truck Concept and Hyundai says that it’s targeted at millennial lifestyles; in other words, it has built a bakkie for the younger crowd.

It is a sensational looking thing that looks like a coupe, but it actually has rear-hinged doors.

Power comes courtesy of a four-cylinder 2,0-litre turbocharged diesel engine delivering 142kW and 406Nm of torque.

Hyundai has not stated whether it will put its bakkie into production, but we’re betting it won’t be too long before we see a production version.

It never felt like it was working hard, and after 2 400 kilometres, neither did I.

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