Hyundai’s Santa Cruz-inspired pickup will get made

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Hyundai’s Santa Cruz-inspired pickup will get made

Now, courtesy of Hyundai’s head of design Luc Donckerwolke, we have confirmation that the project will go ahead.

"You've seen the [Santa Cruz] pick-up from the 2015 Detroit show, that car is under development at Hyundai."

- Luc Donckerwolke, in interview with Autocar

The executive added that his team of designers had nearly finished their work and that the project was now moving from the phase of sketches and clay models to actual production.

Some caution is in order when speculating about what the pickup will look like. Six years will have passed from the concept’s first reveal and the eventual production version; in terms of design, that’s an eternity. It’s safe to assume it will sport most of the visual cues installed on the brand’s most recent SUVs, but it’s also true that so much can still change.

Especially as we’re talking about a wholly new model for the manufacturer, which will be dipping its toes into new waters when entering this segment for the first time. The company will want to make sure it’s gotten the design right.