US EditionWhich compact pickup is better? Edmunds compares the Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz
- As of 2025, leading models in the emerging compact pickup category include Ford’s Maverick and Hyundai’s Santa Cruz, providing important options for consumers.
- This selection follows a segment revitalization driven by updated midsize trucks like the Chevrolet Colorado, Ford Ranger, and Honda Ridgeline.
- The Maverick features a fuel-efficient hybrid with 38 mpg combined and towing up to 4,000 pounds, while the Santa Cruz offers a classier interior and towing up to 5,000 pounds but lower fuel economy.
- Both trucks start with 191-horsepower four-cylinder engines; the Maverick’s turbo engine produces 250 horsepower, while the Santa Cruz's 281 horsepower engine enables nearly equal acceleration.
- The choice depends on needs: Edmunds recommends the Maverick for truck-like performance and economy, and the Santa Cruz for crossover comfort and heavier towing, with prices nearly identical around $30,000.
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Which Compact Pickup Is Better? Edmunds Compares the Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz
If you wanted a midsize truck 10 years ago, your choices included an aging Toyota Tacoma or an even older Nissan Frontier design. Today, renewed versions of the Chevrolet Colorado, Ford Ranger and Honda Ridgeline have revitalized the segment enough to have spawned a new compact pickup class, led by the Ford Maverick and Hyundai […]
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Which compact pickup is better? Edmunds compares the Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz
A decade ago, the midsize truck market clung to life. Today the rejuvenated segment offers a half-dozen models and has even spun off a burgeoning compact pickup class led by the Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz.
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