Hyundai Santa Cruz beats the Ford Maverick . As we dive in, I’d like to clarify that this isn’t a post to bash the Ford ...

The last time we compared these two trucks, we went with the Ford. Now that they've both had a facelift for 2025, has our verdict changed?

The Santa Cruz offers more power & towing capacity than the Ford Maverick. The addition of the XRT trim for more rugged ...

while the Ford is more truckish in features and looks. The Santa Cruz is a fine little trucklet, but we prefer the Maverick’s more honest, rough-and-tumble approach. That said, the Hyundai does ...

One of only two truly compact pickup trucks currently on sale — the other being the Hyundai Santa Cruz — the Maverick is Ford’s most affordable vehicle. It comes standard with a turbocharged ...

The Maverick is a small pickup based on ... for work or play—than the similarly-sized Hyundai Santa Cruz. For instance, the Ford’s 4.5-foot-long bed has about one-and-a-half times the volume ...

Versus the competition: The Santa Cruz occupies a rather interesting niche in the already-tiny segment, offering a drive experience that’s more like a crossover than either the Ford Maverick or ...

The Maverick Hybrid is a small pickup based ... for work or play—than the similarly-sized Hyundai Santa Cruz. For instance, the Ford’s 4.5-foot-long bed has about one-and-a-half times the ...