Kia Telluride and Hyundai Santa Cruz

Kinja'd!!! "Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
12/09/2016 at 08:21 • Filed to: Hyundai Kia

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I consider myself to be a fairly hardcore Korean car enthusiast but I’m having trouble seeing how the Santa Cruz and Telluride are supposedly confirmed for production and simply awaiting official announcements. I like the concepts but I’m also not quite seeing the big picture.

Basically you have a Volkswagen Atlas and a Honda Ridgeline. I can’t imagine either selling more than 60,000 global units out the gate. But we are supposed to be getting a ton of all new product production and announcements constantly through 2017. Very opposite of FCA...

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Kinja'd!!! V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > Wobbles the Mind
12/09/2016 at 08:30

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That Kia looks like a mini-Yukon from that angle. If 4wd and decent power would DD.


Kinja'd!!! Wobbles the Mind > V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me!
12/09/2016 at 08:34

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Yeah, it makes me think of the Infiniti QX80 but with styling more in my taste.

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Kinja'd!!! random001 > Wobbles the Mind
12/09/2016 at 08:46

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The fact that the Ridgeline exists and sells is enough reason for the truck....thingy.

As for the SUV, it’s an SUV. I like it, though, it’s cool looking. Needs an N performance spec, though. With a V8.


Kinja'd!!! Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Wobbles the Mind
12/09/2016 at 08:50

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So much better looking than Infiniti’s bloated disaster.


Kinja'd!!! Stapleface > Wobbles the Mind
12/09/2016 at 08:53

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Hyundai needs to shrink that Santa Cruz some more. Put it on reasonable sized wheels (like 16") and they can lower the price too. No need for huge wheels on this thing.

But, beggars can’t be choosers. Hyundai’s doing much more than anyone else is doing for the small(ish) truck market.


Kinja'd!!! Vicente Esteve > Wobbles the Mind
12/09/2016 at 10:37

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The Telluride is excellent, I really hope Kia puts it into production.


Kinja'd!!! Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Wobbles the Mind
12/09/2016 at 11:17

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I’m liking this little Hyundai ute thing. What is this?


Kinja'd!!! Wobbles the Mind > Eric @ opposite-lock.com
12/09/2016 at 11:25

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The concept for a Hyundai Tucson-based truck. It’s being called the Santa Crux and should have a production version debuting fairly soon. They said it’s happening and are just waiting on official word/presentations.


Kinja'd!!! Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Wobbles the Mind
12/09/2016 at 11:33

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I probably won’t buy one (at least anytime soon), but I dig the look. If it looks like this in RL, at least it’ll be eye candy.

Needs to be able to go off road, be small, and have some practical applications beyond that for it to have a good case for me.


Kinja'd!!! Nimbus The Legend - Riding on air like a cloud > Wobbles the Mind
12/09/2016 at 20:32

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would rock the kia