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Compare the2024 Hyundai Santa CruzVS 2024 Ford Maverick

2024 Hyundai Santa Cruz
2024 Ford Maverick

Safety

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For enhanced safety, the front and rear seat shoulder belts of the Hyundai Santa Cruz have pretensioners to tighten the seatbelts and eliminate dangerous slack in the event of a collision and force limiters to limit the pressure the belts will exert on the passengers. The Ford Maverick doesn’t offer pretensioners for its rear seat belts.

With its standard front crash prevention, the Hyundai Santa Cruz is better at preventing collisions with pedestrians than the Ford Maverick, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety:

Santa Cruz

Maverick

Overall Evaluation

ACCEPTABLE

MARGINAL

Crossing Child - DAY

12 MPH

AVOIDED

AVOIDED

25 MPH

AVOIDED

-24 MPH

Crossing Adult - NIGHT

12 MPH Brights

-11 MPH

-11 MPH

12 MPH Low beams

AVOIDED

AVOIDED

25 MPH Brights

-21 MPH

-18 MPH

25 MPH Low beams

-15 MPH

-11 MPH

Parallel Adult - NIGHT

25 MPH Brights

AVOIDED

-13 MPH

25 MPH Low beams

AVOIDED

AVOIDED

37 MPH Brights

-33 MPH

-8 MPH

Warning Issued-Brights

1.7 sec

1.5 sec

37 MPH Low beams

-35 MPH

-3 MPH

Warning Issued-Low beams

1.7 sec

1.3 sec

Over 200 people are killed each year when backed over by motor vehicles. The Santa Cruz SEL/SEL Premium/Limited has standard Parking Collision Avoidance Assist that uses rear sensors to monitor for objects to the rear and automatically applies the brakes to prevent a collision. The Maverick doesn’t offer backup collision prevention brakes.

The Santa Cruz’s standard lane departure warning system alerts a temporarily inattentive driver when the vehicle begins to leave its lane and gently nudges the vehicle back towards its lane. A lane departure warning system costs extra on the Maverick.

The Santa Cruz Limited has a standard Surround View Monitor to allow the driver to see objects all around the vehicle on a screen. The Maverick only offers a rear monitor and rear parking sensors that beep or flash a light. That doesn’t help with obstacles to the front or sides.

To help make backing out of a parking space safer, the Santa Cruz has standard Rear Cross-Traffic Collision Warning and Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist automatically engages the brakes to help avoid a collision. Ford charges extra for Cross-Traffic Alert on the Maverick and the Maverick’s Cross-Traffic Alert does not include automatic braking.

Compared to metal, the Santa Cruz’s plastic fuel tank can withstand harder, more intrusive impacts without leaking; this decreases the possibility of fire. The Ford Maverick has a metal gas tank.

Both the Santa Cruz and the Maverick have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front wheel drive, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, rearview cameras and available all wheel drive.

Side impacts caused 23% of all road fatalities in 2018, down from 29% in 2003, when the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety introduced its side barrier test. In order to continue improving vehicle safety, the IIHS has started using a more severe side impact test: 37 MPH (up from 31 MPH), with a 4180-pound barrier (up from 3300 pounds). The results of this newly developed test demonstrates that the Hyundai Santa Cruz is safer than the Maverick:

Santa Cruz

Maverick

Overall Evaluation

GOOD

GOOD

Driver Injury Measures

Head/Neck

GOOD

GOOD

Head Injury Criterion

123

146

Neck Tension

245 lbs.

357 lbs.

Neck Compression

-89 lbs.

89 lbs.

Shoulder Deflection

-.87 in

.67 in

Pelvis

ACCEPTABLE

MARGINAL

Pelvis Force

1004 lbs.

1272 lbs.

Head Protection

GOOD

GOOD

Passenger Injury Measures

Head/Neck

GOOD

GOOD

Head Injury Criterion

70

295

Neck Tension

67 lbs.

178 lbs.

Neck Compression

-45 lbs.

45 lbs.

Torso

GOOD

ACCEPTABLE

Shoulder Deflection

.83 in

2.2 in

Shoulder Force

178 lbs.

580 lbs.

Torso Max Deflection

1.26 in

1.81 in

Torso Deflection Rate

5 MPH

12 MPH

Head Protection

GOOD

GOOD

The Hyundai Santa Cruz achieved a “Top Safety Pick” rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) for the 2024 model year. This recognition was based on its impressive performance in the small overlap frontal crash test, updated side impact crash test, headlight evaluations, and pedestrian crash prevention testing. The Maverick is not a “Top Safety Pick” for 2024.

Warranty

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The Santa Cruz comes with a full 5-year/60,000-mile basic warranty, which covers the entire truck and includes 24-hour roadside assistance. The Maverick’s 3-year/36,000-mile basic warranty expires 2 years or 24,000 miles sooner.

Hyundai’s powertrain warranty covers the Santa Cruz 5 years and 40,000 miles longer than Ford covers the Maverick. Any repair needed on the engine, transmission, axles, joints or driveshafts is fully covered for 10 years or 100,000 miles. Coverage on the Maverick ends after only 5 years or 60,000 miles.

The Santa Cruz’s corrosion warranty is 2 years longer than the Maverick’s (7 vs. 5 years).

Hyundai pays for scheduled maintenance on the Santa Cruz for 3 years and 36,000 miles. Hyundai will pay for oil changes, tire rotations, air filter replacements, cabin filter replacement, brake fluid replacement, inspections, and any other required maintenance. Ford doesn’t pay scheduled maintenance for the Maverick.

Reliability

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J.D. Power and Associates’ 2023 Initial Quality Study of new car owners surveyed provide the statistics that show that Hyundai vehicles are better in initial quality than Ford vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Hyundai above average in initial quality. With 13 more problems per 100 vehicles, Ford is rated below average.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2022 survey of the owners of three-year-old vehicles provides the statistics that show that Hyundai vehicles are more reliable than Ford vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Hyundai third in reliability, above the industry average. With 40 more problems per 100 vehicles, Ford is ranked 16th.

From surveys of all its subscribers, Consumer Reports’ January 2024 Auto Issue reports that Hyundai vehicles are more reliable than Ford vehicles. Consumer Reports ranks Hyundai 11 places higher in reliability than Ford.

Engine

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The Santa Cruz’s optional 2.5 turbo 4-cylinder produces 31 more horsepower (281 vs. 250) and 34 lbs.-ft. more torque (311 vs. 277) than the Maverick’s standard 2.0 turbo 4-cylinder.

As tested in Motor Trend the Hyundai Santa Cruz turbo 4 cyl. is faster than the Ford Maverick turbo 4 cyl.:

Santa Cruz

Maverick

Zero to 30 MPH

2.2 sec

2.3 sec

Zero to 60 MPH

6 sec

7 sec

Zero to 80 MPH

9.8 sec

12.4 sec

Passing 45 to 65 MPH

3 sec

3.8 sec

Quarter Mile

14.5 sec

15.4 sec

Speed in 1/4 Mile

98.2 MPH

88.9 MPH

Fuel Economy and Range

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On the EPA test cycle the Santa Cruz gets better mileage than the Maverick:

MPG

Santa Cruz

AWD

2.5 DOHC 4-cyl.

21 city/25 hwy

2.5 turbo 4-cyl.

19 city/27 hwy

Maverick

AWD

Tremor 2.0 turbo 4-cyl.

20 city/24 hwy

To lower fuel costs and make buying fuel easier, the Hyundai Santa Cruz uses regular unleaded gasoline. The Maverick requires premium for maximum efficiency, which can cost on average about 82.8 cents more per gallon.

The Santa Cruz has 3.9 gallons more fuel capacity than the Maverick Hybrid’s standard fuel tank (17.7 vs. 13.8 gallons), for longer range between fill-ups. The Santa Cruz has 1.2 gallons more fuel capacity than the Maverick 2.0 EcoBoost’s standard fuel tank (17.7 vs. 16.5 gallons).

Transmission

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The Santa Cruz offers an available sequential manual gearbox (SMG). With no clutch pedal to worry about and a fully automatic mode, an SMG is much more efficient than a conventional automatic but just as easy to drive. The Maverick doesn’t offer an SMG or a conventional manual transmission.

Brakes and Stopping

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The Santa Cruz stops much shorter than the Maverick:

Santa Cruz

Maverick

60 to 0 MPH

119 feet

137 feet

Motor Trend

Tires and Wheels

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For better traction, the Santa Cruz has larger tires than the Maverick (245/60R18 vs. 225/65R17). The Santa Cruz’s tires are larger than the largest tires available on the Maverick (245/60R18 vs. 235/65R17).

The Santa Cruz’s standard tires provide better handling because they have a lower 60 series profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the Maverick’s standard 65 series tires. The Santa Cruz Night/Limited’s tires have a lower 50 series profile than the Maverick’s optional 60 series tires.

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the Santa Cruz has standard 18-inch wheels. Smaller 17-inch wheels are standard on the Maverick. The Santa Cruz Night/Limited’s 20-inch wheels are larger than the 18-inch wheels optional on the Maverick.

Suspension and Handling

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For superior ride and handling, the Hyundai Santa Cruz has fully independent front and rear suspensions. An independent suspension allows the wheels to follow the road at the best angle for gripping the pavement, without compromising ride comfort. The Maverick has a rear torsion beam axle, with a semi-independent rear suspension.

The Santa Cruz has a standard automatic rear load leveling suspension to keep ride height level with a heavy load or when towing. The Maverick doesn’t offer a load leveling suspension.

For better handling and stability, the track (width between the wheels) on the Santa Cruz is 1.3 inches wider in the front and 2.1 inches wider in the rear than on the Maverick.

The Santa Cruz SEL 4x4 handles at .83 G’s, while the Maverick XLT Tremor pulls only .78 G’s of cornering force in a Motor Trend skidpad test.

Chassis

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The Santa Cruz is 4 inches shorter than the Maverick, making the Santa Cruz easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces.

Passenger Space

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The Santa Cruz has .3 inches more front shoulder room, .6 inches more rear legroom and .5 inches more rear shoulder room than the Maverick.

Cargo Capacity

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The Hyundai Santa Cruz has a standard tailgate assist feature, which prevents the heavy tailgate from falling with a crash and causing injury. It allows adults and children to easily open and close the tailgate with one hand to better facilitate loading and unloading. The Ford Maverick doesn’t offer a tailgate assist.

The Hyundai Santa Cruz has a standard rear cargo step, which allows for much easier access to the cargo area. The Ford Maverick doesn’t offer a rear cargo step.

Payload and Towing

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The Santa Cruz’s standard towing capacity is much higher than the Maverick’s (3500 vs. 2000 pounds). Maximum trailer towing in the Ford Maverick is only 4000 pounds. The Santa Cruz 4x4 offers up to a 5000 lbs. towing capacity.

The Santa Cruz has a much higher standard payload capacity than the Maverick (1753 vs. 1500 lbs.).

Ergonomics

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The Santa Cruz SEL/Night/XRT/Limited’s front power windows open fully with one touch of the switches, and the driver’s window also automatically closes, making it more convenient at drive-up windows and toll booths, or when talking with someone outside the car. The Maverick’s power window switches have to be held the entire time to close them fully. Only its driver’s window opens automatically.

On a hot day the Santa Cruz’s driver can lower the front windows from a distance using the keyless remote. The driver of the Maverick can only operate the windows from inside the vehicle, with the ignition on.

The Santa Cruz Limited’s standard wipers adjust their speed and turn on and off automatically according to the amount of rainfall on the windshield. The Maverick’s intermittent wipers change speed with vehicle speed, but can’t turn on and off or change speed based on changing rainfall.

Consumer Reports rated the Santa Cruz’s headlight performance “Good,” a higher rating than the Maverick’s headlights, which were rated “Fair.”

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) conducts detailed tests on headlights for their range both straight ahead and in curves and to be certain they don’t exceed acceptable amounts of glare to oncoming drivers. The Santa Cruz’s headlights were rated “Good” by the IIHS, while the Maverick’s headlights are rated “Acceptable.”

The Santa Cruz has standard power remote mirrors. The Maverick XL doesn’t offer either a remote driver side or passenger side mirror. The driver will have to roll down the windows and reach across the car to adjust the mirrors.

The Santa Cruz’s optional rear view mirror has an automatic dimming feature. This mirror can be set to automatically darken quickly when headlights shine on it, keeping following vehicles from blinding or distracting the driver. The Maverick doesn’t offer the luxury of an automatic dimming rear view mirror.

Standard air-conditioned seats in the Santa Cruz Limited keep the driver and front passenger comfortable and take the sting out of hot seats in Summer. The Maverick doesn’t offer air-conditioned seats.

Both the Santa Cruz and the Maverick offer rear vents. For greater rear passenger comfort, the Santa Cruz Limited has standard rear air conditioning vents to keep rear occupants cool in summer or warm in winter. The Maverick doesn’t offer rear air conditioning vents, only heat vents.

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J.D. Power and Associates rated the Santa Cruz first among midsize pickups in owner reported satisfaction. This includes how well the vehicle performs and satisfies its owner’s expectations. The Maverick was rated third.

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