2026 Hyundai Santa Cruz Trims Comparison

SE
Comes with essential features, including:

• 18-inch wheels
• LED headlights
• Composite cargo bed
• Lockable cargo bed storage bin
• Proximity keyless entry and push-button start
• 12.3-inch touchscreen
• Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone integration (with wireless connectivity)
• Four USB-C charging ports
• Six-speaker sound system

Every Santa Cruz also comes with these advanced driver aids:

• Forward collision mitigation (warns you of an impending collision and applies the brakes in certain scenarios)
• Lane keeping assistance (steers the Santa Cruz back into its lane if it begins to drift over the lane marker)
• Lane centering system (makes minor steering corrections to help keep the vehicle centered in its lane)
• Blind-spot warning with rear cross-traffic warning (alerts you if a vehicle is in your blind spot during a lane change or while in reverse)
• Rear automatic braking (applies the brakes automatically to avoid an imminent collision with an object behind the vehicle)
• Driver attention warning (issues an alert if sensors determine you are becoming fatigued)

SEL
Adds more features, such as:

• Roof rails
• Heated mirrors
• Synthetic leather upholstery
• Power-adjustable driver's seat
• Heated front seats
• Dual-zone automatic climate control

SEL Activity
Adds more utility and tech with:

• Cargo bed tonneau cover
• Cargo bed rails and anchor points
• LED bed lighting
• Bed-mounted household-style power outlet
• Sunroof
• Sliding rear window
• 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster
• Wireless smartphone charger

XRT
The XRT adopts a mild off-road theme with lower body and bumper composite cladding and a more optimal approach angle for uneven terrain. It comes with the SEL Activity's features (minus the sunroof) as well as the more powerful turbo engine and increased towing capacity. Added features include:

• Unique 18-inch wheels with all-terrain tires
• Unique front grille
• Red tow hooks
• Terrain mode (mud, snow and sand settings)
• Digital key capability (can use select phones as a vehicle key)
• Navigation system

The XRT also adds these advanced driver aids:

• Adaptive cruise control (maintains a driver-set distance between the Santa Cruz and the car in front)
• 360-degree camera system (gives you a top-down view of the Santa Cruz and its surroundings for tight parking situations)
• Blind-spot camera system (displays an image of the vehicle's blind spot in the instrument panel when you activate a turn signal)
• Highway Driving Assist (enhanced lane keeping assistance and adaptive cruise control functionality)
• Enhanced pedestrian and cyclist detection and intersection collision-avoidance assistance

Limited
Loads up the Santa Cruz with many of the tech and safety features from the XRT but adds the sunroof back and:

• 20-inch wheels
• Leather upholstery
• Power-adjustable passenger seat
• Ventilated front seats
• Heated steering wheel
• Interior ambient lighting
• Bose sound system
• Fingerprint scanner (allows the driver to start the truck by scanning a fingerprint)