We’re getting closer to the moment Hyundai will release its first-ever pickup truck in 2021.

Up until recently, we didn’t quite really know exactly what to expect from the production Santa Cruz (well, other than the original concept), as test prototypes featured an excessive amount of camouflage. However, earlier this month a photograph of a Santa Cruz body in white surfaced on the web, giving us the first strong clue at the design of the production model.

That’s all rendering artists were waiting for and one of the first illustrations based on said spy photo comes from our friends at Kolesa. Building on the uncensored image of the Santa Cruz bodywork as well as previous spy shots, the designer added typical Hyundai design cues belonging to the brand’s latest ‘Sensuous Sportiness’ language.

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We believe the result is quite close to the real thing, though we can’t be 100 percent sure of that until Hyundai officially unveils of the Santa Cruz. At the front, the familiar Hyundai cascading grille extends all the way to the sleek horizontal headlights at the top. The Santa Cruz features another set of lights lower down in an arrangement inspired by the Santa Fe. That’s not by chance because the pickup will actually be based on the same platform as the SUV. Yes, it will be a unibody pickup like the Honda Ridgeline and not an actual workhorse.

Seen from the side, the Santa Cruz reveals a classic four-door crew cab body with triangular-shaped stamping on the front doors and a pronounced belt line that runs parallel with the upper edge of the bed. In the absence of any official clues, the rear end of the 2021 Santa Cruz is more of a wild guess or wishful thinking. The author opted for taillights inspired by the latest Sonata which seem to fit the rest of the pickup quite well.

The Hyundai Santa Cruz will be built at the company’s Montgomery, Alabama plant and is expected to offer two powertrain options. The first is a 2.4-liter delivering 185 hp and 178 lb-ft (241 Nm) of torque, with the second a turbocharged 2.0-liter good for 235 hp and 260 lb-ft (352 Nm) of torque.

Note: These independent illustrations made by Kolesa are in no way related or endorsed by Hyundai