Hyundai is working on a new pickup for Brazil and more South American markets. According to a report from Car And Driver
Brasil, the South Korean automaker will launch a pickup version of the Hyundai
Creta in Brazil in 2018.
The Hyundai Creta pickup will get locally
manufactured in Brazil, where it will face off with the Renault Duster Oroch
and the Fiat Toro. The Creta is based on a mixed platform of the previous
generation Elantra and Tucson and this platform will be heavily modified to
support the light pickup.
The Hyundai Creta pickup was previewed by the
Hyundai Creta Sport Truck Concept at the 2016 Sao Paulo Auto Show in November.
The Creta STC measures 4.65 metres in length, 1.85 metres in width and 1.63
metres in height, and a wheelbase of 2.8 metres. Compared to the Creta, it is
38 cm longer and 7 cm wider, and has a 21 cm longer wheelbase. It is the
company’s second pickup concept after the Hyundai Santa Cruz crossover truck
concept that was introduced at the 2015 North American International Auto Show.
The report indicates that the Hyundai Creta pickup will
be built in Piracicaba where currently the Hyundai Creta and Hyundai HB20 are
made.
