Compare the2026 Hyundai Santa CruzVS 2025 INEOS Grenadier Quartermaster

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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 INEOS Grenadier Quartermaster doesn’t offer pretensioners for its rear seat belts.

For enhanced safety, the front seat shoulder belts of the Hyundai Santa Cruz are height-adjustable to accommodate a wide variety of driver and passenger heights. A better fit can prevent injuries and the increased comfort also encourages passengers to buckle up. The INEOS Grenadier Quartermaster doesn’t offer height-adjustable seat belts.

In the past twenty years hundreds of infants and young children have died after being left in vehicles, usually by accident. When turning the vehicle off, drivers of the Santa Cruz are reminded to check the back seat if they opened the rear door before starting out. The Grenadier Quartermaster doesn’t offer a back seat reminder.

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 Grenadier Quartermaster doesn’t offer backup collision prevention brakes.

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

The Santa Cruz’s blind spot warning system uses sensors to alert the driver to objects in the vehicle’s blind spots where the side view mirrors don’t reveal them. The Grenadier Quartermaster doesn’t offer a system to reveal objects in the driver’s blind spots.

To help make backing out of a parking space safer, the Santa Cruz’s standard Rear Cross-Traffic Collision Warning uses sensors in the rear to alert the driver to vehicles approaching from the side and Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist automatically engages the brakes to help avoid a collision. The Grenadier Quartermaster doesn’t offer a rear cross-path warning system.

For better protection of the passenger compartment, the Santa Cruz uses safety cell construction with a three-dimensional high-strength frame that surrounds the passenger compartment. It provides extra impact protection and a sturdy mounting location for door hardware and side impact beams. The Grenadier Quartermaster uses a body-on-frame design, which has no frame members above the floor of the vehicle.

Both the Santa Cruz and the Grenadier Quartermaster have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, plastic fuel tanks, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, rearview cameras, driver alert monitors and available all wheel drive.

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

There are over 28 times as many Hyundai dealers as there are INEOS dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the Santa Cruz’s warranty.

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J.D. Power and Associates rated the Santa Cruz first among midsize pickups in their 2025 Initial Quality Study. The Grenadier Quartermaster isn’t in the top three in its category.

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

			MPG
Santa Cruz
	FWD	2.5 DOHC 4-cyl.	22 city/30 hwy
	AWD	2.5 DOHC 4-cyl.	21 city/29 hwy
		2.5 turbo 4-cyl.	18 city/25 hwy
Grenadier Quartermaster
	AWD	3.0 turbo 6-cyl.	14 city/14 hwy

To lower fuel costs and make buying fuel easier, the Hyundai Santa Cruz uses regular unleaded gasoline. The Grenadier Quartermaster requires premium, which can cost on average about 84.9 cents more per gallon.

The Santa Cruz has a tether attaching its gas cap to prevent its loss. The Grenadier Quartermaster’s gas cap isn’t tethered, so it can be left at a gas station if the driver forgets to screw the cap back in.

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For better stopping power the Santa Cruz’s brake rotors are larger than those on the Grenadier Quartermaster:

	Santa Cruz	Grenadier Quartermaster
Front Rotors	12.8 inches	12.4 inches
Rear Rotors	12.8 inches	12 inches

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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 Grenadier Quartermaster’s standard 70 series tires. The Santa Cruz Limited’s tires have a lower 50 series profile than the Grenadier Quartermaster’s 70 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 Grenadier Quartermaster. The Santa Cruz Limited’s 20-inch wheels are larger than the 18-inch wheels optional on the Grenadier Quartermaster.

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The Hyundai Santa Cruz’s independent front suspension is much lighter than the INEOS Grenadier Quartermaster’s solid front axle, which allows the Santa Cruz’s wheels to react more quickly and accurately to the road’s surface, improving both ride and handling.

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 INEOS Grenadier Quartermaster has a solid rear axle, with a non-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 Grenadier Quartermaster doesn’t offer a load leveling suspension.

For much better steering response and tighter handling the Santa Cruz has rack and pinion steering, like Formula racecars, instead of the recirculating-ball type steering of the Grenadier Quartermaster.

For better maneuverability, the Santa Cruz’s turning circle is 8 feet tighter than the Grenadier Quartermaster’s (39.6 feet vs. 47.6 feet).

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The Hyundai Santa Cruz may be more efficient, handle and accelerate better because it weighs about 1600 to 2050 pounds less than the INEOS Grenadier Quartermaster.

The Santa Cruz is 1 foot, 4.9 inches shorter than the Grenadier Quartermaster, making the Santa Cruz easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces.

The Santa Cruz is 12.8 inches shorter in height than the Grenadier Quartermaster, making the Santa Cruz much easier to wash and garage and drive (lower center of gravity).

Unibody construction lowers the Santa Cruz’s center of gravity significantly without reducing ground clearance. This contributes to better on the road handling and better off-road performance and stability. In addition, unibody construction makes the chassis stiffer, improving handling and reducing squeaks and rattles. The Grenadier Quartermaster doesn’t use unibody construction, but a body-on-frame design.

For excellent aerodynamics, the Santa Cruz has standard flush composite headlights. The Grenadier Quartermaster has recessed headlights that spoil its aerodynamic shape and create extra drag.

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The Santa Cruz has .8 inches more front headroom, 2.1 inches more front legroom, .2 inches more rear headroom and 6.1 inches more rear legroom than the Grenadier Quartermaster.

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The Grenadier Quartermaster’s spare tire is stored in the cargo area, where it diminishes the useable cargo capacity and interferes with loading and unloading. The Santa Cruz’s spare is out of the way underneath.

A low lift-over bed design makes loading and unloading the Santa Cruz easier. The Santa Cruz’s bed lift-over height is 31.6 inches, while the Grenadier Quartermaster’s liftover is 35.6 inches.

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 INEOS Grenadier Quartermaster 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 INEOS Grenadier Quartermaster doesn’t offer a rear cargo step.

The Santa Cruz has bed indentations that accommodate 2x4’s for two-tiered loading to help accommodate diverse loads; the Grenadier Quartermaster doesn’t offer two-tiered loading.

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A maintenance reminder system is standard on the Santa Cruz to save the owner time and money by calculating maintenance intervals based on odometer mileage. This takes the guesswork out of keeping your vehicle in top condition and helps it last longer. INEOS doesn’t offer a maintenance reminder on the Grenadier Quartermaster.

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The Santa Cruz has a standard remote vehicle starting system, so the vehicle can be started from inside the driver's house. This allows the driver to comfortably warm up the engine before going out to the vehicle. The climate system will also automatically heat or cool the interior. The Grenadier Quartermaster doesn’t offer a remote starting system.

The Santa Cruz’s power parking brake sets with one touch and releases with one touch or automatically. The Grenadier Quartermaster has a lever-type parking brake that has to be strenuously raised to engage properly. It has to be lifted up more and a button depressed to release it.

The Santa Cruz’s standard power windows have a locking feature to keep children in the rear seat from operating them, but the driver can still raise and lower all of them with the lock engaged. INEOS does not offer a locking feature on the Grenadier Quartermaster’s standard power windows.

The Santa Cruz SEL/XRT/Limited’s front power windows both open or close with one touch of the switches. The Grenadier Quartermaster’s power window switches have to be held the entire time to close them fully.

The Proximity Key standard on the Santa Cruz allows you to unlock the doors from either front door handle, unlock the tailgate, and start the engine, all without removing the key from the pocket or purse. The INEOS Grenadier Quartermaster doesn’t offer an advanced key system.

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 Grenadier Quartermaster’s manually variable intermittent wipers have to be constantly adjusted.

While driving with high beams on, sensitive light sensors standard on the Santa Cruz detect other vehicles which could be blinded and automatically switch to low beams. The Grenadier Quartermaster doesn’t offer automatic dimming high beams.

To shield the driver and front passenger’s vision over a larger portion of the windshield and side windows, the Santa Cruz has standard extendable sun visors. The Grenadier Quartermaster doesn’t offer extendable visors.

The Santa Cruz Limited’s standard 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 Grenadier Quartermaster doesn’t offer the luxury of an automatic dimming rear view mirror.

Both the Hyundai Santa Cruz and INEOS Grenadier Quartermaster offer exterior mirrors that can be folded to provide convenience. The Santa Cruz offers available power folding mirrors, which allow for easy, one-touch folding or unfolding at the driver’s discretion. This provides added convenience when maneuvering or parking, as well as when walking past the parked vehicle. In comparison, the Grenadier Quartermaster’s foldable mirrors are manual, requiring the driver to get out and physically fold them once parked and unfold them before getting in.

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 Grenadier Quartermaster doesn’t offer air-conditioned seats.

On extremely cold winter days, the Santa Cruz Limited’s standard heated steering wheel provides comfort, allowing the driver to steer safely and comfortably before the vehicle heater warms up. The Grenadier Quartermaster doesn’t offer a heated steering wheel.

The Santa Cruz SEL/XRT/Limited’s standard dual zone air conditioning allows the driver and front passenger to choose two completely different temperatures so people with different temperature preferences won’t have to compromise. This makes both the driver and front passenger as comfortable as possible. The Grenadier Quartermaster doesn’t offer dual zone air conditioning.

To keep a safe, consistent following distance, the Santa Cruz XRT/Limited has a standard Smart Cruise Control, which alters the speed of the vehicle without driver intervention. This allows the driver to use cruise control more safely without constantly having to disengage it when approaching slower traffic. The Grenadier Quartermaster doesn’t offer an adaptive cruise control.

Compared to the INEOS Grenadier Quartermaster, the Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited eliminates the need for separate garage door openers and associated risks of losing, breaking, or having dead batteries with its standard integrated Homelink® universal remote controlled from the rear view mirror.

To quickly and conveniently keep personal devices charged without cables tangling and wearing out, the Hyundai Santa Cruz SEL Activity/XRT/Limited has a standard wireless phone charging system (Qi) in the front center console. The Grenadier Quartermaster doesn’t offer wireless personal charging.

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The Santa Cruz is available in both front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive configurations. The Grenadier Quartermaster doesn’t offer a two-wheel drive configuration.

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The Hyundai Santa Cruz outsold the INEOS Grenadier by over four to one during 2024.