Korean medium pickup truck begins to be revealed

Kia released the first images of the Tasman, its first medium-duty pickup truck with a chassis. The model is scheduled to debut in South Korea, Australia, Africa and the Middle East, but nothing prevents it from arriving in Brazil.

The model is still camouflaged, but you can see the lines. The headlights are vertical and located at the ends of the front, as is the case on the Telluride SUV. The grille has spaced openings, as in the last restyling of the Mohave.

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The fender moldings are one of the few parts without camouflage. Overall, the look appears to be more off-road focused, which is corroborated by the high ride height.

The fact that Australia is in the plans and has served as a location for many tests indicates that Kia is working on making the truck very robust. In this market, mid-size chassis are the best-selling vehicles and consumers make heavy use of their pickup trucks.

The engines have not been confirmed yet. Kia has modern four-cylinder 2.2 and V6 3.0 tubodiesel engine options in its range, which rival in terms of numbers what we already find in the average range.

For markets such as the Middle East, the choice should be on gasoline engines, such as the 2.5 naturally aspirated four-cylinder and the 3.5 V6. The Kia Tasman will have 4×4 reduced traction, as is typical of traditional pickup trucks.

According to images, the interior will be very modern and will follow the lines of Kia’s medium and large SUVs. The Tasman will have the multimedia center on the same frame as the instrument panel and the automatic gear lever will not be on the console to free up space.

The launch is scheduled to take place in 2025. Until then, more news about Kia’s first pickup truck will be released.