Kia Tasman, pickup truck, launch particulars, specs, options, capabilities

Kia has revealed the Tasman – its first ever pickup truck. The Tasman is Kia’s reply to well-liked pickup vans such because the Toyota Hilux, Ford Ranger and Volkswagen Amarok. The Tasman will initially launch within the Korean home market through the first half of 2025 earlier than being launched in markets equivalent to Australia, Africa and the Center East.

1. Tasman will get 2.2-litre diesel, 2.5-litre turbo-petrol engine choices
2. Gives single-cab, double-cab configurations

Kia Tasman: exterior, inside design

The Tasman encompasses a boxy design with a squarish fascia, that includes 5 vertical slats within the grille, vertically stacked headlamps which might be set barely behind the nostril, in addition to a muscular bumper. The wheel arches function chunky plastic cladding, and the pickup truck sits on 17-inch gloss-black wheels with all-terrain tyres, with non-compulsory 18-inchers.

On the rear, the Tasman will get C-shaped hind lights with a big stamped emblem and the Tasman badging below it within the center. Primarily based on a body-on-frame platform, the pickup truck measures 5,410mm in size, 1,930mm in width, stands 1,920mm tall, and has a 3,270mm lengthy wheelbase – which is 265mm longer than the Hyundai Santa Cruz. Kia is providing the Tasman with 4 totally different mattress configurations, specifically Single Decker, Double Decker, Sports activities Bar and Ladder Rack.

The Kia Tasman is obtainable in three trims – base, X-Line and X-Professional. It will get a panoramic widescreen setup consisting of a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster, a 12.3-inch touchscreen, and a 5-inch show for the HVAC controls in the midst of the 2 bigger screens. Different options embrace customary Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a big folding desk console, twin wi-fi charging pads and hidden storage bins hid beneath the rear seats. Furthermore, the rear backrest could be reclined at 22 and 30 levels. The pickup truck will get ADAS Degree 2 tech equivalent to lane preserving help, blind spot collision warning, distant parking help and extra.

Kia Tasman: powertrains, off-road {hardware}

For the Australian market, the Tasman will get a 210hp, 441Nm, 2.2-litre diesel engine paired with an eight-speed computerized transmission. In different areas, there can be a selection between a 281hp, 421Nm, 2.5-litre turbo-petrol engine outfitted with and the two.2-litre diesel engine with a selection of an eight-speed computerized or six-speed handbook transmission. The petrol engine helps the Tasman sprint from 0-100kph in 8.5 seconds with a 185kph high velocity.

The Tasman will get a double wishbone entrance suspension, coupled to the inflexible axle with leaf springs on the rear with vertically mounted shock absorbers. It additionally provides Delicate Damper Management (SDC) and Hydraulic Rebound Cease to enhance physique management and decrease vibrations transmitted to the cabin.

The air consumption has been positioned contained in the fender, serving to it obtain an 800mm water fording functionality. All-wheel drive is non-compulsory on the bottom mannequin and customary on the X-Line and X-Professional trims. The Kia Tasman provides 4 terrain modes, specifically, Desert, Mud, Snow and Rock. There’s additionally an mechanically participating rear digital locking differential, together with an X-Trek mode that permits the car to take care of a low velocity off-road with out the necessity for handbook acceleration or braking.

The Kia Tasman’s load mattress is 1,512 mm lengthy, 1,572 mm huge and 540 mm deep. It will possibly carry a most payload of 1,195kg in 2WD mode, along with a 3,500kg towing capability.

Given the low recognition of pickup vans in India, the Kia Tasman shouldn’t be anticipated to be launched right here anytime quickly. For reference, the Tasman would have rivaled the Toyota Hilux and Isuzu V-Cross in our nation.

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