2025 Kia Tasman - The Most Powerful Pickup Truck Yet?
Introducing the 2025 Kia Tasman ute: Will it Revolutionize the Australian Market?
Kia is preparing to make a significant splash in the Australian ute market with the upcoming 2025 Tasman. This new dual-cab ute could challenge the dominance of the Toyota HiLux, Ford Ranger, and Isuzu D-Max when it launches.
The Tasman will be Kia's first foray into the ute market. Although official details won't be revealed until late 2024, some aspects are already clear. It’s expected that the Tasman will feature a 2.2-liter turbo-diesel engine, similar to the one in the Kia Sorento, which produces 148kW and 440Nm of torque. This is comparable to the engines in rival utes like the Isuzu D-Max and Mazda BT-50, but Kia might boost these numbers to better compete with the Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux, which offer around 150kW and 500Nm.
Currently, there's no plan for a V6 engine, but it might be considered later if Kia can offset its CO2 emissions through electric vehicle sales. An electric version of the Tasman is scheduled for release overseas in 2026, and a hybrid version is still uncertain.
The Kia Tasman is set to launch in mid-2025, following years of development. Kia Australia has been pushing for a ute since at least 2017, and development picked up pace in 2019. Despite setbacks due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the project continued, and spy photos in late 2022 confirmed that an internal-combustion engine version was in the works. By 2023, Kia Australia revealed the Tasman, which was tested extensively to compete with top utes like the Ford Ranger.
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