Kia Tasman News
V6 turbo-petrol Kia Tasman on the cards
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By Andrew Chesterton · 02 Jun 2024
A V6 twin-turbo-petrol version of the Kia Tasman, and the Prado-fighting ladder-frame 4WD it is expected to underpin, is not yet ruled out, with Kia in Australia suggesting the vehicle's long model life will allow for enhancements.
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Does Kia really have a chance with its ute
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By Stephen Ottley · 01 Jun 2024
Kia has made no secret that it has high hopes for its upcoming Tasman ute, targeting more than 20,000 annual sales. BYD has declared its upcoming dual-cab (expected to be called Shark) will have “best-in-class” attributes.
Kia Tasman will aim for the top of the class
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By Andrew Chesterton · 30 May 2024
Kia is promising its new Tasman ute will be a "contender" for best-in-class status, listing the non-negotiable demands it levelled at Korea when requesting the new ute.
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2025 Kia Tasman ute to spawn SUV?
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By Andrew Chesterton · 26 May 2024
The incoming Kia Tasman could find itself fighting more than just the Toyota HiLux, Ford Ranger and Isuzu D-Max, with the brand in Australia putting its hand up for a ladder-frame SUV version to battle the Ford Everest and LandCruiser Prado.
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Kia Tasman to get Stinger’s petrol V6?
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By Tim Nicholson · 21 May 2024
Kia’s hotly anticipated Tasman ute has been caught testing with a petrol-powered V6 engine. But if you’re an Australian waiting for the local arrival of the Toyota HiLux competitor, then don’t get your hopes up.
Everything we know about the Kia Tasman
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By Dom Tripolone · 16 May 2024
We now know the new Kia dual-cab ute will be called Tasman but other details of the most hotly anticipated arrivals of 2025 are scarce.
The three all-new utes coming to shake it up
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By Andrew Chesterton · 04 May 2024
Australia’s is a ute-dominated country. Or more specifically, it’s a country dominated by a handful of utes — the Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger, forever duking out for spots one and two, and the Isuzu D-Max, which last year had a firm grip on third position on the sales charts.
Kia's off-road 4WD shapes up in new renders
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By Andrew Chesterton · 29 Apr 2024
We know that a Toyota LandCruiser Prado rival based on the Tasman ute is on the table from Kia, and now we know what it could look like, with the blocky 4WD taking shape in new renders.
The end of the HiLux and Ranger's dominance?
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By Dom Tripolone · 28 Apr 2024
Some of the mostly hotly anticipated new vehicles due in the next 12 months are utes, but have they already missed the boat?
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A look at Australia’s seven greatest car ads
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By John Law · 27 Apr 2024
Living in a meta universe all to itself, the advertising campaign for the 2024 Kia Tasman ute has proven quite the success in bringing awareness to Aussie HiLux and Ranger buyers while getting those in the industry talking.
