The Kia Tasman made its world debut yesterday, with the South Korean brand entering the global ute market to compete against the top-selling Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux . Kia says it’ll launch the Tasman in its domestic market during the first half of 2025, followed by regions like Australia, Africa and the Middle East. While it looks more like a Jeep Gladiator than its more traditional rivals thanks to a boxy design and chunky fender flares, it more closely resembles the likes of the HiLux and Ranger on its spec sheet.
We don’t know how it’ll be priced when it arrives in Australia, but we’ve decided to compare some of the key specifications of the Tasman against its two main rivals based on what we know so far. 100s of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal.
Browse now . Kia itself has said it benchmarked the Tasman against the Ranger, HiLux, Isuzu D-Max , and Mitsubishi Triton , with the former two utes the current Australian segment leaders. At this point, Kia has only revealed dual-cab pickup and cab-chassis variants of the Tasman, but says it will offer single-cab configurations further down the line.
Between the Tasman’s launch in mid-2025 and the end of next year, the range will come to include single- and double-cab-chassis and double-cab pickup body styles, with 4×2 models available in the base dual-cab ute and the single-cab-chassis. Local pricing and specifications are expected to be .