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I think the new Kia Tasman would sell in America.
It's too bad they can't make an suv-ized 4runner competitor version with an enclosed rear cab. It just needs to be slightly longer and more practical than the Bronco - which looks like it can't hold very much stuff.

https://www.whichcar.com.au/reviews/2025-kia-tasman-review

I don't think either would do well and they know it. The American truck market is impenetrable and the midsize truck segment is tiny. Toyota made a deal with the devil and that's really the only way to explain the success of the Tacoma and 4Runner. No one can compete with them and it's not worth even trying.

>>28557868
>The American truck market is impenetrable
not really, they just have protective tariffs to keep it uncompetitive
and Toyota rules the compact truck market
> No one can compete with them
no one has tried to build a compact ladder frame pickup or suv and sell it in America since Suzuki

>>28558031
Not true, chevy made the s10 mini truck

>>28558042
I mean, non domestic manufacturers trying to compete with domestic...

>>28557514 (OP)
They would cost the same as stuff like the Ram or F150. Kia is too much of a pussy to make a v8.
What about if they took the Bronco and added a tray.

>>28558031
>since Suzuki
You can still get a Suzuki Equator in the states, but it has different badging.

See?

>>28557514 (OP)
God, that's fucking hideous. Genuinely puke inducing.
Americans would love it.

>>28558078
Suzuki doesn't sell any cars in America anymore...

>>28558059
just needs a v6 - too bad Americans wouldn't into a diesel v6 - perfect for this kinda thing

I don't hate how it looks, if anything I kind of like it, certainly as far as new cars go. But is 2.2 really enough? I drive an old Outback, I'm used to having to pay for fuel. Fucking gay regulations.

>>28558031
>they just have protective tariffs to keep it uncompetitive
damn it's almost like that makes it... idk more difficult to penetrate? wonder if there's a word for that...
>no one has tried to build a compact ladder frame pickup or suv and sell it in America since Suzuki
hell of a long winded way to say no one is trying to compete

>>28557514 (OP)
Hahahahahahaha what the fuck is that front end, why can't gooks make a good looking vehicle?

>>28558109
>Suzuki doesn't sell any cars in America anymore...
Look at the Suzuki Equator and congratulate yourself for noticing it's other name.

>>28558166
>hell of a long winded way to say no one is trying to compete
well, the hoondai santa cruz exists - but they strangely don't put effort into giving it an off-road trim with real lockers

>>28558206
it's meant to be distinctive

>>28558243
what a tard
ok its a rebadged nissan frontier?
nissan ≠ suzuki

>>28558251
>well, the hoondai santa cruz exists
Which non impact fire recall did that Hyundai get?

>>28557514 (OP)
No one is going to buy a Kia chink truck u fuckin chan ho park chink cunt


Fck chink cars. They break down and burn oil and engine gets destroyed.

Fck u chink

>>28558251
distinctive dog turd you got there

>>28558272
I dunno but that's not really the issue - hoondai will repair recall shit for free and then its done.

>>28557514 (OP)
>It's too bad they can't make an suv-ized 4runner competitor version with an enclosed rear cab
They were still making the Mohave (2009 Borrego) until last year or so, body on frame and all. It'd do well now as it is.

>>28559013
yeah but that's probably based on an older platform, I assume Tasman is something newer - and could also be similarly SUV-ized without much effort.

>>28558990
>I dunno but that's not really the issue
It's absolutely the issue. Why do you want a ticking fire bomb in your garage again?

>>28559037
the fire bomb issue can be fixed, its only ticking if you don't get it repaired

>>28559041
>the fire bomb issue can be fixed, its only ticking if you don't get it repaired
Why should they need to be fixed? It's like most hyundai and kia cars have some sort of defect that needs to get fixed or it can set itself on fire just sitting there. Why are those cars so horrible to begin with? Is it just the best South Korea can do?

>>28559044
because manufacturers make oopsies and its worth getting a less shitty car than a toyota even with the mistakes

>>28559015
I think they actually meant to use the Telluride to replace the niche the Mohave filled, for now at least, but obviously it doesn't really fit being more a crossover.
It'd be a dumb move to not to be brewing up an SUV equivalent, even the Australian market they designed it towards would buy them.

>>28559066
>a less shitty car than a toyota even with the mistakes
What is the ratio of Toyota models that have a non collision fire recall? Because hyundai and kia have a fuckton. Also, what sort of mileage does a toyota get compared to hyundai and kia barely hitting the first 100k miles? Hyundai and kia can't even compare to a buick and you're throwing out names like toyota.

>>28559077
toyota is a much more basic car - all you have to is take the kia/hoondai for repairs when you get told to
its not like all of them exploded or something

>>28559067
Is the new Telluride on a new platform or the same one as the Carnival uses?
They need a ladder frame based SUV - is kinda my point.

>It'd be a dumb move to not to be brewing up an SUV equivalent
the Ford Everest (ford ranger suv) sells like hotcakes in Australia - very popular

>>28559066
I don't even like tacomas much but this is cope. No way gooks can make a better truck than toyota. Or Hell, even nissan for that matter.

>>28559086
>all you have to is take the kia/hoondai for repairs when you get told to
>its not like all of them exploded or something
This much cope deserves a (you).

>>28559087
tacomas are garbage

>>28559105
>tacomas are garbage
Well that's cool and all but does name calling make a kia last?

>>28559105
The lastest gen? Absolutely. But what makes you say that about the previous 3 gens?

>>28559108
the former generations were even worse, they are crude and basic and unsophisticated
cars for rubes

>>28559108
NTA but the interior is cramped putting you in a weird driving positions and the drive train is kind of a slush box

>>28559116
>interior is cramped
the other guy is comparing it to a kia btw

>>28559127
kias have far nicer interiors than any toyota

>>28559127
I have no idea about the new kia. All I know about kias are middle class white people love them now and they all buy the SUV which has a lot of tech and comfort im told.

>>28559129
>kias have far nicer interiors than any toyota
How would you know? By the time you adjust the seat it needs to get fixed.

>>28559130
>All I know about kias are middle class white people love them now
Riiiiight. All those dark skinned apartment dwellers are totally white and totally middle class.

>>28559136
Brother they are very white with high paying jobs. Niggers with money buy Dodge, Maserati or BMWs etc

>>28559137
>Brother they are very white with high paying jobs.
Maybe compared to you they are lighter skinned and better paid, but living in an apartment complex isn't middle class.

>>28559131
because I read car magazines regularly
toyota is known for cheap shitty interiors and all people talk about is "muh reliability" cuz everything else about them is trash

>>28559142
>toyota is known for cheap shitty interiors and all people talk about is "muh reliability" cuz everything else about them is trash
Well you've convinced me to get a kia. Do you have a usb cord I can borrow?

>>28559140
I've never seen a telluride at an apartment complex I know white middle class people irl with a house and kids who have them. I'm a Honda fan boy I don't like Kias at least the older ones.

>>28559148
the usb hack only applied to older kias where they didn't have push button start for the base model trims because Kia was too cheap to add an immobilizer

>>28559153
>Kia was too cheap to add an immobilizer
>kia makes great interiors
kinda getting mixed signals here

>>28559150
>I don't like Kias at least the older ones.
There are no older ones. They are junk and they don't last.

>>28559159
if you are buying the base trim of a 10 year old Kia you are doing it wrong
Kia has improved a lot and its most recent products are its most compelling

>>28559160
I agree with you about the old ones but I also know things change over time. The US use to make the best stuff and jap stuff was considered junk then they got good and is know its known for the best quality but just recently that has started to shift with Toyota screwing the pooch. Jeep used to be a good brand same with Chrysler

>>28559162
>10 year old Kia
>>28559160
>There are no older ones. They are junk and they don't last.
>>28559164
>I also know things change over time.
Kia has been exceptionally consistent in the sense that they have been garbage for over half a century.

>>28559162
LOL Kia has no changed almost 10 years. buying Kia car is absolutely wrong.

>>28559169
bro is literally jap shilling. can't even type english right

>>28559169
newer Kias are quite nice
they recognize they have a mezzo-mezzo reputation and have been working hard to overcome it

>>28557514 (OP)
They sell them here, for the equivalent of US$31K. I've seen one in person so far and it was hideously ugly. Can't imagine they're going to be around long.

>>28559241
31k is pretty cheap

>>28559224
>newer Kias are quite nice
>they recognize they have a mezzo-mezzo reputation and have been working hard to overcome it
Every year, last years was crap but this year is good. Totally changed themselves around. This year they are a good car choice.
It was pushed hard here when the santa cruz was soon to be released. And the year after that. Oh, and every year since. They should make it their motto "We swear we got it right this time, trust us again!"

And it's still overpriced garbage. Other cars last more than twice as long but kia still charges only slightly less than an actual, real car.