Last month, Kia confirmed its new electric vehicle lineup with two pure electric pickup lines. By this month, Autonews from the US confirmed that one of the two cars above will be in the Toyota Hilux/Ford Ranger segment and have a traditional petrol/diesel engine version to expand its influence.
2 Kia electric pickup models, one in the large segment with a focus on North America, the other is the above-mentioned global mid-size model with a greater focus on developing markets. . The second project follows the plan of making a pickup that has been cherished by Kia for a long time to effectively confront the Ford Ranger and Toyota Hilux but has not been able to deploy it because it is busy focusing on electric vehicles.
Kia Australia declined to comment on the above information, but previously this same branch also expressed its intention to expand the product lineup with a new double-cabin pickup. The chassis used for the mid-size pickup is a separate body frame that is convenient for off-road operation.
As for the large pickup, the chassis used is definitely the E-GMP type that has been widely used by Hyundai Group in recent years. The car names have to confront quite a lot, such as Ford F-150 Lightning, Chevrolet Silverado EV, Rivian R1T or Tesla Cybertruck.
The monolithic frame structure of the E-GMP makes it difficult for this pickup to achieve optimal off-road performance like its younger brother, but in return is outstanding comfort. In addition, a GT performance version is not too difficult to make for a large pickup.
Reference: Drive
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