Never mind its polarising looks, there is another conversation the newly-introduced Kia Tasman bakkie cant shy away from. Many bakkie enthusiast are keen to know whether it is faster than a Toyota Hilux, Ford Ranger or Isuzu D-Max.
As The Citizen Motoring hasnt had the chance to run the Kia Tasman against the clock yet, well set the table so long with the numbers we have. And the numbers make for what can be a fascinating contest in the competitve bakkie segment.
Stiff oppositionThe Kia bakkie offered locally with only one engine derivative, a four-cylinder 2.2-litre turbodiesel which makes 154kW of power and 440Nm of torque. Numbers coming out of Australia suggest that the bakkie will sprint from 0 to 100km/h in 10.4 seconds. This places it right in the thick of things on a very tight list of sprint times set by four-cylinder diesel bakkies.
