In the last ten years, Kia’s fortunes have changed significantly. The company had progressed considerably. When Americans thought it made boring cars become a name that serious car buyers think about. The Kia Telluride, Soul, and Niro all did well in our tests, and that’s not even considering the company’s new electric vehicles (EVs). After the fast Kia EV6 became a strong contender for Motortrends SUV of the Year, we’re looking forward to seeing what the full-sized EV9 can do. Kia needs to get more excited about its success. The next thing Kia wants to do is take over the market for mid-sized pickup trucks. Kia has told dealers in Australia that it is making not one but two mid-sized trucks to fight with the Toyota Hilux, which is called the Tacoma in the U.S. One car will be electric. The other will be a truck with an internal combustion engine (ICE) for developing areas. Kia and Hyundai both use the E-GMP technology, which will be used to build the electric truck. There have been spy photos of the car being tested in camouflage, but we created an AI image based on the design language of the Kia EV5 to see what we would get. Even though the results are good, they probably need to show what the end product will be like. Kia wants its truck to be a “genuine and serious rival” to things like Toyota’s mid-size car. On the first day of school, Kia seemed to want to find the biggest kid on the field and punch them in the nose. In simple terms, that was a risky choice. The story says that the combustion-powered vehicle is made for the Australian market. Does this mean that the electric truck is coming to the United States? Kia has yet to suggest that the truck will go to North America. But it has never happened before. Kia teased the “Soul’ster” idea 14 years ago. It was a Kia Soul with the back cut off. It was stupid, but it shows that Kia has debated selling U.S. cars for more than ten years. The hybrid Ford Maverick truck has a lot of interest, and the top-of-the-line Toyota Tacoma also has an electric engine. If Kia is willing to build one, the American market seems ready for an “EV4?” pickup truck.
