Shock Winner! Kia Tasman vs Ford Ranger vs Toyota Hilux vs Mitsubishi Triton

The dual-cab ute has become one of Australia’s most popular vehicles, treading from work duties into family ones, and the Kia Tasman is the latest entrant to take on the Toyota Hilux, Ford Ranger, and Mitsubishi Triton.

But is this Johnny-come-lately really good enough to hang with the heavy hitters?

In this video road test editor John Law, off-road specialist Evan Spence and contributor Nathan Ponchard put the Tasman X-Line to the test by comparing the new Korean ute directly to its rivals through a series of tests.

Which comes out on top? Watch on to find out in our 100-percent independent comparison. And warning, the results might surprise you…

Time codes:
0:00 - Intro
0:27 - Why we’re testing
1:13 - The utes on test
1:49 - Styling
2:49 - Who’s missing?
3:25 - Hilux load test
5:00 - Triton load test
6:30 - Ranger load test
7:52 - Tasman load test
10:02 - Hilux off-road
11:58 - Tasman off-road
14:08 - Triton off-road
16:12 - Ranger off-road
19:25 - Hilux livability
22:12 - Triton livability
25:53 - Ranger livability
30:10 - Tasman livability
36:06 - Running costs
37:26 - The honest verdict

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