The Kia Tasman X-Line has been given a $3000 price cut – in addition to more equipment – despite the hotly anticipated Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux challenger only occurring sale three months ago.
The penultimate X-Line 4×4 version of Kia’s first dual-cab ute has been given a limited-time $3000 price cut, to now start at $67,990 drive-away – and likewise gains $3897 price of extras, representing a saving of nearly $7000.
Those extras include metallic paint (normally $700) and a Sports Pack comprising tubular side steps ($956), soft tonneau cover ($1065), and a short-arm sports bar ($1176).
The discounted pricing is officially scheduled to finish on October 31, 2025.
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While promotional offers usually are not unusual, they’re less likely early in a new-generation model’s lifecycle. The Tasman – a brand new nameplate and completely recent vehicle – only went on sale in July 2025.
Kia Australia has been approached by CarExpert for comment.
The brand new incentive follows discounts for the Tasman even before its release, when drive-away pricing was announced across the lineup following the announcement of list prices pre-launch.
Kia Australia has long publicly targeted 20,000 annual sales for its first ute, which equates to a median of 1667 sales a month and would put it among the many country’s five hottest utes.
With an admittedly limited dual-cab range to date, the Tasman has found 2499 recent homes since its release, for a monthly average of just 625 sales. Its September results of 806 sales is the Tasman’s best monthly figure yet, placing it seventh within the pecking order with 4×2 and 4×4 vehicles combined.
Even when the Tasman notched up 806 deliveries every month, its annual total could be 9672 – lower than half of its public sales forecast – although the total model lineup is yet to seem in local showrooms.
In contrast, the BYD Shark 6 plug-in hybrid dual-cab was launched in February 2025 in a single model grade, and it has racked up 14,111 registrations year-to-date, including 1193 in September alone.
After an in depth and expensive promoting campaign featuring a few of Australia’s highest-profile sports stars, the order book for the Tasman dual-cab opened in April 2025 with a starting price of $42,990 before on-road costs.
Kia Australia announced drive-away pricing two months later in June, starting at $46,490 for the entry-level Tasman S 4×2 dual-cab.
To further muddy the water, pricing for the Tasman cab/chassis range (including each two-door single-cab and four-door dual-cab body styles) was announced in August without drive-away pricing, ahead of their arrival by the top of this 12 months.
This Article First Appeared At www.carexpert.com.au
