2025 Kia Tasman ute cabin leaked

More secrets of the 2025 Kia Tasman have been unearthed via a TikTok video showcasing the upcoming ute’s interior design.

Discovered and subsequently redistributed by local tech website EFTM, the video appears to have been shot in a Sydney holding yard and the car in question is a loudly wrapped left-hand drive pre-production vehicle undoubtedly here for local testing and perhaps the odd dealer preview.

The footage reveals just about every detail of the Tasman’s cabin, from the high-tech dashboard and steering wheel designs to the upholstery and door-handles, after the cameraman lifted the protective camouflage hiding the dash.

It’s clear from the amount of luxury appointments – including heated and cooled leather seats with memory function, sunroof, dual 12.3-inch digital screens, wireless charging pad, ambient lighting, silver console trim and black headliner – that this prototype is a GT-Line flagship, which means there could be some differences compared to lower grades, but the overall design theme will be consistent.

Small details some readers may have missed include the rotary wand gear selector on the steering column, EV9-style dash buttons, glove-friendly toggle switches and scuff-friendly door trims.

The uniquely designed door-handles are robust-looking, practical and high-set on the door, whereas the directional air-vents are all hidden behind a black honeycomb mesh and adjusted via glove-friendly knobs.

Unfortunately (for us), the rear seats were shrouded by Tasman-badged material so we can’t see too much in the back of the cabin, though there looks to be plenty of room on offer, which is no surprise given the dual-cab’s body or at least wheelbase appears longer than the Ford Ranger’s.

Kia is promising a full suite of single-cab, dual-cab, 4x4 and 4x2 configurations for the Tasman, along with a segment-appropriate 3500kg braked towing capacity.

The vast majority of variants will be powered by an enhanced version of the Sorento’s 2.2-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel and eight-speed automatic transmission combo, which presently chugs out 148kW/440Nm.

A battery-electric version of the Tasman is due by the end of 2026, while a six-cylinder petrol-powered Ranger Raptor-rivalling GT version is also under study, but could be nobbled by Australia’s upcoming new-vehicle emissions standard.

The Kia Tasman will make its official world debut later this year ahead of its release in mid-2025.

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