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Kia is working on at least two pickup trucks and this rendering shows how one of them could look like were it to be inspired by the Telluride SUV.
This rendering has been brought to life by SRK Designs and a clip shared to YouTube shows the process in morphing the Telluride into a pickup truck. While we’re very fond of how the Telluride looks, it is unlikely that Kia’s pickup would look so similar to the SUV.
Indeed, a handful of spy images surfaced of the Kia pickup in early November and these showed that if anything, it could more closely resemble the Kia Mohave sold in Korea. The prototype that was snapped had headlights almost identical to those of the Mohave, complete with the same LED daytime running lights as well as the automaker’s latest iteration of its tiger nose grille.
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It is unclear if the similarities between the first Kia pickup and the Mohave will extend beyond the styling department. The Mohave is based on a ladder-frame chassis that could suit a pickup truck quite well. However, given that the two forthcoming pickups from Kia will be electric vehicles, it seems more likely that they will be underpinned by the Hyundai Motor Group’s Electric Global Modular Platform (E-GMP) underpinning the likes of the Hyundai Ioniq 5, Ioniq 6, Kia EV6, and Genesis GV60.
If this is the case then we expect the two pickups to be offered in a number of different guises with unique powertrain configurations. Range-topping variants will likely feature electric motors both front and rear while rear-wheel drive only versions are also possible.
Kia has remained tight-lipped about its two planned electric pickups but has confirmed they are among the 14 new BEVs it will introduce by 2027.