ANCAP has announced the Kia Tasman delivered ‘strong’ outcomes at a safety test, with the South Africa-bound double cab scoring five stars for safety.
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Earmarked to arrive in South Africa in the second half of 2025, the Kia Tasman has been awarded the full complement of five stars at the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP). Watch the test below…
The Tasman delivered “strong” safety outcomes across all four key areas of assessment, ANCAP says. Tested against ANCAP’s 2023-2025 criteria, the South Korean carmaker’s first-ever double cab scored 85% in both the Adult Occupant Protection and Child Occupant Protection categories, 74% for Vulnerable Road User Protection, and 80% for Safety Assist.
ANCAP also noted the Tasman’s “moderately low” crash compatibility risk was “equally impressive”. The latter assessment evaluates the risk the test vehicle poses to potential crash partner vehicles and their occupants. “For a vehicle of its size and mass, the Tasman performed very well,” said ANCAP. (Underpinned by a ladder-frame chassis, the Tasman measures 5 410 mm in length and 1 930 mm in width.)
The Tasman was, however, penalised in the full width frontal crash, where the pelvis of the driver crash test dummy slipped beneath the lap section of the seatbelt.
The Tasman is equipped with seven airbags, Isofix child-seat anchorages, and several advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS). The suite of ADAS includes such features as autonomous emergency braking, lane-keep assist, and lane departure warning.
It is worth noting that the five-star ANCAP safety rating achieved by the Tasman applies only to diesel-powered 4×4 models in (Australian-spec) S, SX, and SX+ trim, and (New Zealand-spec) TX, TXR, and TXS. The X-Line and X-Pro, and 4×2 derivatives remain untested.
As a reminder, in addition to the 154 kW/441 N.m 2.2-litre, four-cylinder turbocharged oil-burner employed by the models tested at ANCAP, the Tasman was also unveiled with a 2.5-litre, four-cylinder turbopetrol that produces 207 kW and 421 N.m of torque. However, with our market’s appetite for diesel bakkies, we expect the South African Tasman lineup will be offered with the former engine option. Kia claims an average fuel consumption figure of 7.6 L/100 km for the oil-burner; allowing for a 1 056 km driving range from a single, full 80-litre tank of fuel.
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