Kia Tasman: New ute's clown suit! | Auto Expert John Cadogan
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Camouflage wrap. Let's just abbreviate it to "C-rap."
🤣🤣🤣
Same as the so called music c- Rap. Both make Straya more *rap!
Yes Danny mate it beggars belief why anyone in their logical and psychologically correct mind would even think of something like this - really it is quite sad when you think about it that that person or persons got this "projetc" into their tiny minds.
I think the actual "W" in the word Wrap might say it all.
@@johngoard8272 essentially, the "big-wigs" at Kia seem to have missed the point of the camo wraps that are put onto development vehicles: to create an optical illusion on the surface of the vehicle to make it difficult (or impossible) to figure out what the vehicle actually looks like while it's being tested (including on-road driving in public). The "golfball" stickers that were used on the development vehicles for the current Ranger worked particularly well for this by implying 3D shapes (golfballs, specifically) in the eyes of those who see them. The simplicity and high contrast of black and white stickers really work well for this, which is why black and white is what's usually used for the job for most car manufacturers. On the other hand, colours, as found on the Tasman, don't do a very good job in this regard.
Anyway, Kia is successfully getting people to talk about the car, so in that regard, they're getting what they want so far. However, is it going to result in sales success? Perhaps I'm wrong, but I doubt it.
The only place that would be camouflaged is at the SYDNEY MARDI GRAS 😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂
Definitely the poofters' pride and joy.
Do you guys in aus have multi color ped crossing like in nz
All it needs is some tassels across the front and "HORN OK PLEASE" written on the tailgate, and it'd look like one of those brightly coloured trucks that India is famous for.
And the Philipines
"Honk if you like big timber. Right ladies?" Priscilla shouted from the smoke screened, glittering stage.
My father's workmate had a new leyland Kimberley. In the days of falcons and kingswoods I remember as a kid feeling sorry for him and he always seemed on the defensive.
Ex wife 5 is sister of ex wife 3? Fuck , makes Christmas interesting
Make me question ex wives 1 2 4 6 7 …. Must be upto a phone number by now.
One fail, yeah, two bugger, three maybe it's time to give up, more than half a dozen failures, look in the mirror
What gets me about this is that he clearly has a problem with his decision making.... Yet provides advice about what cars to buy... 😮
@@jamesaustralian9829 2 fails and quit. Good hard look in the mirror and recognize who is making sh1t choices. Ah the single life 🎉
he wouldnt be the easiest guy to be married to.... just verbal diarrhoea all day
Point of order Re: Camouflage.
Two of the basic principals of camouflage are Shape and Surface. If you can do something to break up the outline or colour and make the vehicle look like something else, then it can assist with concealment.
During the 1st Great Unpleasantness, artists were employed to design camouflage schemes for all manner of things. Ships were a favorite and got "Dazzle Camouflage", not so much to hide the ship, as that can be difficult, more to make it harder to judge speed and heading, therefore making harder to develop an accurate torpedo firing solution.
I think they have succeeded in making the vehicle look like something I can't get excited about and will give it a miss.
"principals"
Principles please. PRIN-CI-PLES!
Principal = chief, director, school director, study council, teacher, capital, boss, business owner, superior, supervisor, manager, senior ... list goes on.
@@orcaflotta7867 "Asshole" An Orifice that spews Shit & makes offensive noises - some enjoy annual adventures to the Madi Gras! ; )
Crazy thing is that there is a camouflage scheme of bold colours and shapes that is called “dazzle” camouflage that isn’t meant to blend the object in, it gained traction particularly in world war 1 with various navies and is meant to confuse you into not knowing the size, direction and speed of the ship. I’m guessing Kia is using the same dazzle scheme to confuse people into thinking the Tasman isn’t sh_t.
WW2 as well.
The Tasman mural makes the Cyber Truck look sexy
No nothing makes the the Cyber Turd look sexy😂😂💩
Should sell like hotcakes in Pakistan where it's "art" was apparently originally inspired from
John John John. Steady up. I grew up in Goulburn & when I was a lad the smell wafting from the abattoir was gut wrenching. Or maybe it was just the odour from Canberra. Keep up the great content.
So the base model will be called the "just able" the mid range is called the "Kimberley" and the top of the range is the "Wank"
So Ken Done's still alive 'n' kicking by the looks.
Done like a dinner.
I think this bloke is Ken Ovadone…
I’m surprised it didn’t get the Pro Hart treatment 😁
Kenneth Meth-a-Done
Obviously Kia wants this vehicle to star in the sequel for Brokeback Mountain called The Return of the Browneye!
Looks like they parked outside a pub in lygon street and everyone threw up on it.
There's a reason some paths are never taken. This monstrosity is one.
Picture it with a red nose day, and you have the KIA Clown.
Hitching rides across Australia
Yeah, that was a bad idea since we found out Ivan Milat existed
Oh look honey, there's a KIA Barf
You mean The K backwards N Barf
I swear to the heavens my grand father had a tasman. His was made by british leyland. Nothing to do with Mike and Mal though.
Yea my dad had one. I’d love one.
Did it often break an axle? ;-)
When I was "Arting" I was hired to do a job using my "Arting" skills and imagination ....... and part of the agreement (contractually binding) would have been the exclusion of any "Design Teams" from what I was up to. Having a "Design Team" involved in anything is a bit like laughing during connubial relations .... it kills the activity quicker than a head shot.
Congrats you gave them all the attention they asked for and more
They haven't released a single detail on the function or features of this automobile yet for the cost of a $2,000 or 15,000 wrap they managed to get you to talk about it for like 20 minutes for no development at all
All I want to know is, is the friggin thing any good as a ute?
You should see the inspiring patterns I can create with my ute and its Bald-Dunlops.
Spectacular. Sometimes it's a Winrun.
That would have to be a mixture of the best British Leyland Australia colours from the P76 colours range in one Ute.
That comparison is denigrating to the P76
@@zorbakaput8537 sorry 😀
If they are are going to dress it up like that, then surely it should be renamed the Trans Tasman🤔
First, we got the Cyber Truck. Allegedly designed by a 6 year old. Now we have the KN Tasman ute. Allegedly designed by a Ken Done prodigy.
Thanks. You made me laugh properly.
Stu. Melbourne
In my fleet I have Tritons and Colorado’s , both due for updates. Based on Kia’s latest line up I will happily dip the toe in Kia’s effort. Yes, I’m a 53 year old dood that owns a blue collar small business
So you are prepared to shut your eyes firmly on the way into the dealership to avoid the visual onslaught...
So you hate your workers then.
@@alanhilder1883 😂😂😂
Goon.
This ute looks like a painted Wicked campervan, it just needs the, offensive slogan on the back window. I'm thinking if I ever scoffed down a couple of LSD trips this is what a ute might look like. What knobs..
Classy as John Lennon’s Rolls Royce.
It belongs in India the only thing missing is the tassels and bells, and lots of Blinky lights.
Backwards N could’ve saved a few pennies, just by parking this overnight anywhere in Melbourne. The highest of high graffiti artistes could’ve elevated this to the next level, without monetary gain. The only downside would be the lack of wheels come daylight!
So well said: car manufacturers are so out of touch of what the public wants...
The perfect browndirt cowboy Mardi Gras machine...
In camouflage, looks sadly front on like an old d22 navara...
Looks like the ute never taken, bought, rented or not even stolen in Brissy burbs.
True, it would be an insurance policy of sorts!
If this was the 60’s that would have flown off the shelves to be driven down the King’s Road in Chelsea. Who remembers John Lennon’s Rolls Royce painted in a similar fashion. A Ute is a work horse not a fashion model.
Wait that square slab of vomit in the picture is meant to be fine vehicular ute design language?
Hello from NC USA. Your satirical views are the best I've ever heard! Keep up your expose! Love it
They would have to give me 10 X the MSRP to even consider having that nightmare sitting in my driveway.
Come on, it's old tradition for car manufacturers to have their prototypes/pre-production models obscured during the last public road tests. So curious press cameras can't make out the fine details of the bodywork. Because at this stage of development the pretest vehicle is still susceptible for changes. And they want to avoid that some nosy car mag will show the photos as finished product, even tho the press is still under embargo.
Goon.
I remember when VW built a golf with every single panel a different colour, everybody including the media thought they were mad. But those cars now are so sought after, you will easily find a hen’s teeth with fillings than one of the original multi coloured VW’s
Almost 400k subscribers John; go, go, go.
I remember one tough 4x4 military kia ute when I was in the miltary in Korea. We had a granade launcer machine gun mounted on the deck. It was definitely well built for combat. Now I see Kia revealing a clown lifestyle block mum's weekend grocery shopping ute. Really embarrassing to see this new kia ute lol
The DMT and LSD references where fantastic and on point ! Well done fellow tripper haha 🤣
looks like 'Scooby Doo’ & ‘Shaggy' should like it...
Kia would've gotten away with it, if it hadn't been for those meddling CZcamsrs.
It's camouflage at a pride rally.
That will suit the Dictator when it goes to the Mardi grai it might make a great tow vehicle for the float.
Just used my Kaleidoscope to view this AE Special Report. What a treat that was, a path never taken before. If Muz and Trev use their own Kaleidoscope Kia may be onto a winner.
K backwards N has probably ruffled some feathers in our indigenous (those who identify as being more than 0.0001% indigenous) as they should have used dot painting….
Just reminding you that the dot painting style was invented by Geoffrey Bardon in 1971. Geoffrey was art teacher and taught the style to the kids in the Red Center. It is as indigenous as damper.
I was looking for that vomit wallpaper, now I know where it went.
Very good one John
Although I have to agree with at least part of KbN’s ad copy as I myself hail from England, Canada, Portugal and, occasionally, Mount Druitt
This camouflage wrap likely to inspire street dogs to pay a visit at the Tasman's wheel
You have never been out of postcode love work
Seems like KIA and JLR use the same marketing people, at least they share the same vocabulary. I'm sure there is an element of ute buying in Oz that's not purely utilitarian. In the Southern US, just about everyone drives a pickup, they are the dominant vehicle in mega-church carparks, most of them never taken offroad or used to haul heavy loads. It would be quite ironic if the Tasman turns out to be a decent ute.
when even the current ancient hilux has 500nm 4 banger diesel, reported 440nm is not competitive. And the 6 cylinder diesel Toyota now has 700nm (over 500 foot pounds). Unless this thing is as cheap as chinese UTE (hint it won't be) it be a tough sell. Stuck in the awkward middle-ground
Richard Boyd-Dunlop is a New Zealand artist. From the reproductions some of his pictures I've viewed on-line, I'd say he has a lot of talent but mostly chooses not to use it. It's not clear to me why a Korean company wanting to sell a product in Australia would commission an artist from a place once governed from New South Wales but nowadays having to blame its own politicians. Nor is it clear to me how making people's eyes scrunch up in pain is supposed to make them want to buy the product, but then I don't get paid large numbers in Won. By the way, sir, you have your history wrong. The ditch was dug to help us keep criminals out of everywhere except Parliament. And the Press. And ... oh heck, it didn't work, did it?
I'm sure there was a bilateral agenda. I can only reiterate the history we were taught at school.
Tasman is the Sea between Straya and KiwiLand, i would suggest they intend to Sell ( provide ? ) it to Both sides.......
I wasn't aware that the Russian car company KИ was releasing Australian inspired utes. Perhaps it was an error in translation and they actually meant to release an Austrian inspired ute.
The "unique graphics" are graphically unique
Mmmur'can here, from the People's Republic of New Jersey. I was waiting for this video to hatch after seeing that wrapped thing in my news feed the other day. While you're dead-on with your criticisms of the limitless wankery involved in this press release, as well as the lack of specs that truck buyers need to make an informed decision, it hurts my heart to hear and see your depictions of your beautiful country. I'm a big fan of ASPW, Ronny Dahl (and even Robert Pepper when in need of sleep), and I for one would give body parts to travel the Simpson or the Canning. Breathtakingly beautiful (outside of cities) is how I'd describe 'Straya, mate. Canberra notwithstanding, of course-you gotta wipe your feet on the way out of that place, just as we do when leaving D.C.
Sadly most "Australians" (and I use that term loosely) nowadays wouldn't get the NZ sheep references
This ute will go the way of the X class. Seen occasionally on the road and inspires a giggle.
Unless they are goin to the Mardi gras the comoflauge isn't going to work.
I agree.
At least the words “reliability and performance “were mentioned in the imaginative speil.
But very few people who may buy utes are likely to be inspired by art cred’ 😅
Said while wearing nominal camo against a background of hung hand tools.
Have to admit, I think it’s on purpose. I mean you have spent a decent amount on the Tasman last month
That'll get a giggle or two parked outside Birdsville pub could be mistaken for a Variety Bash car. Looks like a year 3 class went to town on it.
Hitchhiking through the Australian Outback…..Destination Dingo Piss Creek or Wolf Creek ?
Shagastanies! Love it!
The biggest "Shit town" in Australia happens to be Sydney. I've seen it from all sides and I'd rather spend a week in Kingoonya quite frankly.
If they want to win in the market, they just have to say, “This is our ute. It does ute things. It drives on dirt roads. It’s good for your work tools. Put your work trailer on. Put the boat on for the weekend. It’s our ute. Feel it. Touch it.”
Karim Antoine Habib has worked extensively for BMW and Mercedes-Benz design studios before a 2 year blast at Infiniti, before joining Kia in 2019. The Auz Tasman 'cammo' is far better than the pastel shades inflicted on the EU version. Now NZ person was harmed in this process.
Wheel arch bumpers for side on collisions?
In Cyrillic, the Kia logo says “KI”. For the modified Cyrillic for Ukrainian, it say”KIL”.
Does it come off? How many buckets of paint stripper will it take to make look “ normal “
Is that a FB or EK on it's roof?
Looks Like John has some ladybots commenting on his video.
Yeah there is always 2 or 3 ( nowadays ). Easy to i.d. owing to the lingerie/porno 'look' in their thumbnail pictures....
I suspect he Likes them = #fullaussiemale!
Whats with the wheel flairs???
The last time I saw anything like that, it had crimson fringe around the roof and 26 denizens of Manila hanging off the outside. Maybe KIA is confused about their market demographics and target buyers.
But can it be protective coating? Nobody wants to steal anything painted like that.
It might be an anti-theft superpower...
they should wrap it in camouflage as a HILUX then they might sell 1
dazzle camouflage?
There are no words to express how much your videos tickle me to death John. I do love them.
John, What do you think of Bonza Airlines?
This one was gooooooood John ... i grinned all thru the video!.
If they really wanted to camouflage the Tasman, what they needed was a canopy, a bullbar and a paint job of baby poop coloured Raptor.
Is this new kia ute going to be a decent 4wd Ute or like 90%of most Ute sold in Australia 🇦🇺 ideal for city driving and that's about it.
Brilliantly entertaining and on point. Car marketers need to get real.
I was in Oz visiting in 86 and for some reason went by the Goulburn visitor center. Imagine my surprise being introduced to the mayor. I guess he had nowhere else to hang out.
That must have been one driving down South Gippsland Highway Lang lang. Looks like a Rivion.
Tapping into the minuscule trans market with this sucker.
It's not available for 12 months !?!?!?!
Moving on ...
Came to think of graffiti soooo maybe it could work as camouflage against the backdrop of a wall in an alley? Only thing missing then is the outback...
Much more convenient to take a dip in the typing pool when sans trousers.
I may hate Nord but I love you duDe I’m glad you have your own show ❤❤
Kia should bring out an upmarket model, throw a few more horsepower at it and give it a couple of driving lights as standard, and call it a Kimberly.
Have you got any blacker?
Not the same as the black 1985 Hilux from Back to the Future. That's how you sell a ute.
AS usual, a very funny and satirical comment by my mentor.
I think Kia has gone down the wrong path with their new model the KIa Klown. the cashed up tradies drive ranger wildcats and blinged up Raptors.
All the current crop of twin cab utes do what they are supposed to ,and why would Kia enter this very competitive market ,
with just a new look on what is already there.
In melb. and sydney we have this appalling situation of ripoff tolls on the tollways for twin cab utes.
A ute something like the holden utes , which were tolled the same as a car , and with lower sides on the tub
and the ability to drop the tailgate down vertical .
Because of these horrendous toll charges, i think a ute as i have described might have a market.
“…ex-wife number 5, the little sister of ex-wife number three…”
Almost choked on my pizza in laughter when I heard that. Brilliant!!
well at least we know what he thought of Australia.
he must have been laughing all the way to the bank....