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Kia Tasman X-Line 2026 review: snapshot

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EXPERT RATING
8.1

Likes

The specification sweet spot
Lush interior comfort
Fun and easy to drive

Dislikes

Getting up there in price
Ride quality isn’t the best on bumpy roads
A bit more engine muscle at this price point is needed
Byron Mathioudakis
Contributing Journalist
10 Aug 2025
3 min read

The Kia Tasman X-Line is the luxury-focused flagship in the South Korean brand’s first one-tonne ute range, and in some ways represents the sweet spot.

Only available as a four-door Double Cab Pick-Up body style for now, the X-Line 4x4 kicks off from $67,990 before on-road costs, and comes standard with 4WD.

Befitting its higher positioning, it also ushers in a column shifter instead of a T-bar for the transmission, a larger centre console and a significantly more opulent presentation.

Standard features not found in lower grades such as the S, SX and SX+ include privacy glass, full synthetic leather trim, heated front seats (with the driver’s side powered), a reclining back seat with a centre armrest, projection headlights, a second wireless phone charger, paddle shifters, roof rails, a lockable rear wheel arch storage unit and remote parking assist – that allows the car to be slowly manoeuvred in and out of tight parking spots slowly from outside the vehicle. Clever.

2026 Kia Tasman X-Line
2026 Kia Tasman X-Line

These come on top of the other Tasman models’ LED fog lights, electric folding side mirrors, satellite navigation, ambient lighting, back-seat air vents, tub bedliner, 240V outlets, dual-zone climate control, adaptive cruise control, wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, twin 12.3-inch instrumentation and multimedia displays, a seven-year subscription to connected services with over-the-air updates, under-seat storage, a reverse camera, rear-bumper steps, a lift-assist tailgate, 18-inch alloys and a full-sized spare wheel.

'Highway Drive Assist' with 'Lane-Change Assist', navigation-based smart cruise control, 4x4 terrain modes, seven airbags, anti-lock brakes, stability and traction controls, an integrated trailer brake controller, trailer-stability assist, hill-start assist, downhill brake control, multi-collision braking and tyre-pressure monitors are also part of the Kia’s safety specification.

Similarly, it is fitted with advanced driver-assist systems (ADAS), such as Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) for cyclists, pedestrians and junction turning/crossing, blind-spot alert, evasive steering assist, driver attention alert, safe-exit warning, rear cross-traffic alert and traffic sign recognition.

2026 Kia Tasman X-Line
2026 Kia Tasman X-Line

But the X-Line and X-Pro are alone with a blind-spot view monitor, front/side/rear reverse sensors with dash display, LED projection headlights, reverse parking collision avoidance, a surround-view camera and remote smart parking assist.

For now, it’s just the one engine for Tasman, and that’s the long-lived 2.2-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel, driving either the rear or all four wheels via an eight-speed torque-converter automatic transmission.

It produces 154kW of power at 3800rpm and 440Nm of torque between 1750-2750rpm, for a power-to-weight ratio of around 69kW/tonne. As such, it can scoot from 0-100km/h in 9.7 seconds.

2026 Kia Tasman X-Line
2026 Kia Tasman X-Line

The 4x4 system brings 2WD-High, 4WD-High and 4WD-Low modes, a mechanical rear diff lock and several off-road modes, but also has a 4A active 4x4 setting that automatically engages the front axle for extra traction as required.

A great deal of Australian tuning and testing went into the front (double-wishbone) and rear (leaf spring) suspension system. Ground clearance rises from the S/SX/SX+’s 206mm to 224mm.

Finally, the Tasman X-line’s official combined-average fuel consumption figure is 7.8L/100km, for a carbon-dioxide emissions rating of 206g/km.

Read the full 2026 Kia Tasman review

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Byron Mathioudakis
Contributing Journalist
Byron started his motoring journalism career when he joined John Mellor in 1997 before becoming a freelance motoring writer two years later. He wrote for several motoring publications and was ABC Youth radio Triple J's "all things automotive" correspondent from 2001 to 2003. He rejoined John Mellor in early 2003 and has been with GoAutoMedia as a senior product and industry journalist ever since. With an eye for detail and a vast knowledge base of both new and used cars Byron lives and breathes motoring. His encyclopedic knowledge of cars was acquired from childhood by reading just about every issue of every car magazine ever to hit a newsstand in Australia. The child Byron was the consummate car spotter, devoured and collected anything written about cars that he could lay his hands on and by nine had driven more imaginary miles at the wheel of the family Ford Falcon in the driveway at home than many people drive in a lifetime. The teenage Byron filled in the agonising years leading up to getting his driver's license by reading the words of the leading motoring editors of the country and learning what they look for in a car and how to write it. In short, Byron loves cars and knows pretty much all there is to know about every vehicle released during his lifetime as well as most of the ones that were around before then.
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