I had heard a while back that Kia was thinking of introducing a pickup...looks like it should be a 2011 model, unibody design similar to a ridgeline I guess...even ran into some talk of a possible front wheel drive option. That could really be cool! I know there has been talk about vw's and dodges of the past lately...so what do you think, will it be a hit?
I like the idea!
its not a real truck..
in before the flame war then lock..!!!!
Gotta get in on that hot selling niche market the Ridgeline has a monopoly on! Wait...
Kia may be able to do it, though. The used minitruck (Nissan hardbody, Mitsu Mighty Max, old Tacoma) options are drying up, and I think there'd be small contractors and the like just begging to have them again. Honda went about it the wrong way, I think, and the Ridgeline is much, much too ugly.
Judging by the comments, that article is nearly 2.5 years old.
Stoopid unibody trux
Well, 2 things about this article:
the "newest" comments are over 2 years old....
according to the article, the "current" Sorento is body on frame. No, the CURRENT Sorento (the 2010 model), is now a "unibody" design.
While I might be interested in a product LIKE this, it would have to come from someone besides Kia. Honda "seems" to be standing behind the Ridgeline, in spite of low sales numbers, but I can't imagine Kia hanging on with a product that has lower sales potential. Besides, many folks are predicting the end of Kia, ala Mercury, in a few years.
Ford brought us the Transit Connect, it would be nice if they saw fit to bring the U.S. one of it's overseas versions of the Ranger. A Ranger that had a turbo-diesel and/or four "regular" doors on the supercab.
Wally wrote: Stoopid unibody trux
To be clear, those early 1960s Ford pickups weren't unibody in the modern sense....the cab and bed were joined together as one assembly, but they did have a conventional frame underneath.
Just like the Ridgeline. 
Then may I add the Kia Soulster Concept?
Again, the articles ancient history, but the idea has surfaced in a few concepts. This one, though, is just embarrassing.
I had one of these stupid unibody no, wait, body-on-frame, no, wait uni-cab-sub-bed-framed trucks once:
It was a Comanche Eliminator and the only thing that kept me from burning it to the ground was it's speed.
Lot's of people had great experiences with this vehicle platform but I had nothing but grief.
Goofy construction too. Unit body in the front with frame stubs out the back to mount the box.
Shawn
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