There is a reason for Kia employees to extend the celebration into the first few days of 2008. Only three days after the new year sneaks in, Kia plans to make an official debut of it’s largest and technically most advanced SUV up to date. Known as Borrego
internationally or Mohave on it’s home Korean market, it incorporates the latest engine and NVH technology.
The company has already set up a pre-launch website including several Mohave photos, news and interviews. You will also find some informations on the goodies such as back-end camera, high end JBL sound system, smart key, stat-stop button and others. Feel free to visit the Mohave website!
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December 20th, 2007 at 5:22 pm
I want one!
December 20th, 2007 at 6:13 pm
Kind of a large rig for you, isn’t it Greg?
December 20th, 2007 at 8:54 pm
The interior has a bit of luxury feel don’t you think? Judjing from these pics it seems to be precisely manufactured which is very good. I like it, but wouldn’t buy it because this is too large. I need something more like the Kia Soul or Pro_cee’d!:)
December 20th, 2007 at 11:11 pm
WOW! Even more exciting than i expected. This is realy cool.
December 20th, 2007 at 11:17 pm
Nice! You guys think the rear camera is coming to the states or is Hyundai not going to let Kia get that since the Veracruz doesn’t have it. I been paying a attention to how Hyundai doesn’t want Kia to be a step ahead of itself. I bet it gets the Navi though.
December 20th, 2007 at 11:36 pm
I think it’s not Hyundai that doesn’t let Kia use navi or rear camera. The same happens also when Hyundai brings the same car to US. It always has equipment than the one sold in Korea. The main reason must be the cost factor. The price would be pushed too high for a Hyundai or Kia vehicle…
December 21st, 2007 at 12:32 am
Now that is a nice SUV! Its got all the new bells and whistles which KIA is lacking in its current models. Today the customer WANTS the new technology like GPS, rear view camera, push button starting, hill descent control etc. I just hope it doesn’t hit the North American market scaled down. Our dealership is located in a High End SUV market and I am sure this vehicle will have alot of people visiting their local KIA dealer!
December 22nd, 2007 at 12:01 am
there we go himi- that looks to be a nice sized third row seat. plus I like that interior combo. I would be suprised to see a backup camera or Nav for the US Market. The push button would be nice though. It wouldn’t suprise me if Kia did decide to go all out on this SUV for the US market since it is where they plan to sell the most of them.
December 22nd, 2007 at 4:21 pm
Those back two seats look pretty comfortable don’t they?
I wish Kia would finally offer all of the equipment avaliable in Korea including the rear view camera and navigation! I’m not sure if any Kia vehicle in US can be found with built in navigation right now!
December 22nd, 2007 at 5:14 pm
To Patrick: I moved Borego picture to post the Christmas greeting. Borrego pics are saved on my computer! I’ll post those tomorrow or on Monday. Stop by cause those really look great!
December 22nd, 2007 at 5:19 pm
NOTIFICATION: My email is not working 100% right now! Although all of your emails are delivered to me and can be read, I can not send replies back to you. I’m working to fix this problem…ciao!
January 2nd, 2008 at 8:04 pm
It’s max RPM is 4000.. thats awsome for something this size. Well, I guess the engine is also to blame for that. I still want to see how capable it is off-road in africa and Europe. Australia is also a good place for off-roading. not sure about america.
January 2nd, 2008 at 8:30 pm
Maximum RPM has nothing to do with the size of the vehicle! Mohave on pictures has a diesel engine and every diesel engine has a maximum RPM at about 4500. So it’s because of the diesel engine. I’m sure V8 powered will have much higher maximum RPM…
January 2nd, 2008 at 11:06 pm
6000 RPM probably. In a diesel semi(Volvo) the max RPM is 3000. 2500 is red line, but the green area starts just after 1500 and ends just after 2000. The Interior of Volvo Semis are beautiful! Look at these pics: http://www.truckpaper.com/images/Truck/fullsize/75988271.jpg
http://www.truckpaper.com/images/Truck/fullsize/75988265.jpg
http://www.truckpaper.com/images/Truck/fullsize/75988267.jpg
http://www.truckpaper.com/images/Truck/fullsize/75988273.jpg
http://www.truckpaper.com/images/Truck/fullsize/75988275.jpg
January 3rd, 2008 at 12:05 am
You’re comparing apples to oranges here, Greg! There is no comparisson between carlike vehicle and a towing truck…Those engines are specialy developed to provide a lot of torque at lowest RPM possible!
The interior does look nice for a truck!
January 3rd, 2008 at 12:45 am
Tomorrow is the big Detriot Auto Show!! I can’t wait. Hopefully KIA will come well prepaired with more than just the Borrego. And most petrol engines have an Rev line between 5500-6500. It depends what the engine is designed to do, tow, haul or recreation.
January 3rd, 2008 at 1:15 am
Hi Colby!
I should correct your statement about Detroit Auto Show. It starts on January 19th! I will post a few articles about it, starting tomorrow. ( www.naias.com )
Still, the third of January is an important day for Kia. It’s the day when Mohave debuts at Korean market! I hope to get some good shots and informations to post them here. We’ll see!