Thread: 2026 Kia Tasman
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Old 10-29-2024, 02:05 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by Badhobz View Post
Tasman ? Isn’t that a bit on the nose to name a car after a geographically area and or a group of native people (Tasmanians)

What’s next ? VW aryan ? BYD Ching Chong ? Rover Genocide with Smallpox Blanket 4x4 package ?

Hey Bob nice new car. What is that ?

A Tasman !!!

Uhhh that’s a bit racist. You’re riding around on an ethnic group ?
Many truck/SUV models are named after places (Telluride, Palisade, Colorado, Santa Fe, Tacoma etc.), so Tasman follows the same line of though.

At least it's not given an unfortunate name like the Toyota ISIS.
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