KIA Mohave

Kia has made a stellar effort in making the cabin of the Mohave a very rich, spacious, and comfortable place to be in. Kia is offering three choices of quilted Nappa leather upholsteries – all-black, Terracotta Brown and Taupe Grey. In all these three upholstery options, Kia offers oak wood grain inserts on the dashboard and door panels and a three-dimensional pattern mood lamp on the co-passenger side of the dashboard.

The driver’s cockpit of the Kia Mohave welcomes one with a four-spoke multi-functional steering wheel and a huge panel behind it with dedicated housings for the 12.3-inch full-TFT instrument console and a 12.3-inch touchscreen infotainment system. In the middle of the centre console, the slim-looking AC vents get satin silver finish surrounds. The lower centre console has a gloss black finish for the buttons for climate control and a surrounding panel of the transmission lever, cup holders, and buttons for various functions.

The three-row cabin of the Kia Mohave is blessed with top-class features like a Lexicon music system, multi-zone automatic climate control, smart one-touch walking and folding functions for rear seats, sunroof, heated and ventilated first and second row of seats, wireless charger, a powered tailgate and powered driver’s seat.

Like many other full-sized SUVs, the Kia Mohave has a traditional boxy and upright stance of an old-school ladder-on-frame SUV, which gives it the much-required imposing stance and look. At the same time, Kia has ensured that the Mohave looks distinguishable when compared to other SUVs in its class, with a host of unique design elements all around.

The front profile of the Kia Mohave looks imposing with a large and wide fascia, which comprises a wide tiger-nose grille taking the form of rectangular housing, which also engulfs the huge angular all-LED headlamps on the sides. These headlamp housings come with a quad LED projector arrangement, segmented by three vertical daytime running LEDs. The entire fascia is surrounded here by a satin silver finish, which also extends to the C-shaped LED fog lamp housings and scuff plate at the bottom of the front bumper.

The Kia Mohave looks even more imposing with its tall height and boxy design when viewed sideways. The rounded wheel arches above the 20-inch machined alloy wheels have a slightly flared design, which adds a sense of muscularity to the overall design. Here, the window panels look large and angular, with the Mohave also getting large and functional roof rails, aluminium side steps and satin silver accents at the bottom of the door panels.

At the back too, there is a sense of uniqueness in the overall design of the Kia Mohave, which can be best sensed in the design of the tail lamps. Like the headlamps, the tail lamps of the Mohave also feature a vertical cube design for the LED inserts. The combination tail lamps are joined by a red garnish panel, which bears the name of the SUV in a bold-looking form. The bottom of the rear bumper has a tough-looking essence with a wide garnished silver skid plate with a quad exhaust port arrangement.

The only engine option with which the Kia Mohave is being offered in the UAE market is a 3.0-litre V6 diesel engine, which has the capability of producing a maximum power output of 257 PS and a peak torque output of 560 Nm. An 8-speed automatic transmission and four-wheel drive system are also offered as standard for the Kia Mohave.

Being a ladder-on-frame SUV with a four-wheel drive system on offer, the Kia Mohave offers an unparalleled driving experience both on and off the roads. The hardware is further complemented by a capable suspension combination of double wishbone at the front and multi-link at the rear, active sound design, three drive modes (comfort, eco and sport), and three terrain modes (snow, mud, and sand).

With capable mechanical hardware comprising a four-wheel drive system, rugged ladder-on-frame chassis, drive and terrain modes, and a torquey diesel engine, the Kia Mohave is a go-anywhere SUV. Adding more desirability to the Mohave is the imposing and refreshing design and a long list of features gracing the fine cabin.