Kia recently announced it was developing a new open-top all-terrain vehicle (ATV) for military use. The new military-spec ATV is based on the South Korean automaker’s Mohave SUV chassis, but concept pictures reveal a surprisingly familiar design – in fact, the new Kia ATV looks just like the GM Infantry Squad Vehicle, otherwise known as the GM ISV.
Kia’s military-spec ATV
GM ISV
Kia says it has a conceptual brief for its new military ATV, with plans to introduce a prototype model early in 2021.
“The developed ATV will not only be deployed for military purposes, but will also be used in various fields, such as industrial and leisure sectors, drawing on the bare chassis from the robust Kia Mohave SUV,” the automaker states in a recent press release.
Pictures of the new military-spec Kia ATV show a front fascia design that looks just like the GM ISV, including the thin, drawn-back headlamps, the angular body components, and a prominent front skid plate. Behind the hood, soldiers sit under a metal tube framework with open access on either side of the body. Interestingly, it looks as though the Kia vehicle has space for five to six passengers, whereas the GM ISV can sit nine soldiers total.
GM ISV
Back in June, General Motors was awarded a $214.3 million government contract to build the new GM ISV for the U.S. Army. Based on the Chevy Colorado ZR2, 90 percent of the GM ISV uses commercial-off-the-shelf parts, including various suspension components like the MultiMatic DSSV dampers.
In addition to rapid deployment on the battlefield, the GM ISV is designed to fit inside a CH-47 Chinook helicopter. It’s also light enough to be sling-loaded under a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter.
GM ISV
As GM Authority covered previously, the first units of the new GM ISV were delivered to the U.S. Army this month.
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can’t wait for the Chi com version,they’ve stolen all our other stuff,
Koreans obviously inspired by GM’s vehicle, ok let’s be honest they flat out stole the sucker, i think GM should forestall this by releasing the civilian version sooner rather than later.
Nothing new from KIA, Look at there whole lineup of vehicles. A Korean knock off of another manufacturer. If you look quick at the Telluride it looks like the XT6.
Telluride looks a lot better than the Cadillac! Great value, too!
Hyundai has horrible design but Kia styling has an American ethos, sort of reminds me of Pontiac.
I’m not a fan of how the Korean twins handle on the road, prefer GM, FCA, or Honda, but Kia’s passenger cars look great.
Also, they are made in the US and S Korea feels about as foriegn as Canada, Mexico, or Australia.
I actually think the Palisade looks better than the Telluride
not surprised. form follows function.
The KiA really doesn’t look that much as the GM.
I thought that too. The Kia looks way more polished & refined as if they want to sell them to former Hummer owners.
Look back 20 years.. virtually everything that comes out of Korean practically has interchangable parts with some copied US model off whatever..
Kia going to put the Theta 2 in there….lol.
I honestly think it looks more like the new Hummer EV
Y’all surprised? Lol. They wanna be GM so bad.