Added to this functionality is an innovative tailgate that drops to create a flush extended load floor. This eliminates the gap that plagues rival pickups between their load-floors and tailgates.
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| The Mojave's interior is luxurious, with forward-facing back seats and an overall larger cabin than most compact pickups. (Photo: Kia Canada) |
The concept also features pillarless clamshell-type doors for ease of entry and exit, plus a luxurious interior that measures somewhere between current full-size pickup and compact. The "2+2" cabin features front-facing rear seats too, a much better layout for passenger comfort than fold-down side-facing rear seats that are popular in the compact pickup crowd.
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| Kia says the Mojave's interior layout was inspired by aircraft design, a theme that goes way beyond mere styling and extends into space optimization. (Photo: Kia Canada) |
The Mojave's instrument panel is a minimalist affair, featuring a single shrouded binnacle incorporating multiple readouts. The theme continues over to the center "stack," also incorporating circular shapes and a simple, easy to read oversized graphics. Included in the instrumentation are controls for an infotainment screen that displays navigation readouts, as well as info for the truck's trip computer and add-on DVD video system.
Kia says the Mojave's interior layout was inspired by aircraft design, a theme that goes way beyond mere styling and extends into space optimization. The truck includes a removable center console storage box ideal for hauling CDs or cold beverages to the beach or work, while a waterproof storage bin is fixed under the rear seats, out of the way of prying eyes. The rear doors also include built-in storage, with fold-out bins.