The Asia Rocsta is a

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built by Asia Motors Corporation in

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. It was available as a jeep or pickup truck. The Rocsta is derived from the Korean army's 4WD vehicle, also developed by Asia Motors. Because this model was cheaper than competing 4WD vehicles, it contributed to the increase in popularity of

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in Korea.

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launched the Rocsta in 1990, and retired it in 1997. From 1998, the Rocsta's replacement, the Asia Retona, was sold under the

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badge. UK sales of the Rocsta ran from 1994–1997, which included both 1.8 litre petrol and 2.2 litre diesel models. Both could be purchased with either a hard or soft-top. Both models were distributed by

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and used

copies of standard

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engines, with five-speed manual transmission. The Rocsta was also sold in Australia between 1993 and 2000.

Variants

*Rocsta 1.8 DX Hard Top - Model# AM102 GS. Engine Number begins JF8 being for the Mazda F8 engine *Rocsta 1.8 DX Soft Top *Rocsta 2.2 *Rocsta 2.2 4WD *Rocsta 2.2 D Soft Top *Rocsta 2.2 Diesel DX H/Top *Rocsta 2.2 Diesel DX S/Top *Rocsta 2.2 Diesel Soft Top *Rocsta R2 Wagon

Gallery

File:Kia (Asia) Rocsta.jpg, Standard Rocsta. File:Asia_(Kia)_Rocsta_R2.jpg, Rocsta R2 rear. File:1993 Asia Rocsta.jpg, 1993 Asia Rocsta sponsored by Mishimoto. File:Asia_Rocsta_(8421422550).jpg, 1994 Asia Rocsta (Australia).

References

External links

{{Commons category, Asia Rocsta
Rocsta pictures
Cars of South Korea Cars introduced in 1990 Sport utility vehicles