The new Mechron four- wheel-drive utility vehicle – Kioti ambitiously refers to it as the “Ultimate Transport Vehicle” – is powered by a 22-horsepower, 3-cylinder The new Mechron four- wheel-driveutility vehicle – Kioti ambitiously refers to it as the “Ultimate Transport Vehicle” – is powered by a 22-horsepower, 3-cylinder diesel engine built by Korean parent, Daedong. Front limited-slip differential and rear differential lock are standard. Mechron carries a 1,600-pound payload in a 56-inch-wide dump bed, which Kioti claims is 23 percent more capacity than the previous market leader in the widest box available. Kioti announced their entry to the utility vehicle market in October but Mechron shipments were subsequently delayed until the second quarter of 2010.