- Kia is engaged on an EV4 as certainly one of 14 electrical automobiles the automaker will provide by the top of 2027
- The EV4 has been spied testing in hatchback kind
- A smooth EV4 liftback can also be out testing
Kia has been noticed testing the hatchback physique model for its upcoming EV4 electrical compact automobile.
The EV4 was previewed final 12 months as a thinly veiled idea. The idea featured a smooth liftback design, and prototypes for that physique model have beforehand been noticed.
The newest spy pictures and video present a prototype with a extra conventional hatchback physique model.
Each variations of the EV4 are anticipated to launch subsequent 12 months, and in the event that they attain the U.S. they may possible arrive as 2026 fashions.
2026 Kia EV4 liftback spy pictures – Photograph by way of Baldauf
The EV4 is predicted to trip on Hyundai Motor Group’s versatile E-GMP platform discovered within the EV6 and EV9, in addition to some Hyundai and Genesis choices. To curb prices, Kia is predicted to skip the 800-volt electrical structure and go along with a less-expensive 400-volt model. The automaker did the identical with the EV3 subcompact crossover that debuted in Might.
It stays unclear how a lot horsepower the EV4 may have. To this point, Kia has solely proven the EV3 with a single electrical motor producing 201 hp. Kia will possible make the 201-hp motor the bottom possibility and provide a extra highly effective dual-motor, all-wheel-drive various.
Kia EV4 idea
Kia EV4 idea
Kia EV4 idea
Inside, anticipate a minimalist cabin with a single panel combining screens for a digital gauge cluster and infotainment hub, identical to within the EV4 idea. On the idea’s unveiling, Kia introduced that the manufacturing mannequin would come with a brand new AI-powered voice assistant, which the automaker plans to steadily introduce throughout extra of its automobiles.
The EV4 is certainly one of 14 electrical automobiles Kia plans to have in its lineup as quickly as 2027. Additionally within the pipeline are two pickup vans, an EV2 compact crossover, a PV5 midsize van, and probably an EV8 sedan to switch the Stinger and K8 sedans bought abroad.
