- Kia is engaged on an EV4 as one among 14 electrical autos the automaker will provide by 2027
- The EV4 has been spied testing in hatchback type
- A modern EV4 liftback can be out testing
Kia has been noticed testing a brand new physique fashion for its upcoming EV4 electrical compact automotive.
The EV4 was previewed final yr as a thinly veiled idea. The idea featured a modern liftback design, and prototypes for that physique fashion have beforehand been noticed.
The most recent spy photographs present a prototype with a extra conventional hatchback physique fashion.
Each variations are anticipated to launch subsequent yr, and in the event that they attain the U.S. they may probably arrive as 2026 fashions.
2026 Kia EV4 liftback spy photographs – Picture through Baldauf
The EV4 is predicted to experience 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 model of the platform and go together 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 could have. Up to now, Kia has solely proven the EV3 with a single electrical motor producing 201 hp. The EV4 will probably provide the 201-hp motor as a base choice and be part of it by a extra highly effective dual-motor all-wheel-drive different.
Kia EV4 idea
Kia EV4 idea
Kia EV4 idea
Inside, there may be more likely to be a minimalist cabin with a single panel combining screens for a digital gauge cluster and infotainment hub, similar 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 step by step introduce throughout extra of its autos.
The EV4 is one among 14 electrical autos Kia plans to have in its lineup as quickly as 2027. Additionally within the pipeline are two pickup vehicles, a PV5 midsize van, and presumably an EV8 sedan to exchange the Stinger and K8 sedan bought abroad.
