Skip to player
Skip to main content
Skip to footer
Search
Connect
Watch fullscreen
Like
Comments
Bookmark
Share
Add to Playlist
Report
2025 Kia K4 First Look: Entry Level Reinvention
MotorTrend
Follow
7/23/2024
This is the reinvention of Kia’s entry level sedan with a new name and a new look. The 2025 Kia K4 is the successor to the Kia Forte but it also fills in as the most affordable vehicle in the lineup.
Category
🚗
Motor
Transcript
Display full video transcript
00:00
I'm Alisa Priddle with Motor Trend and this is the 2025 Kia K4.
00:18
If that name is not striking a bell, that is because it is the replacement for the Kia
00:23
Forte.
00:24
So we have a new name, we have a new look, and this is also the new entry model for Kia
00:31
because the Rio, which was a subcompact, has been discontinued.
00:36
The K4 will be offered as a sporty compact sedan and you can see it in the look.
00:41
This is nice, this is sleek, this is sporty.
00:44
It really doesn't look like the Forte that it replaces.
00:48
We've got five wheel choices.
00:50
These are 18-inch because this is a GT-line turbo version of the vehicle.
00:56
So you have a glossy black 18-inch wheels.
00:59
The wheels start from 16 and work their way up to 18.
01:02
As for powertrain, it is a carryover of what we had in the Forte.
01:06
So the base one is a two-liter, it's a four-cylinder, good for 147 horsepower, 132 pound-feet of
01:14
torque, or you can upgrade to the 1.6-liter turbo four and that'll give you 190 horsepower
01:22
and 195 foot-pounds of torque.
01:26
With the turbo four, you get an eight-speed automatic transmission.
01:31
The K4 becomes the largest compact in its segment and you can feel the room in here.
01:37
We've got tons of headroom.
01:39
The legroom is also very impressive.
01:43
Our interior here is a two-tone black and white.
01:47
If you go for the EX trim, which is a new trim for this model year, you can get a green
01:52
interior and also to come a red and black two-tone interior.
01:56
This is a 12-inch center screen, which is actually good given that many of the cars
02:02
in this segment only have seven or eight inches.
02:04
The other difference, in a Kia first, it has an AI voice assistant, which means that it's
02:09
smarter and it's better able to recognize natural voice commands instead of keywords.
02:17
The other fun thing is a retractable cup holder, just like the one in the EV9.
02:23
You push the button and it pops out and when you retract it, then you've got a little more
02:28
room for your sunglasses and other sundries.
02:31
The K4 is about to go into production in Mexico and it will go on sale in the third quarter
02:37
of this year.
02:38
Pricing has not been announced, but it'll probably be a little higher than the just
02:43
under $22,000 that the Forte was going for.
02:47
And it will be initially only a sedan, but we have seen a concept of a hatch and we expect
02:53
that to follow.
02:54
Maybe not in the first model year, but for younger buyers, I think it's a safe bet.
02:59
For Motor Trend, I'm Alisa Priddle.
Recommended
9:38
|
Up next
2021 Kia K5 Unveil
AutoMotions
9/11/2020
2:02
2026 Kia K4 Hatchback Design Preview
AutoMotions
4/27/2025
2:23
2026 Kia K4 Hatchback Interior Design
AutoMotions
4/30/2025
1:38
2026 Kia K4 Hatchback Exterior Design
AutoMotions
5/28/2025
0:58
2020 Kia Picanto Trailer
AutoMotions
6/12/2020
0:56
2021 Kia Picanto Trailer
AutoMotions
1/14/2021
0:32
2020 Kia Sorento
NationalWorld.com
3/18/2020
0:59
The new 2021 Kia Rio Trailer
AutoMotions
5/28/2020
0:58
2021 Kia Picanto GT-Line Trailer
AutoMotions
1/15/2021
0:59
2021 Kia Rio Trailer
AutoMotions
2/11/2021
13:26
Kia Carens Clavis Review A More Premium Carens With Bold Style & More Tech!
DriveSpark
5/16/2025
2:42
2024 Kia Sorento: A Bold Midsize SUV Alternative
MotorTrend
10/18/2024
1:58
Kia XCeed Design Story
AutoMotions
7/23/2019
1:22
2025 Kia K4 Driving Video
AutoMotions
4/10/2024
2:24
2025 Kia K4 Exterior Design
AutoMotions
4/5/2024
2:39
The new Kia Ceed in Lunar Silver Driving Video
AutoMotions
12/17/2018
2:41
The new Kia Ceed in Dark Penta Metal Driving Video
AutoMotions
12/17/2018
1:08
2025 Kia K4 Infotainment System
AutoMotions
4/5/2024
0:41
The new Kia Ceed SW PHEV Driving Trailer
AutoMotions
1/6/2022
12:55
Kia XCeed 2019
Motorvision EN
2/18/2021
3:53
Kia Sportage SUV review - CarBuyer
Carbuyer
2/21/2019
11:23
2022 Kia Carnival Reveal
AutoMotions
6/4/2021
6:57
2022 Kia Carnival Walkaround
AutoMotions
5/28/2021
11:47
Kia ProCeed GT 1.6 T-GDI DCT7 - The Kia Ceed Shooting Brake Tested
AutoMotions
1/29/2019
1:34
NEW KIA SORENTO (2020): KOREAN SUV SEXIER THAN EVER
Influence Lifestyle (English)
3/20/2020