Kia used this week’s 2024 New York auto present to introduce the brand new K4 compact sedan, which is able to change the Forte when it arrives in showrooms within the second half of the 12 months as a 2025 mannequin.
Throughout the introduction, Kia introduced a video that confirmed a hatchback model of the K4, a physique fashion that Kia discontinued on the Forte in 2018.
The video is under and exhibits the hatch on the 10:15 mark, together with some feedback from design chief Karim Habib.
Motor1 has realized that Kia plans to promote each physique types within the U.S. Habib referred to the hatch because the K4 five-door, a reputation it would carry into manufacturing. The earlier Forte hatch was referred to as the Forte5.
The hatch will presumably characteristic the identical specs because the sedan, although doubtless with extra cupboard space. The sedan measures 185.4 inches lengthy, making it virtually three inches longer than the Forte. Hatchback variations of the identical car are typically shorter.
Kia confirmed two powertrain choices for the sedan, each of them fuel models. The usual engine is a 2.0-liter 4-cylinder rated at 147 hp, whereas a 1.6-liter turbo-4 rated at 190 hp shall be out there. The naturally aspirated engine comes with a CVT, whereas the turbocharged engine comes with an 8-speed automated. Entrance-wheel drive is normal for each powertrains.
Kia may even supply an electrical hatchback related in dimension to the K4 hatch. It would go by the title EV4, and a idea of the identical title that was proven final 12 months hints on the design.