2025 Kia K4 (Replacement of Cerato)

[Carbon82]

Beauty is in the eye of beholder. The new look is too much a change for me, especially the odd looking C-pillar. OK I boomer, @RadX say one.

Other than these few photos, Kia did not reveal any specification of the new Cerato replacement, which is schedule to debut on March 27, at the New York Auto Show.

[inlinesix]

Looks like an EV

[Volvobrick]

Rear quarter visibility likely will be very bad. 

[Soya]

Got place to put PHV sticker?

 

[Heartbreakid]

I prefer a clean design without unnecessary cuts, angles, edges and lines. Current K3 looks good to me. This upcoming one, nah.

[steveting99]

Looks awesome, both inside and outside.  Wondering how much it's going to cost here in Singapore? 

[Stratovarius]

[13177]

Looks like avante.

Edited March 24 by 13177

[Sosaria]

On 3/23/2024 at 5:15 PM, inlinesix said:

Looks like an EV

Nowadays all try to imitate tesla EV styling. Saw the new honda vezel, also adopt the same kind of squarish, blockish appearance.

Edited March 24 by Sosaria

[Lala81]

i always dislike the Kia gear change lever. They think it's the thrust lever for a airliner. 

looks very futuristic. But nope for me.

Edited March 24 by Lala81

[13177]

On 3/24/2024 at 5:53 PM, Lala81 said:

i always dislike the Kia gear change lever. They think it's the thrust lever for a airliner. 

looks very futuristic. But nope for me.

I also don’t like. This is why i would rather consider hyundai than kia due to the gear lever. 😂

[Jamesc]

K9 side profile.

Family resemblance.

[kobayashiGT]

On 3/23/2024 at 5:01 PM, Carbon82 said:

Beauty is in the eye of beholder. The new look is too much a change for me, especially the odd looking C-pillar. OK I boomer, @RadX say one.

Other than these few photos, Kia did not reveal any specification of the new Cerato replacement, which is schedule to debut on March 27, at the New York Auto Show.

Look like smth a volvo designer will make thou. hahaha.

[Soya]

Actually it looks ok to me. The current one a bit long in the tooth liao 

Maciam the elantra when it first came out. That was even more polarising but we all survived...

 

[Beanoyip]

The wheels reminds me of a BYD Atto

[Carbon82]

On 3/23/2024 at 5:24 PM, Volvobrick said:

Rear quarter visibility likely will be very bad. 

Yes, the optical illusion of the mismatch C-pillar and the rear windscreen actually take up lot of space, if you get what I mean. Compromising look for practicalility.

 

On 3/24/2024 at 4:54 PM, yishunite said:

I think they been using this style C-pillar since Optima and Stinger... I oso say fugly lol

But makes me wonder if this car will ever make it here... suspect it wont if there is a budget line under it

To be fair, the Stinger look way better than this ugly duckling, imo.

 

On 3/24/2024 at 5:53 PM, Lala81 said:

i always dislike the Kia gear change lever. They think it's the thrust lever for a airliner. 

looks very futuristic. But nope for me.

When many manufacturers are simplifying the gear shift lever (some even have just a switch like knob - VW Golf & Skoda Octavia for example), Kia is going the reverse way, which don't quite make sense as we are entering the EV era (where most have no gear).

 

On 3/25/2024 at 9:29 AM, kobayashiGT said:

Look like smth a volvo designer will make thou. hahaha.

Bro, that's an insult to Volvo designer! OK I bias  

[kobayashiGT]

On 3/25/2024 at 7:43 PM, Carbon82 said:

Yes, the optical illusion of the mismatch C-pillar and the rear windscreen actually take up lot of space, if you get what I mean. Compromising look for practicalility.

 

To be fair, the Stinger look way better than this ugly duckling, imo.

 

When many manufacturers are simplifying the gear shift lever (some even have just a switch like knob - VW Golf & Skoda Octavia for example), Kia is going the reverse way, which don't quite make sense as we are entering the EV era (where most have no gear).

 

Bro, that's an insult to Volvo designer! OK I bias  

the rear light makes me think of volvo thor design mah. 

[Carbon82]

On 3/26/2024 at 8:57 AM, kobayashiGT said:

the rear light makes me think of volvo thor design mah. 

After looking at the fresh batch of press photos, it does has the vibe of Polestar 2.

K4 GT-Line

Highlights

2.0-liter naturally aspirated or 1.6-liter turbocharged powertrain options

• 2.0-liter N.A. engine with 147 HP and 179 Nm of torque
• 1.6-liter T.C. option with 190 hp and 264 Nm of torque

Wide active safety system range, with 29 ADAS features available

• Usual suite of lane-keeping assist, adaptive cruise control, and collision avoidance systems.
• Optional is Evasive Steering Assist, which can “assist” the driver’s steering to mitigate collisions, sending the car into a free space if it detects you’re going to crash.
• There’s a total of 29 ADAS features available on the K4, while passive safety includes a standard eight airbags.

It is just getting bigger and larger

• Length: 4,709 mm (+70mm)
• Width: 1,849 mm (+38 mm)