Kia EV4 redefines the electrical sedan expertise with class-leading innovation, spacious inside and premium know-how

• Kia reveals full technical particulars of the EV4, the model’s first electrical compact sedan
• Daring, progressive design and superior know-how convey advantages of EV possession to a brand new world buyer demographic
• Distinctive efficiency, ultra-rapid charging occasions and a WLTP-estimated vary of as much as 630 km
• Kia EV4 now on sale in Korea, with world gross sales set to begin all through the second half of 2025

Kia Company has as we speak revealed the total specs of the all-new EV4, a C-segment electrical sedan that blends superior know-how with daring, progressive design. As Kia’s first world devoted EV sedan, the EV4 is purpose-built to drive the mass adoption of electrical mobility — providing segment-leading inside house, cutting-edge options and a distinctly premium EV expertise.

“With the EV4, Kia has spared no element to remodel the C-segment electrical sedan sector with a novel mix of modern design, superior digital know-how and compelling consumer options,” stated Ho Sung Music, President and CEO of Kia.

“Created to fulfill the wants of a brand new technology of drivers, the EV4 considerably broadens the depth and enchantment of Kia’s world vary of award-winning electrical autos.  The EV4 additionally underscores the following stage in Kia’s daring mission to guide the world within the provision of progressive and galvanizing sustainable mobility options for all.”

Along with the four-door variant developed for Korea and North America, the EV4 may also be out there as a five-door mannequin tailor-made to the distinctive preferences of European clients. Already on sale in Kia’s residence market, the EV4 will likely be rolled out to clients globally through the second half of 2025.

Exterior Design — introducing a brand new sedan typology

The EV4 showcases a brand new and distinctive EV sedan typology that boldly encapsulates Kia’s ‘Opposites United’ design philosophy. The automobile symbolizes the concord achieved by means of contrasting components in a fashion not seen earlier than within the compact section. This ethos is highlighted within the automobile’s dynamic contours, which mix sharp, distinctive strains with daring, technical detailing.

Sculpted to ship optimum aerodynamic efficiency, the EV4 sedan’s groundbreaking form contains a full underbody cowl and achieves a segment-leading drag coefficient of simply 0.230 Cd. The automobile’s finely chiseled strains ship distinctive aesthetic enchantment and enhanced effectivity in equal measure.

Underscoring Kia’s dedication to environmental duty with out compromising design integrity, the outside surfaces, like these discovered within the inside, incorporate a big selection of sustainable and recycled supplies. For instance, the entrance and rear bumpers, together with the facet garnishes, incorporate 20 % recycled content material sourced from automotive interiors.

“With the brand new EV4 sedan, now we have harmonized progressive design with practical efficiency, guided at every stage by Kia’s boundary-pushing ‘Opposites United’ design philosophy, which takes inspiration from the contrasts present in nature and humanity,” stated Karim Habib, Government Vice President and Head of Kia International Design.

“Each line and floor of the EV4 has been sculpted not just for visible influence but additionally to optimize aerodynamic effectivity. On the identical time, we’ve positioned a robust emphasis on sustainability, integrating recycled supplies all through the automobile. The EV4’s design displays Kia’s imaginative and prescient of the longer term, and our unwavering dedication to provide customer-centric autos which can be environment friendly, environmentally accountable and emotionally partaking.”

In a primary for Kia, the EV4 contains a guide, front-mounted charging door paired with an enhanced charging standing indicator. Positioned on the entrance fender, this addition makes the charging expertise extra handy for customers, reinforces the automobile’s cohesive visible identification, and makes it simpler to examine your charging standing at a look

Superior LED lighting programs are fitted as customary throughout all trim ranges, and ship a contemporary, unified look, whereas elective Clever Entrance-lighting System (IFS) know-how gives superior nighttime visibility. Kia’s IFS know-how delivers ultra-precise illumination by dividing the excessive beam into twenty individually managed segments, bettering security, consolation and driving enjoyment.

Additional lighting improvements embody elective small dice projection lamps and newly developed Complete Internal Reflection (TIR) low beam modules. These cutting-edge parts enhance lighting effectivity by 17 %, cut back energy consumption by 12 %, and lower lighting unit weight by 52 %._^[1]

In markets exterior North America, the EV4 is supplied with a floating tail lamp design. The function amplifies the visibility of the rear-side cease lights by means of a sophisticated bezel construction, additional enhancing security and aesthetic enchantment. For an much more subtle and premium consumer expertise, the EV4 is obtainable with elective Entrance and Rear Dynamic Welcome Lights and Dynamic Escort Lights (DWL/DEL), which undertaking inspiring animated lighting patterns as occupants enter and exit the automobile.

The EV4 is obtainable in three trim ranges — Mild, Wind and GT-Line within the US, and Air, Earth and GT-Line in Europe.

Inside Design — setting new requirements in productiveness and rest

The Kia EV4’s spacious inside has been designed to fulfill the wants of consumers with fashionable, busy existence. The overarching theme of the cabin — and each element inside it — has been rigorously crafted with a transparent concentrate on each consumer productiveness and rest. These values are additional bolstered with the introduction of a variety of progressive options that take occupant consolation and consumer expertise to the following degree, whether or not on the highway or during times of relaxation.

A devoted Relaxation Mode permits the entrance seats to recline whereas robotically adjusting lighting and show settings to create a serene, personalised surroundings perfect for relaxation or reflection. On the coronary heart of the cabin, the middle console integrates a sliding desk, enhancing versatility for occupants to work, dine, or unwind. This multifunctional structure transforms the inside into an area equally suited to motion or stillness.

Temper lighting, seamlessly embedded into the door trims, contains a two-tier configuration, with direct lighting on the higher sections and ambient oblique lighting on the decrease sections. The result’s a relaxing but inspiring immersive atmosphere that elevates the general in-cabin expertise and enhances occupants’ sense of wellbeing.

The entrance seatbacks function an ultra-slim profile, which enhance rearward visibility whereas maximizing legroom for second-row passengers. This clever design makes it simpler for adults sitting within the entrance to converse with kids within the again, and mixed with exact spatial and ergonomic optimization, delivers unmatched ranges of passenger house within the compact sedan class.

What are the interior dimensions of the Kia EV4?

• First-row legroom/shoulder room measures 1,154mm / 1,445mm
• Second-row legroom/shoulder room measures 970mm / 1,412mm
• Baggage capability 490 liters (sedan) / 435 liters (hatchback)_^[2]

Practicality is additional enhanced by the design of the EV4 saloon’s class-leading trunk, with a widened aperture enabling the storage of bigger objects, together with golf luggage positioned horizontally, with out compromising ease of entry.

Kia’s engineers haven’t solely designed the EV4’s heating, air flow and air-con (HVAC) system for optimum effectivity, pace of operation and occupant consolation, but additionally for optimum cabin house. The HVAC system contains a slim-profile structure that reduces the construction’s quantity by 33 %, releasing further footwell house for entrance occupants.

Complementing this are superior inside components, together with ultra-slim, wingless air vents, and a unified touchscreen interface that seamlessly consolidates audio, video, navigation, telematics (AVNT), and local weather management features right into a single unit — delivering a clear, modern and extremely intuitive cockpit surroundings.

Electrical Platform — energy and effectivity seamlessly mixed

The EV4 is constructed on Hyundai Motor Group’s confirmed, devoted Electrical-International Modular Platform (E-GMP). The EV4’s superior 400-volt structure gives a great steadiness of robust efficiency, extremely environment friendly vary and fast charging occasions.

Two drivetrain choices can be found for each the EV4 sedan and hatchback. The Commonplace mannequin contains a 58.3kWh battery, whereas the Lengthy Vary model is powered by an 81.4kWh battery. Each are paired with a 150kW front-wheel drive motor that delivers 283Nm of peak torque (i.e. pulling energy), for clean, responsive acceleration.

What’s the electrical driving vary of the Kia EV4?

• Sedan Commonplace/Lengthy Vary 430/630 km (WLTP)
• Hatchback Commonplace/Lengthy Vary 410/590 km (WLTP)

The EV4 additionally introduces Kia’s segment-first i-Pedal 3.0 regenerative braking system. This know-how provides drivers even better flexibility to regulate the automotive’s regenerative braking energy and luxuriate in intuitive one-pedal driving by discovering the optimum degree of regenerative braking response to match their driving fashion.

Braking is taken care of by Kia’s second-generation Built-in Electrical Booster (IEB), and all trims come customary with an Digital Parking Brake (EPB) for added comfort.

How lengthy does it take to cost the Kia EV4’s battery?

• Sedan Commonplace/Lengthy Vary DC Quick Charging (10-80 %) 29 minutes/31 minutes
• Sedan Commonplace/Lengthy Vary AC Charging (10-One hundred pc) 5 hrs 20 minutes/7 hrs 15 minutes
• Hatchback Commonplace/Lengthy Vary DC Quick Charging (10-80 %) 29 minutes/31 minutes
• Hatchback Commonplace/Lengthy Vary AC Charging (10-One hundred pc) 5 hrs 20 minutes/7 hrs 15 minutes

The EV4’s versatility extends past the automobile due to Car-to-Load (V2L) performance for indoor and out of doors use, in addition to Car-to-Grid (V2G) performance. Whether or not getting used to energy digital home equipment on a tenting journey or sustaining energy to vital home gadgets throughout an influence outage, the EV4’s practicality and suppleness can help customers each inside and out of doors the automotive.

On the highway, the painstaking method taken by Kia’s engineers has delivered quite a few refinements throughout the EV4’s electrical powertrain to reinforce the general driving expertise. New hydraulic motor mounts enhance experience consolation and cut back vibration, whereas light-weight aluminum brackets within the motor assist construction assist decrease general automobile weight, bettering each agility and effectivity.

Noise and vibration have additionally been addressed by means of a reconfigured drive system that includes backlash-reducing inboard joints for a quieter, extra refined experience.

What’s the efficiency of the Kia EV4?

• Sedan Commonplace/Lengthy Vary 0-100km/h acceleration 7.4 seconds /7.7 seconds
• Hatchback Commonplace/Lengthy Vary 0-100km acceleration 7.4 seconds /7.7 seconds
• All fashions, most pace 170 km/h

Security — enhancing occupant safety on each journey

Consistent with the remainder of the Kia vary, the EV4 gives distinctive security requirements, with the applying of Kia’s Freeway Driving Help (HDA 2) know-how.

This consists of enhanced ADAS^[i] performance with Driver Consideration Warning, Ahead Collision Avoidance Help 2, Lane Following Help 2, Clever Pace Restrict Help and Distant Parking Help Entry to enhance security and comfort. A 12-inch windshield Head-up Show can be provided to allow drivers to maintain their eyes on the highway whereas monitoring data comparable to automobile pace and navigation steerage.

Seamlessly integrating ADAS companies, Kia’s Direct Grip Detection System (HOD – Fingers On Detection) senses contact between the steering wheel and the motive force’s hand space (fingers, one hand, each arms) to find out if they’ve management of the automobile, permitting for straightforward deactivation of ADAS warnings with a easy contact on the steering wheel.

Expertise — a brand new period of digital connectivity

Kia has developed a next-generation infotainment ecosystem for the EV4, which delivers class-leading ranges of leisure, connectivity and comfort. When parked, drivers and passengers can get pleasure from in-car streaming by means of Theater Mode. A unified digital interface integrates the weather of the automobile’s audio, video, navigation and telematics (AVNT) system, together with the instrument cluster and head-up show, to ship a seamless and intuitive consumer expertise.

Wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto (out there in choose areas) supply EV4 clients easy smartphone integration. The EV4 is supplied with a six-speaker sound system as customary. An elective eight-speaker Harman Kardon premium sound system can be out there. Delivering an ultra-immersive listening expertise, the elective system completely enhances Kia’s Theater mode and transforms the EV4 into a house film theatre.

With the EV4, Kia additionally brings an array of groundbreaking applied sciences to the C-segment electrical sedan class for the primary time. These embody Digital Key 2.0, which allows drivers to lock, unlock, and begin the automobile utilizing their smartphone or smartwatch. This function helps entry sharing with as much as 15 gadgets, which is deal for households or fleet use. A sophisticated voice recognition system with pure language processing allows hands-free management of car features.

Comfort is additional supported by over-the-air (OTA) updates and Options-on-Demand (FoD), permitting homeowners to entry new options and hold their programs updated with out visiting a service heart.

* Features, know-how and claimed figures could differ relying in the marketplace.