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Its slightly sportier appearance doesn’t translate to the performance but then again, does it need to?<\/p>\n
The gearshift set up is traditional rather than through button control. Steering is light touch but offers enough feedback for the driver to take the curves and corners smoothly.<\/p>\n
No burning rubber takeoffs but it gets to the desired passing and cruising speeds but just at a slower pace, you might say.<\/p>\n
All trims come with emergency front braking, adaptive cruise control with a stop-and-go function, which is truly a blessing in congested traffic.<\/p>\n
When the car in front stops so do you without lifting a finger or foot and it gets underway as the car ahead takes off.<\/p>\n
Other safety tech includes lane-keep assist, driver attention warning and rearview camera. Blind-spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic avoidance is on all trims except the base LX.<\/p>\n
The bargain starting prices in the low 20s for the K4 range precludes the trendy all-leather look but the hard plastic excess is not a put off. It still looks good and think of it this way – a wet rag soon restores its sparkle.<\/p>\n
Its inner tech is more than adequate for the commute with all versions featuring the now typical tablet-style infotainment screen, displaying a digital instrument cluster and a touchscreen which offers the choice of Apple Car Play or Android Auto. A wireless charger is standard on the EX model and above.<\/p>\n
Get this. Even the entry-level LX has heated front seats and “my” EX added a very desirable heated steering wheel. The seats were supportive and comfortable on a longer drive. I would have welcomed a power-adjustable driver’s seat but you have to get into the turbo editions for that semi-luxury.<\/p>\n On a practical level how many people of different dimensions drive your car? If it’s you alone then you adjust once!<\/p>\n My distant memory recalls not a lot about my previous Forte experience but the legroom seems to have been improved. I liked the cupholders which include inserts that adjust to hold smaller or larger cups more securely.<\/p>\n Rear stowage is more than adequate for the weekend’s Big Shop. In fact, the K4’s 413 litres of trunk space is only six litres less than the ultra-popular and Honda Civics. That’s eight bottles of wine but then KIA probably doesn’t rate trunk space the same way as I do.<\/p>\n The K4 is blessed with hard buttons for climate controls and infotainment menus. I’m the one saying it is a blessing. I find screen controls just too distracting some times.<\/p>\n In wrapping up, watch for a hatchback in the near future as one exists in the land of its birth and you have to think a hybrid is on the horizon.<\/p>\n Here’s the pricing for 2025: LX – $23,995; EX – $26,495; EX+ -$27,995; GT-Line Turbo – $31,495; GT-Line Turbo Limited – $34,495.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" KIA is renowned for its cute utes for the city and big guy sport utes, built for those backwood trails. Oh wait, they also make a sedan for regular folks, more focused on the daily drive? Well, bring it on. The K4 is the replacement for the trusty if boring looking Forte and its sleeker […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":130,"featured_media":159087,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-159081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-life"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"web1_251030-auto-2025-kia4_3\"](\"http:\/\/interior-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/10\/web1_251030-auto-2025-kia4_3.jpg\")