2026 Kia EV4 electrical hatch caught on video

Kia is engaged on an EV4 as certainly one of 14 electrical autos the automaker will provide by the top of 2027
The EV4 has been spied testing in hatchback type
A smooth EV4 liftback can be out testing

Kia has been noticed testing the hatchback physique type for its upcoming EV4 electrical compact automotive.

The EV4 was previewed final 12 months as a thinly veiled idea. The idea featured a smooth liftback design, and prototypes for that physique type have beforehand been noticed.

The newest spy photographs and video present a prototype with a extra conventional hatchback physique type.

Each variations of the EV4 are anticipated to launch subsequent 12 months, and in the event that they attain the U.S. they are going to doubtless arrive as 2026 fashions.

2026 Kia EV4 liftback spy shots - Photo via Baldauf

2026 Kia EV4 liftback spy photographs – Picture by way of Baldauf

The EV4 is predicted to trip on Hyundai Motor Group’s versatile E-GMP platform discovered within the EV6 and EV9, in addition to some Hyundai and Genesis choices. To curb prices, Kia is predicted to skip the 800-volt model of the platform and go along with a less-expensive 400-volt model. The automaker did the identical with the EV3 subcompact crossover that debuted in Could.

It stays unclear how a lot horsepower the EV4 may have. To date, Kia has solely proven the EV3 with a single electrical motor producing 201 hp. The EV4 will doubtless provide the 201-hp motor as a base possibility and be a part of it by a extra highly effective dual-motor, all-wheel-drive different.

Kia EV4 idea

Inside, there may be more likely to be a minimalist cabin with a single panel combining screens for a digital gauge cluster and infotainment hub, similar to within the EV4 idea. On the idea’s unveiling, Kia introduced that the manufacturing mannequin would come with a brand new AI-powered voice assistant, which the automaker plans to progressively introduce throughout extra of its autos.

The EV4 is certainly one of 14 electrical autos Kia plans to have in its lineup as quickly as 2027. Additionally within the pipeline are two pickup vehicles, an EV2 compact crossover, a PV5 midsize van, and presumably an EV8 sedan to interchange the Stinger and K8 sedan offered abroad.