{"id":488,"date":"2025-05-23T11:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T11:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.midborodocuments.com\/?p=488"},"modified":"2025-05-30T10:19:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T10:19:16","slug":"this-prototype-might-be-kias-coolest-secret-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.midborodocuments.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/23\/this-prototype-might-be-kias-coolest-secret-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"This Prototype Might Be Kia\u2019s Coolest Secret Yet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.midborodocuments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/kIA-k4-wAG123456-1024x576-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-10 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<ul>\n<li>Kia has been spied testing a wagon version of its new K4 in Europe.<\/li>\n<li>The ICE-powered estate retains the K4 sedan&rsquo;s C-pillar door handles.<\/li>\n<li>Fang-shaped rear lights are seen poking through this car&rsquo;s disguise.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kia&rsquo;s K4, a combustion replacement for the Forte in North America, has gone down so well with buyers it was the brand&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/02\/kias-best-selling-vehicle-in-january-was-a-sedan\/\">best-selling car<\/a> in January in the US, and beaten only by the Sportage in April. Both the sedan and hatch are sharp-looking and affordable, but soon Kia will add another, even more practical variant to the lineup in select markets.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>These fresh spy shots from Europe show a K4 wagon testing in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/kia-scoops\/\">prototype<\/a> form and covered in the usual black zip-up romper suit Kia prefers to dress its cars in, rather than the swirly full-body camo wraps other brands go for.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/04\/2026-kia-k4-hatchback-combines-style-and-practicality\/\">Kia&rsquo;s New Hatch Shows Americans You Don&rsquo;t Need Size To Carry More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Foam blocks under the disguise are designed to obscure the true shape of the new rear bodywork, but they can&rsquo;t hide the sporty-looking sloping roofline or the angle of the rear window. Those cues tell us that although the wagon might be capable of swallowing more luggage than any other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/kia-k4\/\">K4<\/a>, it won&rsquo;t sacrifice style to do it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails-organic\"><\/div>\n<p>The rear door handles are mounted in the upper frame adjacent to the C-pillar, just as they are on the sedan and hatch. And the same soccer goal-shaped LED light arrangement consisting of two vertical fangs and a horizontal strip connecting them at the top can be seen poking through the camo at the rear.<\/p>\n<section class=\"type:slideshow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><\/section>\n<p>It&rsquo;s not clear if the wagon will be offered in the US, though the prospect seems unlikely. It&rsquo;ll definitely be offered in Europe though, where the K4 hatch will replace the Golf-sized Ceed and estate cars like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/kia-ceed\/\">Ceed<\/a> Sportswagon still have a small, but loyal following.<\/p>\n<p>Electric powertrains won&rsquo;t be on the menu &ndash; that&rsquo;s the job of the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/kia-ev4\/\">EV4<\/a> &ndash; so buyers will get to pick from a lineup of four-cylinder turbocharged engines. US K4s come with a choice of 147 hp (150 PS) naturally aspirated 2.0 and 187 hp (190 PS) turbocharged 2.0 motors, but 1.6-liter mild- and potentially plug-in hybrids are more likely to be the order of the day for Euro cars when they&rsquo;re launched later this year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<section class=\"type:slideshow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><\/section>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Credits: SHProshots<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kia has been spied testing a wagon version of its new K4 in Europe. The ICE-powered estate retains the K4 sedan&rsquo;s C-pillar door handles. Fang-shaped rear lights are seen poking through this car&rsquo;s disguise. Kia&rsquo;s K4, a combustion replacement for the Forte in North America, has gone down so well with buyers it was the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":490,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.midborodocuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.midborodocuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.midborodocuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.midborodocuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.midborodocuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=488"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.midborodocuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":491,"href":"http:\/\/www.midborodocuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488\/revisions\/491"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.midborodocuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.midborodocuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.midborodocuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.midborodocuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}