2025 Kia K4 Sedan Teased ahead of New York Reveal

• Kia shows off the exterior of the upcoming Kia K4 compact sedan ahead of the New York auto show.
  

• Replacing the Kia Forte, the K4 compact sedan will follow the formula laid out by the K5, which replaced the Kia Optima.

• Kia plans to fully reveal the details of its K4 compact sedan at this year’s New York International Auto Show.

Kia Forte fans, the future is coming. After teasing it earlier this year, Kia is showing off its next-generation compact sedan. Flying under the K4 banner, this small sedan will likely replace the current Forte nameplate.

Even though Kia has shown off how this K4 looks, the company is holding back a lot of information about the upcoming compact sedan until the New York International Auto Show, where the car is scheduled to make its full reveal.

Currently, the Kia Forte sports either a naturally aspirated 2.0-liter I4 under the hood or a 1.6-liter turbocharged I4 in GT guise. It’s hard to say what Kia plans to do under the K4’s hood, but it’s doubtful this is going to pack a battery under the seats.

Expect a traditional ICE powertrain from the K4 just by following the Kia EV naming conventions. Currently, a manual-equipped Forte exists, which we hope makes the jump over to the new generation.

While we’re still waiting on powertrain details, we can see the rest of what makes this K4 new. The dimensions remain under lock and key, but we can assume it’s going to be slightly larger than the current Forte.