Overview

• Australian showrooms will receive the K4 hatch in November 2025 with customer deliveries due by year-end, and the updated sedan is set to follow shortly after.
• For Australia’s MY26, the S, Sport and Sport+ switch to a more efficient Atkinson-cycle 2.0-litre paired with a CVT, producing 110 kW and 180 Nm and trimming fuel use by about 10 percent versus the current setup.
• Europe’s range features a 1.0 T-GDi (manual or mild-hybrid with 7-speed DCT) and a 1.6 T-GDi (150 or 180 PS with 7-speed DCT), with a full-hybrid variant scheduled for 2026.
• UK arrivals are planned for the fourth quarter of 2025, with K4 production allocated to Kia’s new factory in Mexico.
• ANCAP has issued a split rating in Australia, awarding four stars to the base S and five stars to higher trims due to additional standard crash-avoidance features.