Kia isn't playing around with the new K4! 

Kia & Hyundai definitely have a a fully developed design language. Now they are getting to the making operatic masterpieces era.

Kia dropping better designs than bmw, audi and mercedes… what a time to be alive

Cyberpunk-esque design. The rear fender almost gives off the illusion of like a rear wheel cover, at least from the side view with that shadow. Cool car!

On the streets recently, I have seen so many cars that made my head turn, and they were all new KIAs!!!! Well done!

Wow! This is bad ass!! Japanese rivals need to take notes. Economy cars dont have to look boring!

They need to start bringing this cars to Europe...enough with the SUV's !!!

The sketches look fantastic, but I don’t like how they solved the C-D pillars on the street version. However I love the hatchback, the vertical cut on the pillar looks more harmonic and integrated on the overall design.

Love what Kia is doing here, though the roofline really begs to be a lift back. I’m also really into the hatchback/wagon version.

I switched from Ford in 2019 to Hyundai and am so pleased with my car after 77k trouble free miles.

There's a lot of Stinger on this design.

The hatchback version is truly awesome.👍🏾👏🏾👊🏾

No mention of the veloster style door handles for the rear doors? I found it to be an interesting decision for a sedan

Korean brands becoming better than Germans.

This looks epic and I suspect they will do a full GT version later on that’s more horsepower. I kinda wish they did more with a hybrid standard, but maybe later on. When the hatchback comes into market I honesty don’t care how much money I have I desperately want it 😂

With your Florida accent I couldn’t figure out what a Forta was. Then I realized it was a KIA ForTAY. Great video as always. I’m always impressed at how quickly you get them out.

Overall it’s cool, but that back pillar loses me.

the screen for HVAC is secondary there are buttons just below hazard for temp, mode and fan speed. but the design is nice

Waiting for your thoughts on the Genesis Neolun Concept (GV90 Concept)

Looking good! The design in general reminds me of a Polestar car.

It reminds me of a Polestar! So awesome. I love it. Kia design department is killing it rn. Sick design.

Front looks very familiar with current Forte.

Reminds me of the JDM invasion in the 80's. Good things.

I’m not a huge fan of manufacturers adding in the black fender trim pieces, I’ve seen it becoming more popular with more companies. I think with it makes the car look bigger than it actually is. Reminds me of a mix between a Crossover and a sedan which doesn’t make any sense to me. I think if the pieces weren’t there or the trim was the same color, it would make the car and wheels fit the styling imo.

roofline reminds me a lot of the Stinger

Makes my ‘23 Accord Sport Hybrid look like a plebeian car. Toyota and Honda needs to step up big time and refrain from using bland and cheap design, starting off with Honda’s dollar-store style cheap, flimsy plastics inside and out on their entire new lineup.

Oddly, this may be the first time I disagree on a design. I don’t like it. Kia should keep the complete tiger nose. The one exterior design on the hood creases sweeping to the side mirrors is nice 5:15 . I do agree on the wheels can transform a car. Keep up the great content ❤

Yeah KIA have been killing it lately! Wish this was available in the UK.

you should fo a redesign of the old forte

There are some small questionable oddities in the details to my eye, but overall I think it looks sharp. I have a feeling there's going to be a huge jump in price between the outgoing Forte (pronounced For-tay) and the new K4. Kia seems to be pushing this car to be larger and more upscale. Manufacturers in general seem to be discontinuing their most affordable models and pushing existing models upmarket with higher prices.

One thing I've noticed about these new Hyundais and Kias is that they always seemed to have moved the placements of their rear licence plates from the trunklids down to the bumper.

Absolutely stunning design all around.. BUT, the abrupt stop of the side of the greenhouse threw me off ngl, just seems odd since the rest of the design has, despite the strong angles and lines, a really nice flow to it. Again, absolutely stunning, just that one thing threw me off, would have changed it a bit.

Looks really good, although the fitment and wheel area leave a bit to be desired for me. The black plastic cladding has a similar effect as on the WRX, and ends up making the wheels look more diminutive and with more wheel gap than without cladding. Still a great design overall, though.

I can feel the energy of kia designer flow into this car. They really having fun with this car. Amazing

More hatchbacks, please! Sure when we have more photos and info, you'll share more thoughts on it. Looking forward to it!

You’d think redesigning the engine would have been the priority considering its history. Nice design

Like the first 3/4 of car but not the rear. The rear looks better on the wagon

Good design but, needs more power at the base trim. The old rear end was a bit better.

Such a great review...agree, Kia / Hyundai / Genesis are some standouts among all automakers with respect to design and technology..

I’m glad I got the 2023 Forte Gt. This one looks cool but it loses the very quick shifting DCT, the 201 hp engine and the great sounding dual exhaust on the back.

I'd love to see this design as the EV4, especially that wagon

Why is “FortUH” attacking my brain. I’m so excited for the hatch. Agree about the power train. If if had a hybrid and something tuned to about 210-225 hp.

The rear windshield ruins the whole look for me.

Maybe the hatch will come with a manual transmission option similar to Honda's hatch Civic?

I do love the fact that my forte gt has a guage cluster housing but one thing that drives me nuts is that the steering wheel is slightly off center to the right. If you drive a forte pay attention it will probably make you mad too 😂

Don’t like the piano black wheel arches. They make the wheel gap look bigger, also the one door opener on front doors looks out of place. They should of concealed like the rear door. Overall looks nice.

Had it been a liftback(to compete for versatility with small suvs) and have the option for a 2.0 turbo(or higher) and or a hybrid option it would be the best commuter car for the masses.

this new coupé- suv is a new orientation to attract the customers! it s pretty original concept made by many brands as peugeot,renault,lucid air.......etc. a cool design there is no boubt even better then the BMW! new suv. i m sur about that. but the question: my question remain the same ; putting prototypes into production isn t a risky STRATEGY?

Putting the right wheels on a vehicle changes, they look and the stance and also the appearance of a vehicle so much you are so right. 😊New wheels are like if you got raggedy to teeth, you have a beautiful face and then when you smiling your raggedy teeth it kills the whole vibe, but when you got a nice face, and then when you smile, and you have these beautiful teeth is the same thing is like enhances your look.

Something like Volkswagen ID3 and ID4 is how i feared the future would look. This is how i hoped the future would look. 👌

Certain views give me 1967 Charger vibes. Squint you’ll see it 😉 Side note, you should start a wheel recommendation business / part of the channel. Get people to send pics of their cars and give 2-3 options of what would look good ;) cheers

Very similar language to Polestar! What I have seen KIA-HYUNDAI doing is normalizing the designs from upper segment cars and eliminating that edge to enter direct competition. That said, both companies are very brave and innovative and likes of VW and Ford will be crushed by them in future.

Front lighting signature is very Cadillac

How is adding straight vertical lines a good thing?

regular traffic is gonna look a lot nicer

I've never been a fan of concealed rear door handles. It breaks up the symmetry and looks like something is missing and not finished. The expanse of sheet metal and the obvious shape and shut lines of the door makes it look odd. The front and rear don't blend or match and is just not cohesive. IMO.

The side profile is very Alfetta GT

To me, it almost looks like a mini Cadillac, in its design.

No exposed exhaust on the turbo😢

Crushing their designs :D Great design - crush it :D

Very surprised by the overall positive feedback on the styling. The lonesome roundish door handle in the middle of the side profile, looks out of place. I really like the interior design, but I feel like the exterior design will be laughable in a couple years. Same vibes as the Elantra.

12:20 💯 on this. Why create a screen where the driver can't even see it nor use it? I don't like this trend at all. It was on the EV9 and that was one reason why I didn't get it. They have space down there so why not just put the climate controls there so that the passenger could use it easily? I just don't get it and will not get a Kia with that screen. I recently picked up the EV6 GT and even that dual screen climate control setup takes time to get use to it. I would rather had them put separate controls on the bottom as again there is space there.

Cadillac should copy it.

"Forte"...for-tay

That climate screen is a stupid cop out. Literally can't see it passed the steering wheel on the EV9. Guarantee same issue here.

Might as well get the new Polestar bro

I wondered about the 2.0L as I like "naturally aspired" but they did say the iVT was tweaked, so I have high hopes it will be okay still. The 8 speed modern but traditional transmission is due to disinformation that is so reality taken on the dual clutch by competitors. So the dual clutch the wrench in this market has always been that you have to realize how MANUAL transmissions work as that is that a dual clutch is - the computer (pretty sure it is NOT the HAL9000) does a far better job of it then a human can (it is because too humans are FAR less fuel efficient shifters). In short (too late) the dual clutch is almost always better and more enjoyable in the hands of someone who understands it - but a big dis-pleaser in the hands of the those who think it is an "smooth and refined automatic".

I really wonder how this car looks with the roof fully blacked out

nice kia~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ love it

Can't wait to see what they do with the K5 redesign. Ik they updated it but it's still the same car

what were the aftermarket wheels you put on the K4?

I would describe it as a mini Stinger with Telluride accents. This with the 2.5 turbo and AWD would be about as fun as an ICE car gets.

Now I want to see the EV 4

I think this needs to be a station wagon. it's just * almost there * for me.

The back is lets say "inspired" by an Audi A7.

I wish they would stop with the cvts

Have you seen the k3 from the mexican market? Tell us what do you think

I honestly feel like Hyundai is over designing their vehicles now. Kia has always been more conservative. But this car feels moderately over designed. I still prefer the current Forte.

please come japanese car market, kia&hyundai !

The longer you see these 2 cars in the same frame, the better the old one starts looking.

YES THE DESIGN WITH THE NEW CHISELED LOOK IS GREAT .BUT WITH THE CUT IN POWER AND NO DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION IS BAD. THE GREAT PART OF THE OLD FORTE WAS THE 1'6 TURBO 201HP AND THE DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION MADE THE CAR!! LOOKS TO ME KIA IS SLANTING MORE TO LUXURY THAN PERFOMANCE.

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side angle and tail lights very polestar

This might be the car I'm excited about in 2025. I love most things about the interior, but reaching around for the vent controls is a step backward.

god this is beautiful is this real, or a concept?

Car designers hate handles. You know who don’t hate them? Actual customers.

Polestar vibes

Oh Audi A7 looks nice. Front looks nice on the Kia, interiour looks bad, and the rear headlights destroys the rear, making it look as a Volvo EC30 or what they are called :/

There must be something wrong with me because find this K4 particularly unattractive. The sketches looked decent and interesting enough, but the end product appears anything but. To me it looks confused. A nice sporty car from some angle, a pedestrian sedan from another and some weird truck-like thing going on in the rear.

That’s so close to Audi A7 design.

The lever is so outdated. This doesnot look very modern, id sugest something like porsche or even MB (on sterring column).

I think it looks weird

I'd much rather the concept images

I don't see how we're looking at the same car. This is the most futuristically bland car I've seen since the 6000 SUX from Robocop. The overhangs are disastrous, it's soulless (pardon the pun), it looks top heavy, like it's too much weight for the tiny wheels, the C/D pillar is a joke. Everything is oversized, this is what happens when you try to graft SUV design cues onto a sedan. Gross.

0:05 "Crushing" Sorry, those proportions are awful.. The hidden door handle doesn't work at all. Also, the C pillar is a mess.

But aren’t they still stealing them? lol

gt-line is not a gt. so its an upgrade. I wonder how much faster the gt will be. will probably look even better too.

One day Kia will break away from Hyundai group.

Please sell it to South Korea, Kia... Especially the 5dr model...

I can't wait to steal this as well (this is a joke) but yeah Kias rep went to the shtter after people kept stealing them.

Looks over bodied and under wheel based.