Currently reading: New Kia EV4 hatchback brings 388-mile range for £37,695

Latest entrant to Kia's range of bespoke EVs fills the gap between the EV3 hatchback and EV5 crossover

The new Kia EV4 hatchback will be priced from £34,695 when the first examples land in the UK this autumn.

Little changed from the concept shown in 2023, the EV4 shares its underpinnings with the smaller EV3 hatchback.

The EV4 will be offered with both hatchback and saloon bodies, with the former roughly as large as the Hyundai Kona Electric and the latter's stretched rump making it longer than the Tesla Model 3.

It will be sold primarily as a hatch in Europe, where it will be a natural rival to the Citroën ë-C4Volkswagen ID 3 and Volvo EX40.

Both versions will be offered with a single front-mounted motor producing 201bhp, giving a 0-62mph in the mid-7.0sec range, depending on the chosen battery and trim level.

All Kia EVs are destined to receive hot GT versions, so a dual-motor, four-wheel-drive range-topper with power and pace to match the MG 4 EV XPower is expected down the line.

The entry-level EV4 gets a 58.3kWh battery pack that yields a range of 273 miles in hatch guise.

With an 81.4kWh battery (starting from £37,695), the hatch delivers 388 miles miles between charges.

A 10-80% charge takes at least 29 minutes for the smaller battery and at least 31 minutes for the larger one.

Inside, the EV4 gets the same 30in dashboard screen as the EV3, comprising two 12.3in segments for infotainment and instrumentation, divided by a 5.3in climate panel.

It will be the first Kia to integrate entertainment apps including Netflix, Disney+ and YouTube.

Prices have yet to be announced for the EV4 saloon, which will land in the UK later than the hatch. This is because it will be built in Kia's home country of Korea, rather than Slovakia, as is the case for the hatch.

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Peter Cavellini 1 July 2025

Buy what you like is what I used to say, well, this car is awkward looking from some angles no question and the price is middling,range used to be an issue with me a few years ago but now I only do a few thousand a year, I got into crossover cars 4 years ago an am currently pedalling a 2 series active tourer and I quite like the size and it does what it says on the tin, saloons with a hatchback are ok but booted is not so popular.

xxxx 1 July 2025

Interesting looks at a competitive price.

Marc 27 February 2025
That's a challenging looking car. Hopefully Kia can keep prices under control and not let the dreaded 'premium' disease in, their cars are already getting expensive and there's not that many discounted lease deals around on the newer generation EVs, meaning rivals are considerably cheaper. Whatever this wants to rival, it'll never be able to compete with a Model 3.