Hello, I'm Jang Hee-taek. I am currently at the Kia booth at the New York Auto Show. Kia has unveiled the new Kia K4, which is drawing a lot of attention from the global press. In the United States, it used to be sold under the name Kia Forte, but now Kia will use the name Kia K4 instead of Kia Forte. The Kia K4 has been upsized compared to the previous Kia K3N Cortez. It's not named K3 anymore, but the size is now closer to the Kia K5 next to it, almost as large as the K5. Apart from the increased size, if you look at the rear, with the red taillights, you will see that compared to the K5, the K4's rear looks more like a higher-end model. They have maximized the body of the compact sedan as much as possible to upgrade it within the compact sedan class and also increased the wheelbase.

It has gotten bigger. Previously, it was about 2,700, and the Avante was about 2,720 in terms of wheelbase. But this one has been increased to 2,800. So, the officials here are saying it will be around 2,800. Now, it's about 2,800, but I forgot to bring a ruler, so I can't measure it precisely. Now, the length of the wheelbase is over 4.6m. It has significantly increased in size. If you look at the size of the rear seats, even though there is plenty of space in the front seats, there is still a lot of room in the rear seats. The interior space is quite ample. Also, if you take a quick look at the trunk space, you can see that the trunk opens without the rear window opening. Additionally, if you tap on the floor, there are features like this. Anyway, the large size is a characteristic feature. The front and rear designs, like the front driving lights, seem to come in orange in the United States.

Should the headlights be designed like this? By precisely cutting it up to the edges like this, when attaching the vertical headlamps, the car looks much wider. Also, if you look at these details, the body slightly protrudes more than the tires. And we painted the crane handle in Hirachi style, slightly inward like this. The tire size is originally attached to the body, so even if you add spacers here to make the tires stick out a bit more, it won't protrude more than the body. Another advantage is that in the current midsize body, we enlarged the body size as much as possible without making it look awkward compared to competing models. You can see it like this. When you look at it from the side, the body protrudes a little more outward than the tires. Anyway, using a midsize body, we almost made it go in as much as possible compared to the body size of the competing models.

To survive, you have to grow it as much as you can. The sedan made by growing it to that extent now needs to reach this level to make a living. A midsize sedan with a 2.7m wheelbase and a length of 4.5m is now insufficient. A compact SUV one size larger than that can accommodate even more passengers. This sedan, which vividly demonstrates that you have to attract customers up to a midsize level body to survive, shows that this is how you should live and go in by size. This is evident in the Kia K4 GT model, with a more dynamic design in the front and rear appearance, and the details that extend smoothly with a tiger nose grille are beautifully designed. And here, it is configured as if there are lamps, but it is said that there are no lamps inside. Yes, these are now the headlamps.

Now, it is said that a grill that combines subjective driving lights and heat radiation instructions is being made. It's a front-wheel drive sedan, and the overhang at the front is a bit long. But when you cut it tightly here, it looks like the front overhang is not that long. So, even though it's a front-wheel drive car, it was designed to make the front overhang look a bit shorter. It has 18-inch wheels, and the width of the hood was designed to look wider. The hood has a parting line like this on the side, and by adding a piece of this size in this segment, it really fights a lot. When you add this, you can easily create a more stylish sports coupe feel by making the roof a two-tone color. But when you make the roof two-tone, because there is nothing like this, the color always awkwardly transitions.

When you let it go, the roof looks separated, and even when treated in two tones, it can be easily handled. If a designer insists on this, the people designing it just say to remove it. It's not just about putting this in, but we have to catch even the sound of the wind coming out of it. So, it's not easy to put these things in. Insisting on this, we managed to capture the cost, which is a very tight segment in the cost, and now we have made that. Oh, the side mirror, too, drops very slimly from the beltline like this, making the overall design power at the world's top level. It's called Star Map Signature, these lines that fit perfectly like this. It's not only used for daily driving and rear-end, but also for the beltline, Star Map Signature is engraved here.

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Here is where the glass ends, it's glass up to here, and this part is in black to give a feeling that the glass is a bit extended. The same goes for the K5. Glass is up to here, and here it was treated in black as well, the same goes for this part. It was also treated in black here, making the glass look longer, giving a more intuitive coupe feeling. And this is made of steel plate. This is also a steel plate. This is plastic. Probably, it seems like they had to use plastic here, it feels like the shape didn't come out well. Looking at the lamp and stuff, it seems like they had no choice but to use plastic here. Oh, they did a good job finishing here as well. It's not an electric trunk, and if you pull this, you can fold the seat forward and such features are included. Shall we try getting in from the back seat? Since I've been explaining from the back seat, I'll quietly get in from the back and go through the back door.

It's spacious in the back seat and the headroom is slightly touching but it's okay. The armrest is just there. There are storage spaces, USB ports, air conditioning vents, and the interior is just like a K5 grade. Let me move to the front seat for a moment. When driving, the Kia logo is slightly shifted to one side, giving it a sense of directionality compared to being in the center, which provides better balance. Also, when driving, it is all white here, giving a kind of yacht-like atmosphere. The drive mode is set here, and the 12.3-inch temperature control device is in the center. The gear shift is a clunky style. Oh, the cup holder size is quite large. When you pull it out like this, the clip comes out together. When you insert it like this, the clip goes in as well. The key nowadays is a Kia key.

It's all here. Now the navigation comes out, along with the air conditioning control device like this. The clicking sensation is also good, and you can feel some cost-saving traces. So, it's almost similar to the 2v9 in composition, but the buttons feel a bit looser than the 2v9. So, you can see some traces of cost reduction on the buttons here. Also, if you look here, the buttons are already in place, and here are the emergency lights, and here is the immersion display button. When you press this, a button that connects to the emergency control center is placed quite large. Furthermore, the seats, if you make them white on the outside like this, the seats look bigger. Yes. And here, the headrests are white, so they matched the colors well. The trim also includes Harman Kardon speakers, and they did a great job up to the gray zone on the door. The wheels are like this on the outer part.

I will briefly check the engine room that seems to be running slightly even when it is still due to the two-tone processing. It has a 1.6 turbo GDI engine and a parallel line method. Today, Kia K4 was only introduced with three trims. Today, we presented it in the video, and we also made the same model until the top model, but there is nothing made to the extent of exhibiting the 5th model yet, so we are not exhibiting it now. Today, we only exhibited three trims like this. Unfortunately, it is not sold in Korea. It is not even produced in Korea, nor is it sold in Korea. It is made in the US factory and sold only in the US factory, and it is said that it may be produced in a Chinese factory later, but for now, it is said to be made only for the US. I'm not sure if it can enter the European market, but for now, it is said that both the sedan model and the 3-trim model will be sold in the US. It is said to be a compact car.

In the segment, for the time being, I think Kia K4 might be the winner. I will share a review of the new Kia K4 from the New York Auto Scene with you. This is all I can tell you for now, and I am not sure if there will be a chance to test drive it later. This is a model sold only in the United States, so I will stop here. Thank you.

기아 K4 현장 리뷰... "한국오면 다 죽겠어!" // CL4, 2024 뉴욕오토쇼, 미국, NY

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