Kia K4 review

Kia’s made the most of the space available, giving the K4 a stylish, functional cabin even in the base model, even though it loses some of the accents and the sportier steering wheel. Either way, there’s a pair of 12.3in displays to focus on, one with driver info while the other is your standard touchscreen interface.

The front-row seats have a hard, low-profile feel to them like an office chair, though it doesn’t detract from the driving experience, such as it is. These plus the sport steering wheel that’s included in higher trims pull the K4’s cabin together to make it a decent place to spend drive time.

What kind of tech will I find?

There’s a good deal included as standard, like the dual-screen setup, and the infotainment unit is Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatible. The K4 includes safety tech like auto emergency braking tech with pedestrian detection, smart cruise control and four whole USB-C ports so there’s no fighting over who gets to charge their devices.

Most features really come into the mix with the LXS trim, which brings blind spot detection, rear cross traffic alerts and the ability to change drive modes.

GT-Line trims will make Harman Kardon audio systems available, and the Kia ‘AI assistant’ for voice commands while the GT-Line Turbo adds a beefed-up forward collision avoidance system.