--- title: "The 2025 Kia K4 Wagon Is Coming to the US" description: "The 2025 Kia K4 sedan will also be offered in a more practical hatchback-slash-wagon body style that looks just as handsome." date: "2024-03-27" modified: "2024-03-27" authors: - name: "James Gilboy" job_title: "Contributing Writer" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/james-gilboy" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/the-2025-kia-k4-wagon-is-coming-to-the-us" categories: - "Kia News" - "News" - "News by Brand" tags: - "Hatchback" - "Kia" - "sedan" - "Wagon" --- # The 2025 Kia K4 Wagon Is Coming to the US ![]() *\Kia\* The [2025 Kia K4]() is a cheap car rarity in that it's [*real* stylish](). It'll be as practical as its footprint allows too, because [Kia]() has confirmed it'll make the K4 with a liftgate, and that the body style will in fact make it to the United States. The Kia K4 wagon was confirmed in a presentation at this year's New York International Auto Show, with a company spokesperson telling [*Motor1*]() that it'll eventually come stateside. [Kia]() officially calls this version a hatchback—understandable, but it's a long-roof version of a sedan, so we're inclined to call it a wagon. If you see things our way, it'll be the first compact wagon to be sold here since the [VW Golf Sportwagen]() left us after 2019. If you see things Kia's way, it joins the likes of the [Subaru Impreza]() and [Toyota Corolla]() hatches. ![]() ![]() ![]() The wagon will likely share its powertrains, headlining features, and trim structure with the K4 sedan. It offers either a 2.0-liter naturally aspirated four-cylinder with a CVT or a turbo 1.6-liter with an eight-speed automatic, both being front-wheel drive. Standout features include a 30-inch infotainment screen-slash-instrument cluster and an "AI" voice assistant that [raises some privacy concerns](). There'll be GT-Line models too, which among other things upgrade the rear suspension to multilink. The availability of multilink suspension is intriguing, as the GT-Line trim itself likely won't make enough money to justify the extra development cost. It stands to reason Kia expects to make it up elsewhere, perhaps with a full-fledged GT. If the [K5 GT]() was anything to go by, such a car could blow the [VW Golf GTI]() out of the water—and it might even give the hallowed [Toyota GR Corolla]() a run for its money too. Fingers crossed. *Got a tip or question for the author? You can reach them here: james@thedrive.com* ## Author James is a former staff writer for The Drive. He has changed the conversation around electrification, debunked misinformation online, and become a prominent hunter of what he calls "automotive cryptids." ### Author social links [Instagram]()