Current Kia Cerato design – Photo: Kia
Kia, in recent times, has been one of those brands that has been quite secretive about its future product line-up. The amount of leaked information about new Kia cars is almost negligible, except for the information provided by the company itself to the press and dealers.
Members of the page last August 23 engine 1 In California, USA, he found a Kia model that he had never seen before. Information about the car is almost non-existent, at least consider “real” sources.
However, considering that the exterior frame of this car is a sedan, the car can be slowly identified. Firstly, the new Kia K3 was recently launched in Mexico. In addition, the size of the vehicle revealed this time is much larger than the K3. Therefore, this line of names can be omitted.
The hip interface of the model showcased in California, US is similar to the current Cerato – Photo: Motor1
Following this, the Kia K5 which is due for a facelift (by late 2023 – early 2024) has also been spied testing and the new car line appears to be without a matching design.
Thus, the identity of this test car is likely to be the K4 – a “new but old” model for users.
When the new Kia K3 was launched a while back, the Korean brand confirmed that the name line is now the upgraded Rio and not the Cerato. Thus, the Serato series would have a new name.
Given that the Kia K3 is smaller and the K5 is larger, according to existing logic, the new Cerato name could simply be the K4 to simplify the Kia sedan lineup.
If this is true, then the future order of Kia’s small to large sedans will be K3 (Rio) – K4 (Cerato) – K5 (Optima).
The front of the car is equipped with a completely new front light system, the overall area is also redistributed – Photo: Motor1
Going back to the test version, the front end has vertical lights like the new Sorento and Morning. The LED daytime running lights form a T-shape that can be seen quite clearly under the camouflage that clearly separates the lights, bonnet and heatsink.
The design is, fundamentally, a complete departure from the previous Cerato and also a far cry from the newly launched K3.
However, the side view of the car is quite Cerato-like from the hips, the distinctive C-pillar, the rear window to the floating ribs drawn from the bonnet. At the rear, there’s an entirely new interface, with vertical rectangular taillights joined by a red light bar running across the trunk.
The presence of the exhaust pipe below suggests that this is a car with an internal combustion engine.
The rear area has also been completely redesigned with vertical taillights joined by a new horizontal bar – Photo: Motor 1
theo engine 1, The interior of the car is covered, so there is no information about this area. On the newly launched Kia K3, the dashboard appears to be a massive screen combining a digital dashboard and central entertainment screen into one. It is likely that this device will also appear on the K4.
There is no information about the Kia K4 powertrain at the moment. The older Kia Cerato entered the current fourth generation in 2018 and the life cycle of the car promises to last till 2024. Thus, official information about the next 5th generation may come out next year.
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