Kia EV4 Fastback UK pricing and specification announced

Kia has opened order books for its new EV4 Fastback, with prices starting at £40,895.

The four-door sibling to the EV4 Hatchback is Kia’s first all-electric saloon and sits above the five-door model, despite sharing the same basic underpinnings.

While prices for the hatchback start at around £35,000, the EV4 Fastback starts at just under £41,000, rising to £45,395. Unlike the hatchback, the saloon will only be sold in the higher GT-Line and GT-Line S trim levels. It will also be sold exclusively with the larger of the EV4’s two battery options.

That 81.4kWh unit gives the streamlined saloon a WLTP range of 380 miles – 18 miles more than the equivalent hatchback. As with the hatchback, charging of up to 127kW allows a 10-80% top up in 31 minutes. All versions are powered by a 201bhp motor on the front wheels which will get the EV4 Fastback from 0-62mph in 7.9 seconds.

Intended as a smaller companion to the five-door EV6, the new EV4 features a traditional four-door saloon layout disguised by a steeply raked tail which hides the saloon boot. The slippery exterior design along with active aero elements and a near-flat underfloor mean the EV4 Fastback is Kia’s most aerodynamic EV yet.

The swooping body results in a footprint that’s 30cm longer than the EV4 hatch, but the wheelbase and interior space remain the same. While the hatchback offers 435 litres of boot space, the saloon extends that to 490 litres.

Inside, the EV4 Fastback shares its layout and equipment with higher-specification versions of the hatchback. A three-screen “connected car Navigation Cockpit (ccNC)” sits proud of the dashboard and houses digital instruments, climate control and Kia’s latest infotainment system. Beneath that, the EV4 retains a bank of physical controls and a deep two-level centre console with wireless phone charging. There’s extensive use of sustainable and recycled materials including synthetic leather upholstery, plus customisable ambient lighting.

Usually a mid-level trim, the entry point to the EV4 Fastback range is the £40,895 GT-Line. This brings heated front seats, wireless Android and Apple mirroring, automatic LED headlights and highway drive assist with lane keep and adaptive cruise control. It also offers keyless entry, a six-speaker stereo and 19-inch alloy wheels as part of the sporty GT-Line styling pack.

Above that the GT-Line S is priced from £45,385 and adds a powered tailgate; adaptive headlights; an eight-speaker Harman Kardon premium sound system; head-up display and remote parking assist plus a 360-degree camera system. It also gets heating for the rear seats and ventilated “relaxation” front seats that fully recline with a single button press. These can work in conjunction with two new modes – rest and theatre.

Rest mode reclines the seats and turns off the displays and dynamic ambient lighting for a peaceful environment when charging. Theatre mode links with the car’s onboard streaming abilities, positions the seats for optimum viewing and dims the lighting to draw attention to the 12.3-inch central screen.

As with other Kias, a full suite of driver assistance systems is standard across both models, but a heat pump is a £900 option only available on the GT-Line S.

Orders for the EV4 Fastback are open now, with first customer deliveries expected in the autumn.