The Kia K4 Sportswagon has been revealed for Europe and the UK, adding a third body style option for the Korean brand’s new global small car.
Measuring 4695mm in length, the K4 Sportswagon is a smidgen shorter than 4710mm-long K4 Sedan on sale in Australia, but 255mm longer than the K4 Hatch that just launched Down Under.
It rides on the same 2720mm wheelbase as its siblings, while boasting a healthy 604 litres of cargo capacity in European specification – nearly 170L more than the hatch, and just under 100L more than the sedan – and is exclusively available with a power tailgate with hands-free operation.
The K4 Sportswagon will be further detailed for Europe and the UK “in due course” ahead of its market arrival, though it will launch with 1.0-litre and 1.6-litre turbo-petrol engines with the option of 48V mild-hybrid technology, just like the Euro-market K4 Hatch.
Further, Kia Europe has promised a “full hybrid” to be added to the K4 Hatch and Sportswagon ranges “later in 2026”.
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Just a single image of the new model has been released thus far, though stylistically it’s basically the K4 Hatch with an extended rear overhang like the K4 Sedan.
The wagon retains the K4’s ‘Star Map’ signature lighting motifs and gloss black bumper and wheel arch treatments in the revealed GT-Line specification.
It likewise carries over the K4’s cabin incorporating the latest Connected Car Navigation Cockpit (ccNC) infotainment with dual 12.3-inch displays for the instrument cluster and infotainment touchscreen, in addition to a 5.3-inch digital climate control display.
European and UK model will come standard with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto across the range, just like Australian models, bolstered by Kia Connect services which also means over-the-air software updates, music streaming and Wi-Fi hotspot capability.
Kia’s European team tout the K4 Sportswagon’s segment-busting packaging, competing with traditional C-segment rivals (i.e. small passenger class) like the Volkswagen Golf, as well as larger D-segment (see medium-sized) competitors.
Like the K4 Hatch and Sedan, the K4 Sportswagon will be produced at the Kia Mexico plant in Pesquería, Nuevo León.
While that should make it possible to bring the wagon-bodied K4 to the Australian market, Kia’s local division remains coy on the Sportswagon’s prospects for our SUV-hungry market.
That said, the K4 launched with a sedan body style in a hatch-dominated segment, and managed decent volume throughout 2025 before the hatchback joined. Perhaps Kia Australia could take another risk and be one of the few brands locally to offer a smaller wagon.
Within the context of the Australian market, fewer and fewer brands are offering station wagons in mainstream segments, as more buyers shift to SUVs and crossovers. Just the Cupra Leon and Subaru WRX offer wagon body styles in the small passenger class, while the Skoda Octavia is now the sole entrant in the mainstream medium car class to offer the body style.
Premium brands still offer wagons in limited trims and volumes, such as the BMW 3 Series Touring, Audi A5 Avant and Genesis G70 Shooting Brake, though even brands like Mercedes-Benz have removed these options in Australia.
