2025 Kia Models: The EV6, Sorento, and More

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2025 Kia Carnival / Hybrid

• On-Sale Date: Summer 2024 (est.)  - 판매시점 24년 여름
• Price: $35,000 (est.) - 아마도?
• Engine: Turbo 1.6L Four-Cylinder Hybrid / 3.5L V-6 
• Output: 242 / 287 Horsepower

What's New: Exterior + Interior Redesign, Hybrid Powertrain / 변경점 내외장, 하이브리드 파워트레인

The Kia Carnival is a stylish and tech-heavy minivan. It gets even better for 2025 with an aggressive redesign highlighted by a large rectangular grille, sharp headlights, and the automaker's "Star Map" LED running lights. The back end looks better, too, with new LED taillights.

The interior is comfier thanks to reclining second-row seats with built-in footrests, and a roomy 145.1 cubic feet of cargo space with the second and third rows removed. Rear passengers also get a Connected Car Rear Cockpit entertainment suite with multiple 14.6-inch HD screens.

The biggest update for 2025 is the arrival of a hybrid powertrain, which pairs a turbocharged 1.6-liter engine with a 54.0-kilowatt electric motor for a combined output of 242 horsepower and 271 pound-feet of torque. But you can still get the V-6; the naturally aspirated 3.5-liter engine gives you 287 hp and 260 lb-ft of twist.

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2025 Kia EV6 

• On-Sale Date: Summer 2024 (est.)
• Price: $45,000 (est.)
• Battery: 84.0-Kilowatt-Hours
• Output: TBD

What's New: Exterior + Interior Redesign, More Range 

 - 바뀐점 인익스테리어 실내외 / 주행가능거리 증가

Kia’s first EV is getting an update for the 2025 model year. The EV6’s facelift includes new headlight fixtures, an updated bumper treatment, and fresh 19- and 20-inch wheel options on the base model and the GT-Line trim.

The lightly updated interior features a new steering wheel design alongside additional features like a fingerprint authentication system, a 12.0-inch head-up display, and a digital rearview mirror. Much of the glossy black plastic trim in the center console has also been removed.

A new 84.0-kilowatt-hour battery pack replaces the old 77.4-kilowatt-hour pack and improves the charging time and range on certain models. The new EV6 recharges from 10 to 80 percent in 18 minutes on a 350-kilowatt fast charger. The rear-wheel-drive EV6 Long Range now has 307 miles of range instead of 295 miles.

We still don’t know when the updated EV6 goes on sale or how much it will cost, but expect an on-sale date of sometime this summer and an asking price of around $45,000 for the base model.

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2025 Kia K4

On-Sale Date: Late 2024 
Price: $22,500 (est.)
Engine: 2.0L Four-Cylinder / Turbo 1.6L Four-Cylinder
Output: 147 / 190 Horsepower

What's New: New Name, Fresh Exterior + Interior, Bigger Size

The K4 is a new sedan that replaces the Forte in Kia’s lineup for 2025. It'll go on sale later this year with an all-new design that features a rakish roof, a sharp C-pillar, and unique vertical lights, while growing in size compared to its predecessor. The K4 is about three inches longer and two inches wider than the Forte.

Kia will offer the sedan in five trims: LX, LXS, EX, GT-Line, and GT-Line Turbo. The cabin features a massive display on the dash—30 inches of screen—wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and over-the-air updates. GT-Line models get heated front seats, while a Harmon Kardon audio system is an available option.

Under the hood is a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine that makes 147 horsepower and 132 pound-feet of torque that pairs with a continuously variable transmission. The optional engine is the smaller, turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder that produces 190 hp and 195 lb-ft of twist, which mates with an eight-speed automatic with paddle shifters.

- 장기자님 디자인 설명인가.. 유투브 보니까 참고 사진이 계속 K4 사진이대비되서,

EV6 페리에도 저렇게 하얀색 띄가 들어간모델이 있었나.. 아직 실물을 보지않아 정확치않은데,

3스포크 디자인휠은 GT라인에 적용된다고 하니까 그모델인것같은데..

실내가 GT 라인 6천만원대 차량이랑 K4 (K3 신형) 이랑 같은 실내라고한다면..

무엇하러 3천만원 더 주고 같은 실내를지닌 전기차 사야할 이유를 모르겠어요..

물론 출력이다르고 전기차이고 연비가 좋겠지만, 실내는 개인적으로 K4 사진이 앞도적으로 좋아보입니다.

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2025 Kia K5

• On-Sale Date: Summer 2024 
• Price: $28,145
• Engine: 2.5L Four-Cylinder / Turbo 2.5L Four-Cylinder
• Output: 191 / 290 Horsepower

What's New: Updated Exterior + Interior

The Kia K5 received its mid-cycle refresh for 2025, gaining updated headlights and a new front bumper to accommodate them. The fifth-generation sedan first went on sale for the 2021 model year, replacing the Optima, and it rolls into the new model year with minor styling tweaks while looking similar to the outgoing model.

A more significant update happened inside the car. The dash now accommodates two curved screens measuring 12.0 inches for the driver and 12.3 for the infotainment display. Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are standard features.

The base engine is Kia’s naturally aspirated 2.5-liter four-cylinder making 191 horsepower and 181 pound-feet of torque. An eight-speed automatic transmission sends power to the front wheels, but customers can upgrade to all-wheel drive on the GT-Line. The K5 GT has the most powerful engine in the lineup—a turbocharged 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine producing 290 hp and 311 lb-ft that pairs with an eight-speed dual-clutch gearbox.

- 요새 가끔 택시로도 보이는데, 페리전에도 디자인과 상품성이 대단했던 차량이였던만큼,

소소한 변화로 상품선 개선인듯한데.. 중고매물 1.6T 구할수있다면 차라리 중고사는게 더 나을것같기도합니다.

굳이 천만원 더주고 신차살필요없을정도로 이전모델과의 격차가 크지않아서..

아메리카 머슬카 디자인같아서.. 참 예쁜 과학5호기..입니다.

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2025 Kia Sorento Hybrid

• On-Sale Date: Summer 2024 
• Price: $40,065
• Engine: Turbo 1.6L Four-Cylinder Hybrid
• Output: 227 Horsepower / 258 Pound-Feet

What's New: Updated Exterior + Interior, Updated Powertrain

The updated Sorento SUV went on sale for 2024 with its traditional gas powertrain. But for 2025, a refreshed hybrid makes its debut. It has the same sharp redesign as the pure gas model with waterfall-esque headlights and new LED running lights. And it'll get the same updated interior with dual 12.3-inch screens.

Underhood is a turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder gas engine and a 1.5-kilowatt-hour battery paired with an electric motor that generate a combined 227 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque.

The Sorento Hybrid returns 36 miles per gallon combined on the front-wheel drive model. It's also available with all-wheel drive. The base Sorento Hybrid EX with FWD starts at $40,065, while AWD is an extra $1,800.

- 풀체인지 된 현대 싼타페가 더 좋을것인데 페리버전의 쏘랜토가 더 잘팔리고 열광하고있는게 의문이지만

사람들의 선택에는 이유가 있다고 봅니다. 호불호가 없는 실내외 디자인과,

아빠차.. 대리나 과장이타도 부담없어보이고 사치스럽지않은 국민 아빠차 다운 느낌입니다.