Very surprised by this pricing, it makes the EV4 a direct competitor to the EV3 ?

 

The GT Line in particular yes. Air and GT Line S are more expensive though.
Pricing seems all over the place.

Brian

 

Aside from the body shape, it appears to be a case of spot the differences. I would like to see the EV3 and EV4 side by side and test driving before ordering either one. it could well come down to small differences in pricing that could be deciding buy decision.

 

Very little attraction over the EV3 which also didn't impress, so perhaps |I'll stick with my E-Niro, so many years on and KIA haven't come up with a compelling car to change to, and since it has the same charging setup as the EV3, I wonder if it will have the same ICCU problems. Think I'll give it a miss.

 

Tomorrow is the local dealers launch event for the EV4, but unfortunately am away so can't go. So neighbour and I played a game of what spec would you want if available (I'm coming from Niro EV 4 and he from an Irish GT-Line S EV3 (which incidentally was cheaper than the UK GT-Line, although only difference seems to be it doesn't have the HK speakers).
We both came up with an almost identical spec.(using the KIA press release) that we reckon would come-in with a sub £40K price and avoid the expensive car tax.

Basically:
GT-Line S trim but with following changes:

• 17-inch alloy wheels (both would prefer the extra few miles of range)
• Body coloured door mirrors (both don't want gloss black anywhere on exterior)
• Matt Black side sills and wheel arches (as with the AIR EV3 - better than gloss)
• Grey headlining (Black makes car too dark inside)
• Don't need ambient lighting (it's a gimmick)
• No sunroof (neither of us have used it on our cars)
• Don't need relaxation seats (neither of us can see the point)
• Standard speaker system (we both said our hearing is such that we can't notice difference)

What do others think?

 

I have not seen any mention of a GT-Line S in Ireland, only the GT-Line (no 'S'). From what I've seen, the Irish GT-Line is closer to the UK GT-Line S than the UK GT-Line. I was at my dealer (Kia Liffey Valley, Dublin) last week and was told they're expecting the EV4 at the end of the year. Will just have to wait to see if we get the GT-LIne and GT-Line S specs or just the one as with the EV3 now. For me-myself-I, I prefer the top spec EV3 and maybe EV4 as I have a Niro K4 PHEV with HUD and ventilated seats and would not like to miss those options on a future model.

 

Hopefully the EV4 or 5 will be more appealing to me than the EV3 which was a disappointment as far as I was concerned.