Kia does not build many cars like the Kia K3 (2023): a 4-door Sedan (automobile) / sedan / 5-door hatchback with Petrol engine, built from 2023 in the decade the industry is turning electric.
The background
The Kia K3 is a subcompact car (B-segment) manufactured by Kia since 2023 as a successor to the Rio. Developed under the codename BL7, the K3 is available in hatchback and sedan body styles. The K3 nameplate was previously used by the Chinese and South Korean market Forte/Cerato, which was succeeded by the K4 in 2024 as Kia is realigning their passenger car nomenclature.
The engineering
Under the skin sits Petrol engine; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. Kerb weight is NNNN kg. The gearbox is a 6-speed manual transmission / manual / 6-speed automatic transmission / automatic. The layout matters: the engine drives the front wheels, the packaging choice that gives a small car a big cabin. The wheelbase is 2670 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Where it sits
Where it sits in Kia's history is not in doubt: the Kia Rio came before it; it was built at Pesquería (List of Kia design and manufacturing facilities#Monterrey Plant. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Tesla Cybertruck, the Nissan Z, the Tesla Model Y. Its Kia stablemates include the Kia K5 (Optima) and the Kia Magentis.
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