I’ve driven the new electric Kia EV4 – and it finally makes hatchbacks exciting again for three key reasons

Kia’s electric line-up needs little introduction, seeing as the South Korean marque has made waves across the globe with its simply-named but vastly different range that encompasses SUVs, saloons and hatchbacks.

It all started with the Kia EV6, which sort of mashed saloons, hatchbacks and SUVs into one divisive but ultimately very popular package, and then increased to include one of the world’s first electric seven-seat SUVs in the EV9.

Fast forward a few years and Kia now offers everything from the small (ish) EV3 SUV/crossover, through to a mid-sized EV5 SUV and up to the aforementioned EV9.