Kia K3

The Kia K3, developed under the codename BL7, is a subcompact B-segment car that Kia has built since 2023 as the successor to the Rio, and it comes as a hatchback and a sedan. It was teased on 4 August 2023 and revealed in Mexico on 8 August 2023, with the hatchback announced on 5 October 2023. Power comes from a naturally aspirated 1.6-litre Smartstream G1.6 petrol engine making 123 PS or a 2.0-litre Smartstream G2.0 making 152 PS, and the 1.4-litre Kappa engine from the fourth-generation Rio is retained for some export markets. The K3 launched in the Gulf Cooperation Council markets on 5 December 2023 and in some Latin American countries as the K3 Cross in 2024. The name K3 was previously used by the Chinese and South Korean market Forte/Cerato, which the K4 succeeded in 2024 as Kia realigned its passenger car nomenclature.