Kia K4 vs BYD Seal 6

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Kia K4
Kia K4

$25,886 - $49,444

2025 price

BYD Seal 6
BYD Seal 6

2027 price

Summary

2025 Kia K4
2027 BYD Seal 6
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 4, 1.6L

Fuel Type
Unleaded Petrol

Hybrid
Fuel Efficiency
6.7L/100km (combined)

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Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Hip-killer rear doors!
  • Boot has narrow opening
  • Engine needs a bit more spunk

  • Screen-focused multimedia
  • Driver monitoring too keen
  • No spare tyre
2025 Kia K4 Summary

Kia has launched a new small sedan - the K4 and it replaces the popular Cerato model for our market. A hatchback sibling arrives sometime later this year as a contender against the Toyota Corolla.

With a design that's sharper and far sportier-looking than the model it replaces, will it prove to be as successful?

We're in the flagship GT-Line grade to see what this new sedan has to offer and whether it's a good fit for urban dwellers who don't want another SUV.

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2027 BYD Seal 6 Summary

The Toyota Camry might be in a spot of trouble here.

The 2027 BYD Seal 6 has arrived, and not just at a lower starting price with a more electrified plug-in hybrid drivetrain, but with a wagon option, too.

In fact, the Seal 6 Touring Premium wagon is the halo variant of the Seal 6 range and its price matches the Camry’s entry grade.

The mid-size sedan and wagon duo from China, not to be confused with the already-launched BYD Seal electric car, make up what’s probably BYD’s strongest jab at Toyota yet. A true threat to the iconic Camry.

BYD’s biggest selling point for the Seal 6 is its range, more than 1000km in the real world, tested on just one tank and one charge from Sydney to Melbourne.

One day of pure highway driving and a day of winding country roads put that to the test on its Australian launch so you hopefully never have to.

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2025 Kia K4 2027 BYD Seal 6

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