The 2026 Kia K5 is a practical, affordable, and high-tech midsize sedan with a sportier edge and more daring styling than ...

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The K5’s new look has already been seen, but it's worth going over the changes now that they’re in writing. Kia says the US-market K5 gets new headlights and taillights, as well as new amber DRLs.

In acceleration testing, it was damn near a dead heat. The K5 GT is .1 second faster to 60 mph than the 530i, hitting the mark in 5.4 seconds vs 5.5 for the BMW.

A member of the Gamma II engine family, the 1.6er belts out a respectable 180 horsepower at 5,500 revolutions per minute and 195 pound-feet (264 Nm) between 1,500 and 4,500 revolutions per minute.