Kia has totally reinvented its compact sedan and renamed it the K4 going forward and it's bringing back the hatch.

In the past, Kia claims the Rio was often cross-shopped with better-equipped or more capable used cars from other brands ... given our piqued interest at the first impression of its new look.

Beyond the new name, here's what we know about the new car ahead of its full reveal at ... shopped with better-equipped or more capable used cars from other brands, and so it didn't do much ...