The 1.2-liter 4-cylinder Hyundai G4LA  engine has been produced in India and Korea since 2008 and is installed in almost all compact models of the concern, such as the i10, i20 and Kia Picanto. There are two generations of this motor, the second is equipped with Dual CVVT type phase regulators.

Kappa R4 family: G4LA, G4LF, G4LC, G4LD, G4LG, G4LH, G4LE.

In 2008, the 1.25-liter engine of the new Kappa series debuted on the Hyundai i10 and i20 models. By design, this is a common unit for that time with distributed fuel injection, an aluminum block for 4 cylinders with cast-iron liners and an open cooling jacket, an aluminum 16-valve cylinder head equipped with hydraulic compensators and a timing chain drive. The first version of such a power unit did not have a variable valve timing system.

In 2011, the second generation of the motor appeared, which received Dual CVVT phase regulators. The appearance of this system made it possible to add 7 hp to the engine and fit into the Euro 5 environmental standards.

The engine was installed on:

• Hyundai i10 1 (PA) in 2008 – 2013; i10 2 (IA) in 2013 – 2019;
• Hyundai i20 1 (PB) in 2008 – 2014; i20 2 (GB) in 2014 – 2020;
• Kia Picanto 2 (TA) in 2011 – 2017; Picanto 3 (JA) since 2017;
• Kia Rio 3 (UB) in 2011 – 2017; Rio 4 (YB) since 2017;
• Kia Stonic 1 (YB) since 2017.