Kia Ceed Hatchback

• Body Glass
  • All-round Electric Windows with Front Auto Up & Down Function
  • Heated rear window with timer
  • Rear wash/wipe
  • Tinted glass
  • Windscreen Washer Level Warning
• Brakes
  • Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
  • Brake assist system
  • EBD - Electronic brakeforce distribution
  • Electronic stability control (ESC) and vehicle stability management (VSM)
  • Hill start assist control (HAC)
• Communication
  • Apple car play/Android Auto with voice control
  • Bluetooth with Voice Recognition & Music Streaming
• Driver Aids
  • Cruise control + speed limiter
  • Driver attention warning + (DAW) with leading vehicle departure warning
  • Emergency stop signalling system
  • Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) - City/Pedestrian/Cyclist
  • Lane Following Assist (LFA)
  • Lane keep assist
  • Manual speed limit assist
  • Motor driven power steering
  • Reversing camera system with dynamic guidelines (Integrated into centre fascia screen)
• Driver Information
  • 10.25" touchscreen satellite navigation
  • 4.2" supervision colour cluster display
  • Emergency call service
  • Trip computer
• Driving Mirrors
  • Body colour door mirrors
  • Electrically adjustable and heated door mirrors
• Embellishment Trims
  • Metal paint fascia trim
• Engine
  • Intelligent Stop and Go
• Entertainment
  • 6 speaker audio system
  • DAB Radio with MP3
  • Illuminated USB ports
  • Steering wheel mounted controls
  • USB type A port
• Exterior Body Features
  • Body colour bumpers
  • Body colour exterior door handles
  • Body colour rear roof spoiler
  • Chrome window surround
  • High gloss black and white chrome coated radiator grille
  • Rear side wing doors
• Exterior Lights
  • Automatic headlights control
  • Front fog lights
  • Halogen projection headlights
  • High beam assist
  • LED daytime running lights
  • LED High-mounted Brake Light
  • LED rear combination lights
  • LED rear fog light
• Heating/Cooling/Ventilation
  • Air conditioning
• Interior Features
  • 1 x Front 12V socket
  • 12V power socket in luggage compartment
  • 3 x passenger assist grips
  • Centre console storage box/armrest
  • Cloth door centre trim
  • Cloth upholstery
  • Cupholders in centre console
  • Cupholders in rear armrest
  • Dual Height Luggage Area Floor
  • Front and rear door storage
  • Interior door lock/unlock function
  • Leather handbrake
  • Leather trimmed steering wheel
  • Luggage area parcel shelf
  • Luggage hooks
  • Metal paint effect interior door handles
  • Rear centre armrest
  • Rear coat hooks
  • Tilt/telescopic adjustable steering wheel
• Interior Lights
  • Dash illumination dimmer switch
  • Door courtesy lamps
  • Front cabin map light with sunglasses case
  • Illuminated ignition key hole
  • Luggage area light
• Safety
  • All round 3-point seatbelts
  • Dual front side airbags
  • Front passenger airbag cut-off switch
  • Height adjustable front seatbelts
  • Impact sensing auto door unlocking
  • Rear door child safety locks
  • Seatbelt reminder warning
  • Twin curtain airbags
  • Twin front airbags
  • Tyre pressure monitoring system
• Seats
  • 3 seat bench in 2nd row
  • 60/40 split folding rear seat
  • All-round height adjustable headrests
  • Driver's seat height adjuster
  • Front seat back pockets
  • ISOFIX Child seat top tethers and anchor fixings
  • Single front passenger seat
• Security
  • Alarm system
  • Engine Immobiliser & Deadlocks
  • Locking wheel nuts
  • Remote central door locking with fold away key
  • Speed sensitive auto door locking
• Vanity Mirrors
  • Driver & Front Passenger Sunvisors with Vanity Mirror Illumination & Ticket Holder
• Wheels - Alloy
  • 16" alloy wheels
• Wheels - Spare
  • Tyre mobility kit

• Emissions - ICE
  • CO: 0.555
  • HC: 0.029
  • HC+NOx:
  • Noise Level dB(A): 66
  • NOx: 0.024
  • Particles: 0
  • Standard Euro Emissions: EURO 6
  • WLTP - CO2 (g/km) - Comb: 128
• Engine and Drive Train
  • Camshaft: DOHC
  • Catalytic Convertor: Yes
  • CC: 1,482
  • Cylinder Layout: IN-LINE
  • Engine Layout: FRONT TRANSVERSE
  • Fuel Delivery: TURBO INJECTION
  • Gears: 6 SPEED
  • Transmission: MANUAL
• Fuel Consumption - ICE
  • EC Directive 1999/100/EC Applies: No
  • WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Comb: 5.6
  • WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Extra High: 5.8
  • WLTP - FC (l/100km) - High: 4.9
  • WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Low: 7.1
  • WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Medium: 5.5
  • WLTP - MPG - Comb: 50.4
  • WLTP - MPG - Extra High: 48.7
  • WLTP - MPG - High: 57.6
  • WLTP - MPG - Low: 39.8
  • WLTP - MPG - Medium: 51.4
• General
  • Alternative Fuel Qualifying: No
  • Badge Engine CC: 1.5
  • Badge Power: 138
  • Based On ID:
  • Coin Description: T-GDi
  • Coin Series: 2
  • Generation Mark: 3
  • Insurance Group 1 - 50 Effective January 07: 13E
  • NCAP Adult Occupant Protection %: 88
  • NCAP Child Occupant Protection %: 85
  • NCAP Overall Rating - Effective February 09: 4
  • NCAP Pedestrian Protection %: 52
  • NCAP Safety Assist %: 68
  • Safety Concerns?: No
  • Service Interval Frequency - Months: 12
  • Service Interval Mileage: 10,000
  • Special Edition: No
  • Special Order: No
  • Standard manufacturers warranty - Mileage: 100,000
  • Standard manufacturers warranty - Years: 7
  • Vehicle Homologation Class: M1
• Performance
  • 0 to 60 mph (secs): No
  • 0 to 62 mph (secs): 9.5
  • Engine Power - BHP: 138
  • Engine Power - KW: 103
  • Engine Power - PS: No
  • Engine Power - RPM: 5,500
  • Engine Torque - LBS.FT: 187
  • Engine Torque - MKG: 25.8
  • Engine Torque - NM: 253
  • Engine Torque - RPM: 3000
  • Top Speed: 123
• Test Cycles
  • Emissions Test Cycle: WLTP
  • RDE Certification Level: RDE 2
• Tyres
  • Alloys?: Yes
  • Space Saver?: No
  • Tyre Size Front: 205/55 R16
  • Tyre Size Rear: 205/55 R16
  • Tyre Size Spare: TYRE REPAIR KIT
  • Wheel Style: N
  • Wheel Type: 16" ALLOY
• Vehicle Dimensions
  • Height: 1,447
  • Height (including roof rails):
  • Length: 4,315
  • Wheelbase: 2,650
  • Width: 1800
  • Width (including mirrors):
• Weight and Capacities
  • Fuel Tank Capacity (Litres): 50
  • Gross Vehicle Weight: 1,850
  • Luggage Capacity (Seats Down): 1291
  • Luggage Capacity (Seats Up): 395
  • Max. Loading Weight: 520
  • Max. Towing Weight - Braked: 1,010
  • Max. Towing Weight - Unbraked: 500
  • Minimum Kerbweight: 1,330
  • No. of Seats: 5

Ten Second Review
In this third generation guise, Kia's Ceed further sharpens its proposition in the Focus-class family hatchback segment, with smarter looks, extra technology and the option of clever 'level 2' camera safety technology. As before, value continues as a strong suit and there's an industry-leading warranty. Potentially then, there's a lot to like here.

Background
If you want to better appreciate just why Kia is one of the world's fastest growing automotive brands, you've only to look at this car, the Ceed family hatchback. The Slovakian factory that builds it only opened its doors in 2006 yet already, well over a million cee'd models have been built. Automotive historians will look back at the original cee'd as a landmark design, the first to take on the European and Japanese market leaders on their own terms in the volume Focus and Golf-dominated Family Hatchback sector. Built in the heart of Europe, it was targeted at the heart of the European motor industry, hence the unusual 'cee'd' name, a combination of the French abbreviation for European Community (CE) and this car's project title (ED). It shamed the established players by matching their quality while massively undercutting their prices and offering an astonishingly long 7-year warranty. But times change - and so do market segments. So Kia has re-designed this car with a more athletic look and added more efficient engines and extra technology.

Driving Experience
You can't fault the way that Kia has gone about this. Clearly, someone in Seoul has looked at just what makes the best family hatchbacks great and gone to much trouble to try and emulate them. In fact, the latest fully-independent suspension system is much more sophisticated than the cruder torsion beam arrangement you get on mainstream Golf and Focus models and aims to provide drivers with more agile and immediate handling responses, complemented by revised spring and damper rates and a faster steering rack. The ride has been developed on Europe's wide variety of road surfaces, remaining comfortable while giving drivers the confidence of tighter body control under cornering and stability at higher speeds. Some of this tuning happened in the UK to ensure the Ceed performs well on our unique roads. Under the bonnet, petrol options include an updated version of Kia's popular 1.0-litre T-GDi engine, producing 120PS, as well as a new 1.4-litre T-GDi power unit. Replacing the earlier 1.6-litre GDI engine, the new 'Kappa' 1.4-litre T-GDi engine produces 140PS. A price-leading old-tech 100PS 1.4-litre MPi petrol engine is also available. In addition, this Ceed gets Kia's latest 'U3' diesel engine. Available with a choice of power outputs (115 and 136PS), the new 1.6-litre diesel produces 280 Nm of torque. Every engine is paired with a six-speed manual transmission, while the 1.4-litre T-GDi and 1.6-litre CRDi engines are also available with Kia's seven-speed double-clutch transmission.

Design and Build
The look of this third generation Ceed is the work of Kia's styling chiefs Gregory Guillaume and Peter Schreyer and aims to carry forward the emotional appeal of recent brand models like the Stinger GT. It's constructed on Kia's latest 'K2' platform and is lower, wider and has a longer rear overhang than the car it replaces, plus there's a 'cab-rearward' silhouette that's supposed to exhibit 'a more mature sense of athleticism'. Straight lines replace the rounded-off edges of the previous model, evolving the front of the car with a wider 'tiger-nose' grille and lower air intake, and precise, linear shapes framing its 'face'. Inside the cabin, there's more headroom in the front row and a lower driving position. Higher-quality materials have been used throughout and surfaces are finished with metallic or satin chrome trim, with buyers able to choose from a range of cloth, synthetic leather or genuine leather upholstery. The dash is split into an upper area - for the 'floating' touchscreen infotainment system - and a lower area, housing controls for audio and heating and ventilation. Driver-centric in its layout, the centre console is angled slightly towards the driver's seat for ease of use on the move. Out back, there's a larger, 395-litre boot, as well as greater shoulder room for rear passengers.

Market and Model
Expect pricing to sit in much the same £16,000 to £25,000 bracket as the previous model with most buyers choosing either the five-door hatchback body shape or the alternative estate. Whichever Ceed you choose, you'd expect to find it decently equipped - it is - but the key change this time round is the addition of much more safety technology. In addition to the car's seven standard airbags, included kit runs to High Beam Assist, Driver Attention Warning, Lane Keeping Assist and Forward Collision Warning autonomous braking with Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist. Plus Kia's now moving into the realm of 'Level Two' autonomous driving technology. This MK3 Ceed is available with Lane Following Assist, which tracks vehicles in front of the vehicle in traffic, and identifies appropriate spaces in other lanes to move into safely to gain more ground in heavy congestion. It detects road markings to keep the Ceed in its lane on the motorway, and controls acceleration, braking and steering depending on the convoy of vehicles in front. Additional available technologies include Smart Cruise Control with Stop & Go, Blind Spot Collision Warning, Rear Cross-Traffic Collision Warning, Smart Parking Assist, and pedestrian recognition with haptic steering wheel warnings for the Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist system.

Cost of Ownership
The big news with this third generation Ceed model is Kia's latest 'U3' diesel engine. Designed to go beyond the stricter limits laid down by the latest Euro 6d TEMP emissions standard, this 1.6-litre CRDi (Common-Rail Direct injection) unit uses Selective Catalytic Reduction active emissions control technology to significantly reduce emissions. Hence a reduction in particulate matter and NOx compared to earlier Kia diesel engines. And improved CO2 readings of course. Fitted with the U3 engine, the Ceed's carbon dioxide emissions fall below 110g/km. That's further aided by an ISG start/stop system that cuts the engine when you don't need it, waiting at the lights or stuck in urban traffic As usual with Kia, there's a 7 year or 100,000 mile warranty which, since it can be passed from owner to owner, should help the impressively strong residual values. You might want to note that roadside assistance cover is limited to one year, but you do get a long 12 year bodywork warranty. Maintenance costs can be kept down by opting for Kia's 'Care-3' or 'Care-3 Plus' servicing packages, which offer a fixed-cost and inflation-proof servicing plan for the first three or five years, something which can also be passed on to subsequent owners.

Summary
There will still be people of course, who'll blindly buy a Focus, a Golf or some other family hatchback from a conventional mainstream brand without considering its Korean alternative. But these will largely be uninformed folk yet to fully cotton on to the way that products in this segment have changed. Thanks to the continuing success of this Ceed model line, there are fewer and fewer customers of this kind around. Of course, shortlist selection isn't the same as a sale. There are family hatch folk who'll want more powerful engines or more dynamic handling than this car can offer. But, I'd suggest, many more will enjoy this Kia's sharp looks, impressive quality, strong safety standards and low running costs. True, the asking prices may be a little higher than you might expect from a South Korean brand, but don't judge them until you've tried the product, a confident design from a very confident brand. We think you might like it.