Kia Cee'd

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Kia Cee'd

2012 Kia Cee'd (EU)
Manufacturer Kia Motors
Also called Kia Pro_cee'd
Production 2006–present
Assembly Žilina, Slovakia (Žilina Plant)
Kaliningrad, Russia (Avtotor)[1]
Zaporizhia, Ukraine (AvtoZAZ)[2]
Predecessor Kia Cerato
Class Small family car
Body style 5-door hatchback
5-door station wagon
3-door hatchback
Engine 1.4 L Gamma I4
1.6 L Gamma I4
2.0 L Beta I4
1.6 L CRDI U-Line I4
2.0 L CRDI D-Line I4
Transmission 5-speed manual
6-speed manual
4-speed automatic
Related Kia Forte
Hyundai i30
Hyundai Elantra

The Kia Cee'd is a front wheel drive small family car released in the European market by the Korean manufacturer Kia Motors in December 2006—superseding the Kia Spectra—and available as a five-door hatchback, three-door hatchback ("Pro_cee'd"), and five-door estate ("Cee'd SW") with a choice of up to four engines (two petrol and two diesel), three trim levels (1, 2 and 3 – previously S, GS, LS and SR) and either manual or automatic transmissions.

The Cee’d is Kia’s first European designed and built car. The company says that it’s a European car for European people and it won’t be on sale in other parts of the world. To mark the occasion, Kia took the initials of the European Economic Community, EEC or CEE in some places and added ED for European Design. Sensibly realising that CEEED was an ‘E’ too far, they replaced one of them with an apostrophe, thus giving us cee’d and always in lower case.

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First generation (2006–2012) [edit]

2009 Kia Cee'd 1.4 LX (ED, facelift model)

The Cee'd was designed in Frankfurt, Germany, with Miklós Kovács leading the design team.[3] Cars are manufactured in the Kia factory in Teplička nad Váhom, Slovakia.

The Cee'd shares the same platform as the Hyundai i30, as does a redesigned version of the Cee'd, marketed elsewhere as the Kia Forte, which is not sold in Europe (except for Russia, where the Cee'd and the Forte are available together).

As of 2010, the Cee'd received Kia's new corporate grille, known as the Tiger Nose, designed by Kia's design chief Peter Schreyer.

Second generation (2012–present) [edit]

Making its worldwide premiere at the 2012 Geneva International Motor Show is the all-new second generation Cee'd (with the internal code EU) which is claimed to be more sophisticated, more efficient, more refined, better equipped and with a more engaging driving experience than the first generation. The second generation Cee'd is however significantly more expensive than the first generation and moves the Cee'd out of the "budget" market as noted by independent reviewers such as the Honest John.[4] The new Cee'd is expected to build on the success of the original model.

Safety [edit]

The Kia Cee'd earned a Euro NCAP 5 star safety rating for adult occupants for the pre 2009 model.[5] It is also fitted with six airbags (including curtain airbags) as standard even in countries like Ukraine where safety options were usually stripped in comparison with other countries.

  • Adult Occupants 5/5 stars score - 34
  • Child Occupants 4/5 stars score - 37
  • Pedestrians 2/4 stars score - 11

The Euro NCAP results also showed that the dashboard can become a threat to the driver and passenger's knees in the event of a front collision, despite having 6 airbags in the car and the Cee'd also scored the maximum available points for the side impact and pole tests.

Variants [edit]

Kia Cee'd squad car of the Polish Police
Kia Pro_cee'd Concept

According to German Kia site, as of January 2012, Kia Cee'd variants are representing 7th edition of these models.[clarification needed] [6][dead link]

Kia Pro_cee'd

Kia debuted the Kia Pro_cee'd, a 3-door version of the Cee'd, at the 2007 Frankfurt Auto Show, and began marketing the model in January 2008.

Kia Pro_cee'd GT

A sports version of the 3-door pro_Cee'd has been introduced in 2013; it features a turbocharged 200 hp T-GDI engine, similarly to the Hyundai Veloster Turbo. [7]

Kia Ex_cee'd
Kia Ex_cee'd Concept

Kia's Ex_cee'd cabrio concept car premiered at the 77th Salon de l'Automobiles in 2007 Geneva. Based on the three-door Cee'd hatchback (Pro_cee'd), the Ex_cee'd shares the same platform, but features different exterior panels and an electric folding fabric roof.

Kia Eco_cee'd

Kia revealed a concept of its Pro_cee'd line, with improved aerodynamics and mild hybrid engine tuning to their diesel engine, under the name "Eco_cee'd". The concept models were fitted with ISG (Idle Stop&Go) and regenerative braking.[8]

Hybrid version

Kia previewed a hybrid Cee'd concept at the 2008 Paris Auto Show,[9] and operates an evaluation fleet of[clarification needed] in Europe[10] — with the hybrid models featuring an electric motor, powered by a high-voltage battery mounted behind the rear seats.[11]

Media [edit]

On 27 June 2010, the Kia Cee'd was revealed as the new reasonably priced car for the "Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car" segment of the top-rated UK television programme, Top Gear, where presenter Jeremy Clarkson deliberately mispronounces the name as "see apostrophe dee" and describes it as "the only car with an apostrophe in its name." The version used had a kerb weight upwards of 1,263 kg,[12] and was priced at GB£13,930.[13]

Outside Europe [edit]

The Cee'd is currently available only in European markets (as the Kia Forte, already sold outside Europe would then be in direct competition with the Cee'd) and in Iran and South Africa, where it was imported in August 2009.

Reception [edit]

  • Auto Express - New Car Honours - Special Honour for seven year warranty[14]
  • Autocar - 'Idea of the Year' for Cee'd seven year warranty[14]
  • What Diesel Car? - Hatchback of the year[14]
  • Towcar awards 2007[14]
  • Camping Fritid (Danish Camping magazine, from DCU) - Camping car of the year 2007
  • UK survey, Cee’d ranked in first place in the Driver Power’s Compact Family category to beat out Volkswagen, Toyota, Fiat and other notable competitors in the segment. Driver Power is Auto Express’s car owner reliability and satisfaction survey which presents the frank and honest views of drivers in the UK.[15]
  • Top Gear named it runner up in their car of the year award for 2009 (broadcast 3 January 2010). They then named it as their new "reasonably priced car" for series 15.
  • German auto magazine ACE Lenkrad, Kia Cee'd surpassed the Toyota Auris and the Volkswagen Golf.[16]
  • German auto magazine Autobild, Cee'd was rated higher than the Toyota Auris, Citroen C4 and Honda Civic.[17]
  • Austria auto magazine Autotouring (2007.4), Cee'd was rated above Toyota Auris, Volkswagen Golf, Mazda 3.[18]
  • Danish auto magazine Motor, Kia Cee'd is the first car to ever earn the 6 out of 6 rating.
  • Swedish magazine Vi Bilägare found in the yearly long-distance test (one year, 40 000 km) that Kia Cee´d had the highest second hand value among all cars the magazine had tested through the years.
  • German car magazine AutoBild tested the Kia Cee'd during 100,000 km. Just a few flaws, ranked as high.[19]
  • France’s motoring publication L’Automobile Magazine, The Kia Cee’d won a 2009 quality/reliability survey in the compact-car category.[20]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Группа компаний Автотор :: Автомобили KIA". Avtotor.ru. Retrieved 2010-10-13.  (Russian)
  2. ^ Оцінювання рівня спеціалізації продукції підприємства зат “ЗАЗ” (Ukrainian)
  3. ^ Robin Marshall (2007-04-19). "Kia plants a Hungarian cee’d" (PDF). The Budapest Sun. Retrieved 2008-05-20. [dead link]
  4. ^ http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/kia/ceed-2012/?
  5. ^ "For safer cars | Kia Cee'd". Euro NCAP. Retrieved 2009-08-01. 
  6. ^ "JETZT ALS EDITION 7.". 
  7. ^ http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1081948_forbidden-fruit-gti-rivaling-kia-pro-ceed-gt-makes-debut
  8. ^ "2008 Kia ECO ceed". Zercustoms.com. Retrieved 2009-08-01. 
  9. ^ "Kia Debuts Cee'd and Soul Hybrid Concepts in Paris". Worldcarfans. Retrieved 2009-08-01. 
  10. ^ "Kia cee'd gasoline-electric hybrid | Kia-World blog :: Kia Owners Forums". Kia-world.net. Retrieved 2009-08-01. 
  11. ^ "Car reviews | Kia cee'd hybrid | Kia sows hybrid cee'd | by Car Enthusiast". Carenthusiast.com. 2008-09-18. Retrieved 2009-08-01. 
  12. ^ "cee'd Technical Specification | Kia Motors UK". Kia.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-04-24. 
  13. ^ Beissmann, Tim (2010-06-29). "Kia cee’d Top Gear’s new Reasonably Priced Car | Car Advice | Reviews". Car Advice. Retrieved 2011-04-24. 
  14. ^ a b c d "Ceed Awards | Kia Motors UK". Kia.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-08-01. 
  15. ^ "24 HOUR NEWS CHANNEL ::::::::::::::::::::: YTN (와이티엔)". Newswire.ytn.co.kr. 2009-04-15. Retrieved 2009-08-01. 
  16. ^ Updated July.3,2007 11:24 KST (2007-07-03). "Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea". English.chosun.com. Retrieved 2009-08-01. [dead link]
  17. ^ 12:38 PM. "New award for Kia Cee'd in the Netherlands - Kia Forum". Kia-forums.com. Retrieved 2009-08-01. 
  18. ^ "auto touring". Autotouring.at. Retrieved 2009-08-01. 
  19. ^ Der cee'd ist garantiert solide(German)AUTO BILD 2009
  20. ^ Kia Cee’d wins French reliability survey 2009-04-02. SAMAR

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