Korean hot hatches have quickly become the talk of the town at PH HQ, what with the arrival of a Hyundai i30N on the PH Fleet and the debut of the next Kia Ceed GT being just over the horizon. As you’ll know, these are cars known for going head-to-head with more established European rivals – Golf GTI, we’re looking at you – offering a mix of performance and usability as well as plenty of kit for your money. The first Korean car to seriously bring these traits to the ring was, of course, the previous Ceed GT, which came in both three- and five-door (formally called Pro_Ceed GT) forms. Remember when the first one landed in 2013? We were suddenly presented with an all-new hot hatch that looked the business and came with a respectable list of statistics. Little wonder it grabbed the attention of enthusiasts and was welcomed with predictions of stealing the Golf GTI’s thunder. Using a turbocharged 1.6-litre engine, the front-driven Ceed GT was good for 204hp … [Read more...] about Kia Ceed GT: Spotted
Kia pro ceed 2016
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Hang on a minute: a Kia hot hatch? ‘Sort of’, is probably the best answer to that, and if the Pro ceed GT is not outright hot then it is certainly sufficiently warm to warrant a few column inches here. That’s especially so when you realise not only that the car’s original £19,995 asking price was decidedly keen, but also that clean used examples can now be found for £10,000 or less. And so another Half Price Hot Hatch is created. The Pro ceed GT, terrible name and all, was Kia’s – indeed, Korea’s – first attempt at a hot hatch. It arrived in the UK in 2013 to a moderately enthusiastic reception, but as is often the case with Kias it is as a used buy where things really start to look tempting. For that thank a combination of good prices, a solid reliability record, and the possibility that the car still might qualify for the remainder of Kia’s original seven-year, 100,000-mile warranty. Not qualities you might ordinarily … [Read more...] about Daily coverage of the world of cars. Half Price Hot Hatch: Kia Pro ceed GTPost navigationFollow UsRecent PostsRecent CommentsCategories
2016 Kia ceed Facelift (All Details, Photos, Videos)
Kia has today announced details of a comprehensive upgrade to its increasingly popular 2016 Kia ceed, a model that has provided the foundation for Kia’s continuing success in Europe over recent years. Kia’s European designers have evolved the interior and exterior styling of the current cee’d into an exciting new look, with the powertrain team developing a wider range of engines and transmissions. The improvements include Kia’s all-new three-cylinder 1.0-litre ecoTurbo engine, as well as a range of new safety, comfort and convenience upgrades. The changes apply to every model in the cee’d range, which now incorporates the five-door cee’d hatchback, Sportswagon and three-door pro_cee’d. The modifications applied to the cee’d range also include a range of visual and dynamic improvements to the high-powered cee’d GT and pro_cee’d GT models. Already among the best-looking cars in the C-segment ‘hot hatch’ segment, … [Read more...] about 2016 Kia ceed Facelift (All Details, Photos, Videos)
2016 Kia cee’d facelift
The 2016 Kia cee’d facelift range has been revealed prior to its European market debut next month. On the surface, things look rather familiar save for the inclusion of a restyled, wider front bumper with chrome trim around the fog lamp assemblies. Elsewhere, a new oval-shaped grille mesh element has been added along with restyled 16- and 17-inch alloy wheels. At the rear, updates are just as minute. A reworked bumper with “sporty-looking” reflectors and LED taillights complete the list of changes – the new look is said to help update “the cee’d’s night-time light signature.” On the inside, Kia claims that NVH (noise, vibration, harshness) levels have been significantly reduced with the help of added sound-deadening materials in the construction of the floor mats and ventilation system. Kia has also resulted to using twice as much anti-vibration foam in the dashboard panel while diesel variants benefit from additional sound-absorbing … [Read more...] about 2016 Kia cee’d facelift