When is a car new, and when there is talk about a big upgrade?
To call the new Kia Ceed brand new would be an exaggeration, but it is still new in the sense that there have been many big changes, as consumers will appreciate.
Let us begin with the interior design and dwell for a moment at the finish and the materials. It is something that motoring is very important, but which is perhaps not so crucial to the customer when making purchases.
A good example is the new Ford Focus, which is almost shoddy in materials and joints in comparison with this particular Kia Ceed. But when the two cars then come out on the road, there are class distinctions in the products.
the Ford Focus is running in circles on the Kia Ceed, although køredynamikken in the latter have been trimmed by a former boss of BMW’s renowned M division.
You are sitting well in the seat, and there is plenty of equipment in the ‘Intro-Edition version of the Kia Ceed, we have tested. Photo: Jens Høy
Lots of equipment
the Comparison with the Ford Focus is not accidental, for the cars are in the same class, and the difference in the perceived quality says a lot about how far Kia have come in quite a few years.
the new version of The Ceed now has such delicious materials, that it is experienced as a somewhat more expensive car than is the case.
On the list of standard equipment you will find, among other things, a infotainmentskærm on the seven inch, however, is upgraded to eight inches in testbilen. The car we drive, namely a so-called ‘Intro-Edition, with selected optional equipment, including navigation.
the Price for testbilen is quite reasonable 277.993 crowns, and for the money you get a Ceed with the middle equipment level, ‘Comfort’, a little enhancement and a gasoline engine of 1.4 liter, which makes 140 horsepower.
It is immediately also the only possibility to combine a petrol engine with the automatic transmission in the Kia Ceed as the smaller machine on the 1.0 litre is only available with manual transmission.
the Inside is materialekvaliteten so high, that the new Kia Ceed is experienced as a somewhat more expensive car than it is. Photo: Jens Høy
Larger trunk
The new Kia Ceed shares the dimensions with the outgoing model, but the space in the cabin has been improved with a slightly larger trunk.
the Model has also been a nøk lower, since the suspension is modified with stiffer springs, while the steering has become more direct. It is experienced most in the testbilens køreprogram ‘Sport’, which also gives a faster response in the steering.
the Changes in the underbody has resulted in a more køreglad Ceed, at the same time has fin more directional stability on the highway. In any case it is the experience, sitting in the body after a week with the new model.
On paper it had the petrol engine 140 hp provide a quite quick car, but such experienced the combination of syvtrins dobbeltkoblingsgearkasse and the motor are not completely. The engine is aggressive in the sound, if you are trying to retrieve all the horsepower out of the barn, and the shifts are slipping not so fast, as I had expected.
you Go for the absolutely sublime skiftefornemmelse, as the among other things, can be experienced in the Volkswagen model, you run the risk of being a little disappointed in the Kia Ceed with the automatic transmission and 140 hp.
Ceed has the same dimensions as the old model, but the boot is still bigger. Photo: Jens Høy
Conclusion
Kia Ceed is a well-rounded allroundbil for those who want to have a comfortable and well-equipped car with a seven year warranty. The are not particularly dynamic, but is well built and keeps the usually very high brugtpriser.
Kia Ceed
1,4 DCT ‘Comfort’
277.993 crowns
209.999 crowns
of 17.8 km/l
the 1.4 litre, 140 hp, 242 Nm
