Kia Forte first got the CVT

16 January 2018

In Detroit debuted brother Cerato

In Russia, the name Kia Forte will cause Association rather with any medication, so called compact sedan, we have sold as the Kia Cerato (also there is a field for ridicule). In Detroit, the presentation of the new generation car, which has considerably changed technically and visually.

The body of the Kia Forte rose by 81 mm to 4 mm. 641 Fundamental changes in the platform is not seen, however, the proportion of high-strength steel were increased to 54 %, which allowed to increase the stiffness by 16 %. The manufacturer expects that the new product will gain maximum marks in crash tests, including the test of IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) in a frontal collision with a barrier nesminaemoy low (25 %) overlap.

If to speak about appearance, without mention of expensive rear-wheel drive hatchback Kia Stinger will not do: some elements of the new Kia Forte recalls on it. The compact sedan has additional side Windows behind the doors is that they put more expensive cars. But the most controversial item is a divided back lighting: turn signals and reversing lights installed in the corners of the bumper that is causing the issues and aesthetics, and from the viewpoint of readability in city traffic.

Not without surprises and under the hood. A two-liter gasoline engine family Nu runs on the Atkinson cycle, which is usually used on hybrids. Power output is 149 horsepower, while torque is 179 N·m. But even more surprising is the appearance of variable: this type of transmission was first used on the Kia. Box Intelligent Variable Transmission is a proprietary development of the South Korean company. According to the official specifications average fuel consumption in the combined cycle should be 6.7 l/100 km.

Sales of the new generation Kia Forte will start in the U.S. next summer. A little later the car will get to Russia, but under the name Cerato.