New Kia Ceed got the autopilot of the second level

16 February 2018

And lost the apostrophe

Two weeks before the opening of the Geneva motor show, Kia has decided to declassify its main novelty is a new Ceed. The car will retain the same dimensions, but has a new look and a changed name.

Interesting fact: the name of the car is missing an apostrophe. Now the model name is not CEE'd and CEE'd. By the way, technically it's name is an acronym for Community of Europe, with European Design, the "Community of Europe European design".

Manufacturer reason fixated on the Old world: this car is made for Europe and in Europe. As the previous model, the new CEE'd was drawn and engineered in Frankfurt, and assemble it will be in Slovakia.

The dimensions of the five-door hatchback remained the same: length — 4 310 mm, wheelbase — 2 650 mm trunk Volume increased by 15 litres to 365. The roof is now installed on 23 mm below, and the car is 20 mm wider. Perhaps, as designers Korean brand wanted to give it a more dynamic look, as the three-door version will no longer be produced, and in fact it was associated with sport.

If you look at the previous Ceed in European specification, then changes in nemom generation not so much. For car will offer a gasoline turbo engine volume 1 (120 HP) and 1.4 liter (140 HP), referring to the line Kappa. CRDi diesel engine displacement of 1.6 liters will be sold in two versions: with a capacity of 115 or 136 horsepower. For some markets will be maintained 100-horsepower 1.4-liter "aspirated". Buyers can choose a six-speed manual transmission or a robotic semiskorostnoy.

Standard Kia Ceed includes seven airbags, a Keyless entry system, Bluetooth and multimedia system with a five-inch screen. For extra charge you can get full led headlights, a navigation system with a display diagonal of eight inches, the JBL Premium audio system, and ventilated front seats.

The new Ceed will be the first Kia vehicle in Europe with optional Lane Assist system the Following. The manufacturer calls it autopilot second level: she is able to maintain a distance from a moving car and follow the markings on the speed from 0 to 130 km/h.

Until the date of the beginning of sales of new model in Russia is not disclosed. Still, the second generation Kia CEE'd was one of the best-selling Korean brand. For the period from 2012 in the world has sold more than 640,000 vehicles in this series. Now the car is at least 829 900 rubles for the 2018 hatch with 1.4 litre motor, while taking account of special offers on cars 2017 release, the price tag can drop to 731 900 rubles.