New Kia Ceed: Goodbye, apostrophe, and welcome, practicality

The third generation Kia Ceed was presented. Yes, as you noticed, after the new no more cee'd but only Ceed. Since the first generation, which saw the light of day in 2006, more than 1.28 million Cee'ds have been made. The latest generation has more space and is even more practical.

The latest generation Kia Ceed are made in Žilina in Slovakia, where the Kia Sportage and Kia Venga are also produced. It was developed in Frankfurt so that it can be prepared as best as possible for the most demanding car buyers on the planet - Europeans. It will be officially presented in Geneva at the international motor show, where another Kia Ceed body version will be presented for the first time. Both safety and assistance systems are better, which are even more sophisticated compared to their predecessors.

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The new generation of Ceed has an emphasis on the so-called a tiger's nose, complemented by headlights that resemble ice cubes. They already are standard in LED technology and are the successors of the previous generation Kia Cee'd GT and GT-line. The new 5-door Ceed in hatchback version will be available in 12 body colors. Customers will have everything from steel rims available 15-inch and up to 17-inch ones, which are two-tone and diamond-cut. The new Ceed is 20 mm wider, which is just enough to be felt in terms of passenger comfort. The volume of the luggage compartment has increased by 15 liters and is 395 liters.

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The engine range includes new and improved diesel and petrol engines. Get in liter turbo gasoline engine has 120 horsepower, and he still keeps him company 1.4 liter turbo gas engine with 140 horsepower, which replaces the outgoing 1.6-liter engine. For the less demanding, there is another option 1.4-liter gasoline engine with 100 horsepower. The new Ceed will also get a new one 1.6 liter CRDi engine, which will be available in configuration s 115 or with 136 horsepower. It is available for all engines manual 6-speed gearbox, and with the most powerful gasoline and diesel engine, there is also a choice 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.