The Kia Ceed range receives extensive upgrades.
20-09-2021 20:11 - CAR NEWS
The five-door hatchback, sports estate and shooting brake versions will feature a completely redesigned front section, sporty updates to the rear, redesigned light metals, and refreshed body colors and interiors when the new models go on sale at the beginning of the fourth quarter. In response to customer and industry trends, the series will also be available with new drive trains and gearboxes. A completely redesigned front end shows the new Kia logo, a simplified graphic of the company name that reflects the ethos of “movement that inspires”.
The iconic Tigernose grille that makes the Ceed a recognizable Kia is upgraded to a gloss black finish with a satin chrome wing-shaped top and bottom for a sleek and modern look. PHEV models have a closed grille with a distinctive finish in contrasting colors. Two large side air inlets shoot through the front bumper and provide the sportier look. The wing-inspired theme is repeated in other elements of the front redesign, such as the satin chrome strip on the lower air inlet grille and the curved side panel that extends into the front wheel arch. In order to emphasize the simplicity of the new Kia emblem, the area between the LED combination lamps has been smoothed at the rear, the area between the LED combination lamps was smoothed to accommodate the slim new brand emblem.
The new Ceed range offers buyers a full range of powertrain configurations, including plug-in hybrids (PHEV) and mild hybrid engines (MHEV), with horsepower ranging from 100 hp to 204 hp. Ceed customers are also offered a choice of supercharged gasoline and diesel engines, the 1.0 and 1.5 liter gasoline and 1.6 liter diesel, all of which benefit from Kia's Smartstream technology.
Smartstream engine technology incorporates Kia's Continuously Variable Valve Duration (CVVD) engine technology to optimize performance. In addition to low-pressure exhaust gas recirculation (LP-EGR), which returns some of the hot gases generated by the engine to the combustion chamber, CVVT is also used to improve fuel efficiency in order to reduce pumping losses and improve fuel consumption.