2012 Kia cee’d Revealed

Kia has revealed the new cee’d that has reached a higher level of finsh and performance by introducing a new Euro 5 diesel engine and new equipment options, in addition to previous versions of the LX and top of the range EX, which maintain exclusive features like electric rear windows, tinted windows, parking sensors, Bluetooth connectivity on board and a dual zone climate control.

The new 2012 Kia cee’d will stand out by receiving a third level of equipment called “Platinum”. If we are to compare it to the cee’d LX standard version that features 16” alloy wheels, half-leather steering wheel cover and gear knob, fog lights and additional headlights also electrically adjustable heated mirrors the “Platinum” was fixed at EUR500 more than the basic version of the LX.

A “Platinum” 5-door will cost from EUR15,900 (with 1.4L petrol engine),while for the family version sporty wagon the starting price is EUR 16,500. Under the hood, the new Kia cee’d hides the new generation of CDTI turbodiesel engine, that manages to respect all the VGT Euro 5 specifications with a further reduction of emissions and fuel consumption.

The 4 cylinder 1.6-liter has a variable turbine geometry turbocharger that has a supply regulation system and can adopt more sophisticated filters as standard. The new version comes with an output of 90 hp, and has a combined fuel consumption equal to 4.2 litres/100 km on the five door model, against the previous 4,3litres/100km, while CO2 emissions have decreased from 115 to 110 g/km. It looks and sounds like a great car but we are looking forward to see what it is capable of.