Kia cee’d update gets Frankfurt preview
August 10, 2009 by George Skentzos
Kia is preparing to show off its new-look cee’d at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show in September along with a new ECO-dynamics model which will be added to the range.
The new model has received a thorough revamp under the direction of chief design officer, Peter Schreyer, and is the latest version to receive the now signature Kia grille.
The new range will deliver a host of customer benefits including numerous exterior and interior design refinements, upgraded standard equipment and technical innovations.
Efficiency was a major factor for the re-engineered cee’d with a dedicated ‘Intelligent Stop and Go’ ECO-dynamics version to be launched for the first time with CO2 emissions of just 110g/km.
On average emissions will be cut by five per cent across the entire cee’d line-up thanks to the new ISG technology on the 1.6-litre diesel engines for the first time.
Kia Motors UK Limited Marketing Director, Simon Hetherington said: “Following our established model range line-up, customers will enjoy a thoroughly revised interior including a new-style steering wheel and gear lever, all-red instrument illumination, a new centre console and new audio systems, plus dual-zone climate control air-conditioning.”
“The new cee’d is 25mm longer and is more distinctive in appearance with a stronger road presence.” he added.
New features include brighter projection-style headlamps, a new six-speed manual transmission for the 1.6-litre diesel and the ESP now also includes a ‘hill-hold’ function.
Tags: Frankfurt Motor Show, Kia cee'd
It’s the car that Kia should bring here.
Fernando: “It’s the car that Kia should bring here.”
Everyone agrees with you, if it weren’t for the cost of importing in the C’eed from Slovakia. The price point entry would be too prohibitive and illogical for the class.. least thats what KIA say anyway.
The facelift makes it look kinda.. weird. But 6 speeder for 1.6 diesel is good news; heres hoping twin-under-skin i30 receives it for its update maybe? =p
Is that the new Kia or the i30 update? Very similar… for obvious reasons though..
I like everything except the headlights and i dont think that new grille is going to last very long. Starting to look a bit old already
hard to tell the shape of the back window in the top picture.
put your hand over the headlights and it looks 99% like the previous model Mazda 3…
The new “one size fits all” grill is going to be very tired very quick!
Get uglier..Looks like Subaru Impreza…No Thanks….
The back of the wagon model looks just like the Peugeot 407 Touring. The Koreans are good at copying indeed.
Great reporting CARADVICE…………plenty of copying and pasting and very minor rehashing of words (even exactly same pics in same order as other stories on other websites). Here is a tip….be an individual as your stories truly do follow other websites and even order of one story following another on CARADVICE is exactly same as other website visited! Try to be more broader, get different pics (if out there) and cover a wider spectrum as what I have said is fact and it will make you appeal more!
Shuffle your stories and your pics especially too…e.g Google car your doing story on and source alternate pics (put them up on your stories in different order to where you source them from) as that will make you more not same as other websites and make you more a professional editor and not a copy cat!
Nah, that’s it 6 hrs and now I’m totally done with the tired old “one size fits all” grill.
LOL I just did the google search and low and behold got different angles of same car – individualistic, impression and integrity…they count and actually makes you so much more different and not just a copy and paste expert!
Perhaps you should get your own motoring updates the way you suggest instead of browsing and whinging about it here.
Some people appreciate the fact we have an Aussie motoring website thats up to date and shares no bias to brands.
He who hung low……..perhaps you can explain how this is great journalism and professionally done. What I state is not anything other then FACT. Obviously you are a cut and paste expert to! Get real and dont be small by stating its the only Aussie website…I seen very similar on another Aussie website and like really how empty and useless is it to virtually copy it 90%! Real 5yrs old stuff at very best!
Its called variety (have you heard of variety or are you a creature of habit and do same thing every day) and not boring similar as elsewhere. People are into variety and want info with this variety…not same info as elsewhere pretty much!