Kia Unveils Three-Door Hatch
August 22, 2007 by George Skentzos
In the lead up to its official unveiling at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Kia have released some new snapshots of their new pro_cee’d three-door hatch.
Accompanying the five-door hatch and wagon models currently in Kia’s cee’d range, the pro_cee’d offers a surprising amount of practicality and versatility in a sporty package.
The 4250 mm long pro_cee’d delivers class-leading passenger and luggage space. The cee’d family wheelbase (2650 mm) is retained, so despite its lowered, sporty appearance, pro_cee’d provides generous legroom front and rear, and luggage capacity with the rear seats upright matches the five-door model.
Like its siblings, the pro_cee’d will be offered in three variations – LX, EX and TX, plus 12 exterior colours and a wide range of optional extras.
The optional Sports Pack, which comprises 17-inch alloy wheels with 225/45 R17 tyres, stiffer dampers, sport-concept interior trim (with ‘tyre-track’ pattern fabric and silver stitching, plus alloy pedals and stainless-steel door-scuff plates) is expected to be a popular choice with pro_cee’d buyers.
This newest model is also available in the full choice of cee’d family powertrains – five Euro4 compliant engines, with power outputs covering a 90 ps to 143 ps range, and three transmissions – as offered in the five-door hatchback and wagon models.
Dubbed by some as a ‘good looking Corolla’, there is certainly a place for the pro_cee’d hatch on the Australian market, especially with Kia’s reputation for great value.
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Corolla clone and classy too. What dimwit named the car???? Cram it with goodies and safety items at a great price and it will sell real well!!! Nice look
The following is a quote from the Kia News on their website. Digest this and you will see why KIA cars are fast becoming style setters, certainly not a Toyota copy. Toyota would do well to engage Schreyer to work over their styling errors.
Now all we need is for Kia to increase the quality of their plastics and they will be very nice cars. Absolutely no problems with their looks – the Rio is a style leader too, compare it to the new WRX and you see chalk and cheese.
“Kia Motors Chief Design Officer, Peter Schreyer, has become only the third automotive designer to receive an Honorary Doctorate from the Royal College of Art (RCA) in the United Kingdom in recognition of his contribution to automotive design.
The RCA, the UK’s pre-eminent school of art and design, awards its honorary doctorates sparingly. Peter Schreyer joins Italian styling studio creators and legendary car designers Sergio Pininfarina and Giorgetto Giugiaro on a list of recipients which reads like a who’s who of art and design.”
Both Kia and Hyundai have been coming on in leaps and bounds in the last few years and it wont be long untill they start selling in big numbers in Australia. This is officially the first Kia I would actually consider buying (well for the wife anyway)
does this mean the Rio is being replaced?
could i say it looks corrolaish Roberto?
The corolla looks like bushpig compared to this. The cee’d is a much better car.