Kia cee’d Wins 5-Star Euro NCAP Safety Rating
August 30, 2007 by George Skentzos
The European designed and built Kia cee’d has been awarded a 5-star safety rating in the latest Euro NCAP crash test results published today.
Developed to provide the highest levels of occupant protection in real-world accident scenarios, the cee’d has earned a 5-star rating for Adult Protection, 4-stars for Child Protection and 2-stars for Pedestrian Protection – placing it among the C-segment’s safest cars.
“The cee’d is the first Kia product and the first Korean-brand car ever to be awarded the top rating by a European safety organisation.”
The Kia cee’d five-door hatchback, which is equipped with six airbags (front, side and curtain airbags) as standard, achieved good or excellent points scores in the front impact, side impact and child protection Euro NCAP tests.
The cee’d family will be soon become complete, when the five door cee’d model will be complimented by the stylish cee’d wagon – in dealer showrooms from September, and the launch of the exciting new three-door pro_cee’d model at the Frankfurt Show.
On top of it’s incredible safety credentials, the cee’d also comes with a 7-year warranty making it excellent value.
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Best looking kia in ages!!!
this thing will shake up the market if its priced right!!
Kia has come a long way in a very short time and I think this just proves how capable they really are – full marks.
Totally agree. Fantastic warranty, great crash results, will be a great price, handling dynamics maybe average, good looks…the Koreans are catching up big time.
Yes I agree this is a nice car.
Whilst on the subject of Korean cars Adam = hopefully it will be better then the current Hyundai Getz (hire car with 40K kms) I drove up at Cairns for 1 week – the rear parcel shelf behind back seats always rattled, motor rough, noise control was not great, trim finish varied the more one looked around and the steering wheel had embossed leather at 3 o’clock and 9 o’clock and where it finished on the steering wheel was not the same (one side was some 5mms plus from where otherside finished) and it was roughly finished. Too many people are jumping on the bandwagon saying they have caught up… I now say no dam way!
Roberto…
It’s all relative…what other vehicles in the Getz class have better quality and performance? certainly not the Holden/Daewoo barina. it’s a rental! many rentals are rough compared to the same makes and models due to the way many are treated, at least Hyundai will back these issues with a 5 year unlimited klm warranty as opposed to most other makes who give a paltry 3 year 100klm warranty.
5 stars for crash performace is impressive, no matter how you look at it.
I’m only stating that Kia, like some koren makes are improving and exceeding many established mainstream brands…
How can the ‘Koreans be catching up’ if the car is European designed and built. This proves nothing about Korea. Just proves that the europeans still build the best cars in the world STILL.
Most Korean cars are among the safest, most comfortable, most refined moderate priced autos ever made.
http://www.heraldnet.com/artic.....4/1005/biz
“The Acura RL, Kia Amanti and Volvo S80 all earned the highest safety rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, according to new test results. The Cadillac STS and Mercedes E-Class earned the second-highest rating.”
2007 Crash Test Updates by the Insurance Institute:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXm_-5RgFm4
Kia Sedona the Safest Mini Van Ever Built:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31cjJOlZb1g
That would have to be the first ever 5 star safety rating on any korean car company car i think and pederistan safety is very good too! Probaly because it is made in Europe! And they dont sell the Kia Cee’d in Oz do they!
Sister company i30 clone
Cheers
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We have just returned from England where we drove a Kia C’eed rental car. We covered over 1200 miles (not k’s!) in 7 days in this little ripper.
Gutsy diesel motor would do anything we asked of it, including climbing Hardknott Pass in Cumbria, the highest parts of Britain without complaint.
We have no reservations about this vehicle at all, and would highly recommend it. Having never been a Kia fan before, we are surely now converted. We would love one of these, when are they going to be available in Oz?