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| Manufacturer | Kia Motors and Avtotor |
|---|---|
| Production | 2006–present |
| Assembly | Žilina Plant, Žilina, Slovakia Kaliningrad, Russia[1] |
| Predecessor | Spectra/Cerato |
| Class | Small family car |
| Body style(s) | 5-door hatchback 5-door Station wagon 3-door hatchback |
| Engine(s) | 1.4 L I4 Gamma 1.6 L I4 Gamma 2.0 L I4 Beta 1.6 L turbodiesel I4 'U' 2.0 L turbodiesel I4 'D' |
| Transmission(s) | 5-speed manual 6-speed manual 4-speed automatic |
| Related | Kia Pro cee'd Hyundai i30 Kia Forte Hyundai Elantra Hyundai ix35 |
The Cee'd was designed in Frankfurt, Germany ("in Europe for Europeans"), with Miklós Kovács leading the design team.[2] Cars are manufactured in the Kia factory in Teplička nad Váhom, Slovakia.
The Kia Cee'd shares its platform with the Hyundai i30.
Beginning in 2010 the Cee'd receives Kia's new corporate grille, known as the Tiger Nose — as designed by Kia's design chief, Peter Schreyer.
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[ Safety
Kia cee'd earns Euro NCAP 5 star safety rating.[3] It is also remarkable for being fitted with six airbags (including curtain airbags) as standard even in countries like Ukraine where safety options were usually stripped in comparison with other countries.[ Variants
- Kia Pro cee'd
- Kia ex cee'd
- Kia eco cee'd
- Hybrid version
[ Media
On 27 June 2010, the Kia Cee'd was revealed as the new "Reasonably Priced Car" on the top-rated UK television programme, Top Gear, where presenter Jeremy Clarkson often deliberately mispronounces the name as "See apostrophe Dee" describing it as "the only car with an apostrophe IN its name". The version used has a minimum kerb weight of 1,263 kg[8], and a value of £13,930[9][ Outside Europe
The Cee'd is currently not available in non-European markets except in Iran and South Africa, where it was imported on August 2009.[] Reception
- Auto Express - New Car Honours - Special Honour for seven year warranty [10]
- Autocar - 'Idea of the Year' for cee'd seven year warranty [10]
- What Diesel Car?- Hatchback of the year [10]
- Towcar awards 2007 [10]
- Camping Fritid(Danish Camping magazine, from DCU) - Camping car of the year 2007
- UK survey, cee’d ranked in first place in the Driver Power’s Compact Family category to beat out Volkswagen, Toyota, Fiat and other notable competitors in the segment. Driver Power is Auto Express’s car owner reliability and satisfaction survey which presents the frank and honest views of drivers in the UK.[11]
- Top Gear named it runner up in their car of the year award for 2009 (broadcast 3 January 2010). They then named it as their new "reasonably priced car" for series 15.
- German auto magazine ACE Lenkrad, Kia Cee'd surpassed the Toyota Auris and the Volkswagen Golf.[12]
- German auto magazine Autobild, Cee'd was rated higher than the Toyota Auris, Citroen C4 and Honda Civic.[13]
- Austria auto magazine Autotouring (2007.4), Cee'd was rated above Toyota Auris, Volkswagen Golf, Mazda 3.[14]
- Danish auto magazine Motor, Kia Cee'd is the first car to ever earn the 6 out of 6 rating.
- Swedish magazine Vi Bilägare found in the yearly long-distace test (one year, 40 000 km) that Kia Cee´d had the highest second hand value among all cars the magazine had tested through the years.
- German car magazine AutoBild tested the Kia Cee'd during 100,000 km. Just a few flaws, ranked as high.[15]
- France’s motoring publication L’Automobile Magazine, The Kia cee’d won a 2009 quality/reliability survey in the compact-car category.[16]
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