| Kia cee'd | |
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| Image:2007 Kia ceed 01.jpg | |
| Manufacturer | Kia Motors |
| Production | 2007–present |
| Assembly | Žilina, Slovakia |
| Predecessor | Kia Cerato |
| Class | Compact |
| Body style(s) | 5-door hatchback 5-door Station wagon 3-door hatchback |
| Engine(s) | 1.4 L I4 1.6 L I4 2.0 L I4 1.6 L turbodiesel I4 2.0 L turbodiesel I4 |
| Transmission(s) | 5-speed manual 6-speed manual 4-speed automatic |
| Related | Hyundai i30 |
The Kia cee'd is a small family car released in the European market by the Korean manufacturer Kia Motors in December 2006. It is available as a five-door hatchback, with a choice of up to five engines (three petrol and two diesel), four trim levels (S, GS, LS, SR) and either manual or automatic transmissions — and is sold in over 20 variants of the above in some markets. Kia used the Paris Motor Show 2006 to preview a five-door estate variant in production form, and a three-door concept, both of which will be on sale from Autumn 2007, combining with the five door hatchback model to give a model range of over 50 variants in some markets. The Hyundai i30 shares the platform with cee'd.
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Name
The Kia cee'd is said to get its name from the Community of Europe and European Design, its project name simply being "ED". One alternate explanation, though never mentioned by Kia, and thus not official, is "cerato evolved" because the Cerato is the predecessor of the cee'd.
Awards Won
- Auto Express - New Car Honours - Special Honour for seven year warranty [1]
- Autocar - 'Idea of the Year' for cee'd seven year warranty [2]
- What Diesel Car?- Hatchback of the year [3]
- Towcar awards 2007 [4]
Praise from Motoring Journalists
- German auto magazine ACE Lenkrad, Kia Cee'd surpassed the Toyota Auris and the Volkswagen Golf.[5]
- German auto magazine Autobild, Cee'd was rated higher than the Toyota Auris, Citroen C4 and Honda Civic. [6]
- Austria auto magazine Autotouring (2007.4), Cee'd was rated above Toyota Auris, Volkswagen Golf, Mazda 3.[7]
Safety
Kia cee'd earns Euro NCAP 5 star safety rating. [8]
Kia ex_cee'd
Kia's all-new ex_cee'd cabrio concept car was premiered at the 77th Salon de l'Automobiles in 2007 Geneva. Based on the new three-door cee'd hatchback, due to go into production at the Zilina factory in Slovakia from December, the ex_cee'd shares the same platform, but features all-new exterior panels and a powered folding fabric roof.
External links
| Kia Motors, a division of Hyundai Kia Automotive Group, road car timeline, 1990s-present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Subcompact | Pride | Rio | Rio | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Avella | Spectra/Shuma | Spectra5/Cerato | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sephia/Mentor | Sephia/Mentor | Spectra/Shuma | Spectra/Cerato | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mid-size | Clarus/Credos | Optima/Magentis | Optima/Magentis/Lotze | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full-size | Opirus/Amanti | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Compact MPV | Carens | Carens | Carens/Rondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minivan | Carnival/Sedona | Carnival/Sedona | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pickup truck | Bongo Frontier | Bongo Frontier | Bongo III | ||||||||||||||||||||||
