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Kia Cee’d: Choose me?!

Do you choose a CEED? Here, as usual, will decide after walking through the salons, fitting, test drives ... But the fact that this machine should be approached with the same standards as to Japanese-European competitors is a fact. Cee'd deserves that.
Korean cars have long established themselves and won their own niche in the market. The days have passed when the Asian auto industry inspired distrust. But until now, Koreans are considered the owners themselves cheaper and modest analogues of European popular models, and they themselves did not claim competition on equal terms. They quietly kept in the shade, saying, but I was cheaper. Until Kia Ceed appeared.
 
For the first time, the Koreans swung on the European market in the Russian, Asian and American, they became crowded. The pre -production conceptual version was presented in the spring of 2006 in Geneva, and the serial model at the auto show in Paris in the fall of 2006. It's time to draw the first conclusions. Do CEED buyers choose instead of Volkswagen Golf? After all, the price has ceased to be a trump card, Korean focus has to lure customers due to something else. What?
Sid design was created by Europeans for Europeans, the model was developed in the German design studio. This is also evidenced by the name: indicating the class, e and d mean European design. Nevertheless, native Asian features are well guessed. The slanting headlights, a trapezoidal grille with two crossbars, stylishly decorated fog lights, the spoiler the car looks self -confident and tightened, but by and large the car is not so easy to identify immediately. The car is simultaneously similar to many popular models of the class that is going to win. And the exterior cannot boast of the highlight of the highlight. Cute, even stylish, but usually. Only the nameplate of the model and rear lights are distinguished by originality, inside of which bright vortices of the feet signals are twisted during braking.

There is a three -door modification called Pro_ceed it looks more youth and sports, as well as a practical station wagon.
At first glance, a spacious salon makes a pleasant impression. It does not differ in excessive elaboration, the upper part of the torpedo is finished with high-quality plastic, the panels are carefully fitted, the convex central console immediately focuses on the on-board computer, climate control and radio, illuminated by European orange light, a stylish elegant steering wheel with neat control keys. Two cup holders are complemented by a niche under the central console, in which it is convenient to put the phone, also impressive pockets on the doors are provided for things, in which, however, you can’t stick a small bottle of mineral water. The glove box is also not designed for large -sized things only a few discs and napkins.
   
Spacious salon makes a pleasant impression
 
A minute later, terrible plastic A la VAZ nine of the central tunnel and a completely nightmare, defiantly cheap plastic from which the door handles are made. These details greatly spoil the impressions of a high-quality, in general, salon. It was even more surprised that in a niche hidden under an armrest (nevertheless, among lovers to surround themselves with a large number of things, the prudence of Kia designers would cause delight), there is no full -fledged bottom just a cardboard! Saving?
   
Plastic in places resembles VAZ nine
Logical and convenient control of climate control

The driver's seat can be adjusted in three ranges, the steering wheel in height and departure. This is enough to choose a convenient landing in a hard but comfortable seat with developed lateral support.
The sensors of the unsteady seat belts light up the whole family of the removal on the panel, accompanied by an unpleasant zoomer, the numbers on the instruments are read well, although the design of the scales is boring. The visor hanging over a speedometer located in the center resembles a touching scarf. It is not clear why, the on -board computer reports on the consumption of fuel in Miles on Gallon. Conducted by climate control.
   
The glove box is not designed for large -sized things
The steering wheel pleases in the parking lot, but at a speed is empty
 
 
Fuel consumption on the on -board computer reports in miles on Gallon
 
 
The steering wheel, as expected, turned out to be very comfortable incredibly light, sensitive, it allows you to freely maneuver in the parking lot, twisting an electric steering wheel with one finger, and quickly maneuver in the stream. But with a set of speed it seems that the steering wheel begins to live its own frivolous and empty life of reactive effort.
The suspension (front type Mcphereson and multi -link rear) and a hard body (high -strength steel account for 67 %) allow CEED to be subtracted, that is, on the contrary, it is not tolerable, to behave in corners, the rolls do not annoy. At the same time, it cannot be said that CEED does not cope well with bumps, they naturally speak slightly in the spine, but they do not bring discomfort at all. Good controllability without components a significant plus of Korean focus.
The car that was on our test was equipped with a 1.6-liter engine. A pretty herd of 122 horses still restrains a four-speed machine. He impressively and almost imperceptibly sorting through the programs when calmly driving, but in case of sharp acceleration, he demonstrates his unwillingness to rush. Of course, if you persuade the car to accelerate in advance and drown the accelerator pedal, you can take a chance to overtake a couple of trucks on the concrete near Moscow. Maneuverable yes, quite comfortable, nimble not about CEED. However, with a mechanical transmission, a 1.6-liter engine will not distract from work, and the dynamic characteristics of Sid will clearly win.
The braking system was easily dispensed by the force of the brake system, and at the same time, disc brakes on all wheels allows you to slowly slow down.
The side mirrors of their dimensions would be very successful to evaluate the situation around the minivan, not like a hatchback.
   
Mirrors would allow to evaluate the situation around the minivan, not like a hatchback
Plastic from which door handles are made, produces a feeling of cheapness

Sid is also contributing to the sense of comfort of the comfort of the motor compartment in the feeling of comfort. Only the rustling of the wheels, but for this price segment, is the norm.
To drown out -of noise allows the radio. This is not to say that I want to cut the music to the full, but the audio system with six speakers can play the MP3 format, and through special ports you can connect a player or flash drive. So you don’t have to score a modest glove box with excess disks.
Nice time and rear passengers will be pleased on the road. The three of them will not sit there, but two can put their feet on the leg and even shake it. The wheelbase of Sid is the largest in the classroom. Passengers also have the rear sofa and their individual cup holders.
The luggage compartment is not the most impressive 340 liters. At the same time, dull backlighting is depressing. But under the floor hides a dock and many niches for things, for example, a flashlight is useful. By folding the back of the back row of seats, you can increase the volume to 1,300 liters, having received an almost even floor.
   
The trunk is not too spacious, and the backlight is dull
Under the floor hides a dock and comfortable niches for things
 

The rear passengers have their own cup holders

The five should put Kia for a high level of safety already in the database, the model is equipped with six airbacks, seat belts with height adjustment, ABS and the brake force distribution system, disc brakes on all wheels.
In terms of sales, for the first half of 2008, CEED went to third place among the models of the Korean brand with a result of 91,857. And on the streets, Sides and Sends begin to come across more and more often. The car, as we found out, is worthy of its competitors. Especially if you close your eyes to nine plastic and prejudice to Korean cars. In undoubted advantages, you can write a good selection of engines of three engines with a volume of 1.4, 1.6 and 2.0 liters with a capacity of 109, 122 and 140 hp, as well as two diesel engines with a volume of 1.6 and 2.0 liters with a capacity of 115 and 115 140 hp As for the transmission, the choice is offered a five- and six-speed mechanics and a four-scabby machine (depending on the engine). There is no sedan in the line of CEED models, but there is a station wagon. It plays a good level of equipment in the database in a car worth 457,550 rubles with a 1.4-liter engine, there is already an on-board computer, a radio tape recorder with MP3, front windows, control of a radio tape recorder, steering wheel electric power, adjusting the steering wheel in two planes and listed above security systems. However, there is no air conditioner, and the buyer, most likely, would prefer to abandon a pair of pillows or EDB for the sake of a lower price, but he does not have such a choice. As you can see, no price advantages, moreover, the cost of the basic Focus in a similar equipment is even less (from 420,000 rubles), the equipment is worse, but let the client decide for himself that he should help for his bloody, is it? Mazda3 is more expensive than CEED, but here in the database for 491,000 rubles, a 1.6-liter engine is already offered. A tempting offer in this company is Opel Astra with a base price of 457,000 rubles 1.4-liter engine, four airbags, there is no audio system, but there is an air conditioning and the ability to understand additional options for options. KIA CEED with a 2.0-liter engine and automatic can exceed the threshold of 630,000 rubles. The cost of a test car with a 1.6-liter engine, an automatic checkpoint, a climate control, a full electrical packet, fog-tanks, etc. amounted to 560,000 rubles.
Incidentally, Kia in its CEED is sure and gives in Russia to this confidence a guarantee of 6 years (5 years) or 120,000 km (150,000 km) of a run, some dealers without a mileage.
Do you choose a CEED? Here, as usual, will decide after walking through the salons, fitting, test drives ... But the fact that this machine should be approached with the same standards as to Japanese-European competitors, a fact. She deserves that.
Svetlana Aleeva
The price of the tested car is 560,000 rubles
Complete the test of the tested car
Frontary airbags
Side airbags
Inflatable curtains
Abs
Steering amplifier
Automatic transmission
Multifunctional steering wheel
Adjustable steering column in height
Adjustable steering column by departure
Steering wheel decoration with leather
Remote Central Castle
Air conditioner
Electric drive and heating of external mirrors
Electr -glass lifts are front
Rear electric windows
Back seat
CD-audio system
Trip computer
Fog lights
Alloy wheels
Coloring metallic
Climate control mono

Specifications
Body
Body type five -door hatchback
The number of places 5
Trunk volume, l 340 (1300*)
Equipped mass, kg 1291
Full mass, kg 1730
Length, mm 4235
Width, mm 1790
Height, mm 1480
Wheel base, mm 2650
Engine
Basin type with distributed fuel injection
Front location, transversely
Location and number of cylinders 4 in a row
Working volume, cm 1591
Cylinder diameter/piston stroke, mm 77.00x85.44
The degree of compression is 10.5
The number of valves per cylinder 16
Maximum power, L.S./rpm 122/6200
Maximum torque, Nm/rpm 157/4200
Transmission
Gearbox automatic, 4-speed
Front drive
McPherson front suspension with a reptile stability stabilizer
The rear suspension is independent multi -nomple with a reptile stabilizer
Front brakes Disco ventilated
The rear brakes are disk
Dynamics
Maximum speed, km/h 187
Acceleration time 0-100 km/h, from 11.4
Fuel consumption, l/100 km
city cycle 8.9
country cycle 5.8
mixed cycle 6.9
Fuel tank capacity, l 53
AI-95 fuel

 

Source: Carclub.ru