Test Drive Kia Cerato Koup since 2010
Test Drive Kia Cerato Koup: piece goods
Appearing on the Russian market, the new generation of Kia Cerato immediately attracted Russian motorists. Fresh unmonimed design, competitive price. Here are the Social Success Success for Sedan in our country.
However, the Korean company did not even think about this, and in 2010 the Kia Cerato Koup debuted in the Russian market. As can be seen from the name, the novelty is nothing but a coupe built on the basis of a Cerato sedan, which in turn is built on the Hyundai Elantra platform.
As well as the appearance of Cerato, the appearance of the coupe was created under the chief designer Kia Peter Schreira. And Koreans did not lose. Cerato Koup is really a handsome man. The predatory squabble of an elongated optics is adjacent to the aggressive bumper and a black mouth of a trapezoid air intake. On the side of the muscular silhouette will be emphasized by pronounced wheel arches, 17-inch alloy wheels with black spraying, as well as underly the roof line. The feed is crowned with a powerful diffuser of the rear bumper and pointed in the form of a spoiler lid of the trunk. No wonder the appearance of the serial checkout is almost completely identical to the storm of emotions to the same name, shown in 2008 at the auto show in New York.
With the design of Peter Shreyer did not lose. Predatory muzzle and the rapid silhouette of the classic coupe attract attention to the streets.
In the salon differences between the sedan and the coupe is significantly less. Identical design The front panel Cerato Koup is animated in the body color, the skin on the steering wheel and chairs sucks with a colorful stitch, and the seats themselves are distinguished by the developed side support. You can pretend to be on the quality of materials that does not yet reach competitors.
Nicely surprised quite spacious rear sofa. Despite the fact that for the composers of the coupe, it is unlikely to be a significant characteristic, from behind in Cerato Koup, two adult passengers will be able to accommodately. At the same time, the volume of the trunk is a considerable 358 liters.
Kia Cerato Koup stern decorates black rear bumper diffuser, narrow lights and stretched on a spoiler manner lid trunk.
Found a continuation in Kia Cerato Koup's debut on Kia Soul Lights in the form of LEDs located around the speakers. It is possible to control it using a special folding console. Funny spectacle, especially at night! Surprised the absence of a lever to fold the driver's seat. Apparently, this Koreans want to say that the entrance to the rear row is allowed only from the passenger side. On the trunk lid there is no button, it can be opened from the cabin or remotely from the ignition key.
The basic version of KIA Cerato Koup is equipped with a 1.6-liter gasoline engine and five-speed mechanics. Test copy was packaged more than 2.0-liter four, 156 hp and automatic transmission. Unlike the North American market, which Cerato Koup was oriented (in Europe, this model is not available), car supplies to Russia with an old 4-range automaton.
The design of the torpedo is revived by a red insert. Ergonomics of good, but the quality of the materials leaves much to be desired.
The result is quite sluggish acceleration, absolutely not corresponding to bright appearance. On Nizakh Motor sleeps. Activity begins somewhere with 3,500-4,000 thousand revolutions, but this is enough only for episodic accelerations. To force Cerato Koup to be a flaw, you need to keep the tachometer arrow as close as possible to the red zone. No wonder the declared acceleration of up to 100 km / h in Korean style takes 10.5 seconds. With overtakes, even more complicated before the transition to a reduced automatic transmission, it does not think long before the transition to a reduced automatic transmission. At the same time, fuel consumption even in calm mode almost did not fall below 11 liters.
Not as an example, the motor and automatic suspension is configured to sports booms. A good sheden chassis Kia Cerato was set by Chile: rooted the springs, expanded the rut, set the front stabilizer of the increased diameter and slightly roasted the steering.
Kia Cerato Koup is the case when it looks better than it goes. The outdated four-stage automaton slows down when switching and cannot fully pass the potential of a 156-strong 2.0-liter motor. But the Kia famously is managed. Tight steering wheel and small rolls contribute to active driving.
The car is not bad in turns and stable on a straight line. According to the sports tight steering wheel, although it is too synthetic background effort, but it's nice to control the Baranka, and Cerato Koup's reaction to measure sharp and timely.
Typically, Koreans are shocked exclusively in the bus tires, but for Kia Cerato Koup made an exception: the coupe is equipped with a Michelin Primacy HP tires with a dimension of 215/45 R17, which are characterized by good smoothness and perfectly hold the road.
A futuristic Kia Soul manner in the Cerato coupe installed light music, the modes of operation of which can be changed using a special folding remote control.
On a flat road Kaif! Rolls on the arc are minimal. The Kia Cerato Koup chassis copes well with small irregularities, but the bunkeeper is better to bypass the side of the bucks of the suspension and shaking. Love and noise insulation: sand, drumming around the arms, is heard at any speed and with any weather.
Two gasoline engines are available on the Russian market for KIA Cerato Koup: 1.6 liters 124 hp and 2.0 l 156 hp The choice is offered a 5-speed mechanical and 4-speed automatic gearbox.
The starting cost of Kia Cerato Kouup in Russia begins from 689,900 rubles. Our well-packed version with a 2.0-liter motor, automatic and maximum level of equipment is significantly more expensive than 869,900 rubles. In the US, for the market of which was created by Kia Cerato Coup, the price tag for a 2.0-liter version starts from $ 16,595 (about 500 thousand rubles).
The audience of this car over the ocean is absolutely understood by youth and beautiful half, for which bright design and automatic transmission are important. As for Russia, it is obvious that we have a Cerato Koup is a piece goods for an amateur. After all, over 870 thousand rubles there are a lot of bright cars, including Mini, Citroen DS3, Renault Megane Coupe, etc.
Ruslan Galimov
A source: Carclub.ru.
