KIA Cee'd GT Tech

[Jam0r]

So picked up a KIA Cee'd GT Tech yesterday





Impressive bit of kit. Comes with practically everything (Recaros, xeons, climate, cruise, heated seats & steering wheel, reversing camera & sensors, sat nav, etc) and drives rather well.

204bhp & 265Nm so not exactly earth shattering but plenty to get the car moving along well.

Best of all.. still can't believe it's a KIA.

Edited by Jam0r on Friday 16th May 11:53

Edited by Jam0r on Friday 16th May 12:02

[budgie smuggler]

Rather embarrassed to say I quite like it. 200BHP from a 1.6 diesel seems okay, plus 7 year warranty. Shame they don't seem to do a petrol equivalent but I guess it wouldn't sell these days.

[Jam0r]

It's a Petrol

1.6

[XJR500bhp]

Are they diesel?

[Jam0r]

[gbpackRs250]

Looks the part for sure, nice piece of kit.

[Jam0r]

Fifth Gear Team Test

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwoXQmveUnI

[budgie smuggler]

Jam0r said:

It's a Petrol

1.6

Oh, that's interesting! I checked on Kia's website and I could only find a diesel version.

Edit: I'm a div, I thought GDI was their diesel engine, it's actually 'gasoline direct injection'

Edited by budgie smuggler on Friday 16th May 12:19

[vrooom]

Very nice! I liked the styling on those.

[mikeyr]

Sat in one of these at CarFest last year (the 3 door) - was a really top notch looking interior which combined with handsome styling gave a really strong impression.

V nice!

[bobby_vimto]

A good looking car, Kia certainly upping their game - the only thing I don't like is the glossy steering wheel insert although these shiny finishes seem to be creeping into a lot of new designs. It's not exactly a luxurious finish or even usefully grippy.

It's a nice dabble into warm hatch territory by Kia. Offering enough oomph to raise a smile on a drive, all the toys and with the usual long warranty it means you can hammer the heck out of it every day and not worry that something might break. Nothing too overstressed instead of the usual race for maximum bhp.

However, why can't Kia offer some sort of official upgrade (like Ford with the approved Mountune pack). The standard car is fine, but would it really be that difficult to offer a tuning package that still balances realiability with a bit more poke?

[Jam0r]

bobby_vimto said:

A good looking car, Kia certainly upping their game - the only thing I don't like is the glossy steering wheel insert although these shiny finishes seem to be creeping into a lot of new designs. It's not exactly a luxurious finish or even usefully grippy.

It's a nice dabble into warm hatch territory by Kia. Offering enough oomph to raise a smile on a drive, all the toys and with the usual long warranty it means you can hammer the heck out of it every day and not worry that something might break. Nothing too overstressed instead of the usual race for maximum bhp.

However, why can't Kia offer some sort of official upgrade (like Ford with the approved Mountune pack). The standard car is fine, but would it really be that difficult to offer a tuning package that still balances realiability with a bit more poke?

I know what you mean

There isn't much available for the car tuning wise as it's still fairly new (or perhaps not seen worth it?) but there is a remap that takes power to 240bhp & 330Nm

As good as that sounds it's clearly going to effect the 7 year warranty which is off putting.

That said it isn't a terribly slow car, just some extra poke would be nice. The intercooler for example is tiny and partly blocked by the bumper!

[eybic]

has it got enough lights? It does look quite nice

[mazdajason]

I really like these, 7 year warranty is tempting point as well. Would be interested to read a review in amonth or 2 of how you have got on.

[Jam0r]

mazdajason said:

I really like these, 7 year warranty is tempting point as well. Would be interested to read a review in amonth or 2 of how you have got on.

Will do

I need to grab a few dust sheets as I desperately need to go to the local tip now I have a big enough car to fit stuff in!

I'd end up making 20 in the Citroen C1 haha

[oj121]

Saw a white one on the road the other day! They look even nicer in the metal. I would definitely look at one if they stepped into the hot hatch zone (although to be fair the figures show its not that far off the Golf GTI etc)

[macajc88]

Sat in one of these at the Frankfurt motor show last year and I was (quietly) impressed - even took a snap of it.

What's the performance like?

[Jam0r]

macajc88 said:

Sat in one of these at the Frankfurt motor show last year and I was (quietly) impressed - even took a snap of it.

What's the performance like?

Not really got much to compare it to. Previous car I had was a Fiesta ST which had the MR200 kit on it. The Cee'd feels quicker but I presume that's down to the different types of power delivery and the torque from the turbo.

It certainly goes well for me, max torque comes in very low, around 1750 rpm if I remember correctly and pulls well but does drop off early towards the end. Not really put my foot down properly yet but will report back how it gets on.

Looking at buying a Scanguage 2 again as I like the extra information they tend to show such as inlet pressure, inlet air temps, etc. Apparently they can also be configured to show Air to Fuel, cat temperature + others on the KIA aswell.

[dragonheart]

Another thumbs up from me. Currently considering one of these to replace my Astra later this year. Looks a lot better then most of the current crop of hatches.

[DanielSan]

That looks brilliant, remind me of the Proton GTI, bit of an odd choice that no one really thinks of but seem to actually be a brilliant hot hatch, even if not the quickest.