The family Ceed It is one of KIA’s sure values in Spain. Year after year, it brings a more or less constant body to the brand’s sales that completes the records of its three best-sellers: Sportage, Stonic And Niro. The Kia XCeedwhat is the most crossing of the Ceedis alone the fourth best-selling vehicle of the South Korean firm and, together, they added more than 15,500 units throughout last year, not far from the almost 18,000 of the Imperial. Sportage.
In its latest update, the compact KIA has introduced significant changes in its three silhouettes – five-door, Tourer And Proceed—, and was followed by a specific update of the XCeed which had its biggest novelty in the inclusion, for the first time, of a sports version GT Line which is adorned with a long series of distinctive details.
How it affects the Ceed normalThe most visible was the incorporation of the new KIA logo, around which an attractive light signature based on three lines is displayed – from the equipment level Technology-in addition to the elements specific to each version, from entry-level to sportier finishes (GT Line) and that of rechargeable hybrids (PHEV).
The characteristic grill Tiger Nose Since then, the brand has sported a gloss black finish with wing-shaped upper and lower sections and a satin chrome finish that gives the car a sleek and modern look. The PHEV versions, available only in the Ceed Tourerfeature a closed grille and a striking contrasting colour finish, as well as two large side air intakes that run along the front bumper.
The wing motif is echoed in other elements of the front-end redesign, such as the satin chrome trim on the lower air intake grille or the wide side molding that extends to the front wheel arch. At the rear, the area between the headlights has been smoothed to accommodate the new emblem, and a new gloss black diffuser has also been added that replicates the satin chrome finish of the front.
He Ceed The five-door can have a 100 horsepower petrol engine or two mild hybrids of 100 and 140 horsepower, with an Eco environmental label. The same engines can be ordered for the family model, or Tourer, which, as we said, also has a petrol engine. decline of the plug-in hybrid, in this case with 141 hp and between 47 and 50 kilometers of electric autonomy in the WLTP cycle. The powertrain of this PHEV engine, with the 0 emissions label, is made up of a 105 hp petrol engine and a 44.5 kW electric motor powered by an 8.9 kWh battery.
Finally, and in order not to enter into competition with the Tourerhe Proceed It is only available in sports trim. GT Lineas it fits the character of the model, and with only one engine mild hybrid —Eco Label— which develops 160 horsepower.
We change the subject to now address the XCeedwhose attractive design and details typical of the SUVs so fashionable in recent years have allowed it to stand out as one of the most requested models of KIA – as we pointed out at the beginning -. It is precisely the latest update of the vehicle that has brought relevant aesthetic changes, especially in the front area where the LED optical groups now integrate the fog lights, the grille, the bumper and the air intakes. New deflectors direct the air around the wheels in order to reduce drag and fuel consumption.
A grid protrudes from the body Tiger Nose bolder look that is accompanied by a lower air intake, dark chrome deflectors and a side bumper cladding that give a more incisive image. At the rear, the new hexagonal-shaped taillights with a honeycomb configuration stand out in which, when you press the brake pedal, the LED lights perform a dynamic function.
The variant GT Line who makes his debut in the XCeed It is also distinguished by the black mirror housings and the roof bars in a brighter shade of the same color. Inside, it has a flattened steering wheel below and with the emblem corresponding to the version, a black roof, a new gear lever design – whether in the manual or automatic model – and sports seats.
The engine range XCeed is, with one detail, the same as that of the Ceed Tourercomposed as we have seen of a 100 HP petrol engine, without hybridization, and a 141 HP rechargeable hybrid. The exception is that only the variant is offered here. mild hybrid more powerful, with a 1.5 MHEV engine and 140 HP.
