Kia Cee'd | |
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2012 Kia Cee'd (JD)
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Kia Motors |
Production | 2006–present |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Compact Car |
Body style | 3 and 5-door hatchback 5-door station wagon |
Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Kia Cerato |
First generation (ED) | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Kia Motors |
Production | 2006-2012 |
Designer | Gregory Guillaume Miklós Kovács |
Body and chassis | |
Class | compact car |
Body style | 3 and 5-door hatchback 5-door station wagon |
Related |
Hyundai Elantra Hyundai i30 Kia Forte |
Second generation (JD) | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Kia Motors |
Production | 2012-present |
Designer | Peter Schreyer |
Body and chassis | |
Class | compact car |
Body style | 3 and 5-door hatchback 5-door station wagon |
Related |
Hyundai Elantra Hyundai i30 Kia Forte |
The Kia Cee'd is a compact car produced by the South Korean manufacturer Kia since 2006, exclusively for the European market. It was released in December 2006, superseding the Kia Spectra and is available as a five-door hatchback, a three-door hatchback (Pro cee'd) and a five-door estate (Cee'd SW), with a choice of four engines (two petrol and two diesel), five trim levels (1, 2, 3, 4 and 4 Tech – previously S, GS, LS and SR) and either manual or automatic transmissions.
The Cee’d is Kia’s first European-designed and built car and Kia intends to sell and manufacture the car exclusively in Europe. To mark the occasion, Kia took the initials of the European Economic Community, EEC or CEE in some places and added ED for European Design. Realising that "CEEED" had too many ‘E’s, they replaced the last 'E' with an apostrophe, with "Cee'd" being the end result.
The Cee'd was designed in Frankfurt, Germany, with Miklós Kovács leading the design team. while the Concept Car was designed by Pontus Fontaeus. Cars are manufactured in the Kia factory in Teplička nad Váhom, Slovakia.
As of 2010, the Cee'd received Kia's new corporate grille, known as the Tiger Nose.
Pre-facelift Kia Cee'd
Pre-facelift Kia Cee'd
Pre-facelift Kia Cee'd sw
Facelift Kia Cee'd
Facelift Kia Cee'd
Facelift Kia Cee'd sw
Interior
Making its worldwide premiere at the 2012 Geneva International Motor Show is the all-new second generation Cee'd (with the internal code JD) which is claimed to be more sophisticated, efficient, refined, better equipped and with a more engaging driving experience than the first generation. The second generation Cee'd is however significantly more expensive than the first generation and moves the Cee'd out of the "budget" market as noted by independent reviewers such as Honest John. The new Cee'd is expected to build on the success of the original model. With the new Cee'd, came Kia's first attempt of a hot hatch with the Pro Cee'd GT.