| Kia Ceed | |
| Manufacturer: | Kia |
| Aka: | Kia Cee'd (2006–2018) |
| Production: | 2006–present |
| Class: | Compact car/small family car (C) |
| Layout: | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
| Predecessor: | Kia Spectra |
The Kia Ceed (known as the Kia Cee'd before 2018) is a compact car produced by the South Korean manufacturer Kia since 2006 exclusively for the European market.
It is the first Kia vehicle to be designed entirely in Europe and tailored to European customers. To mark the occasion, Kia took the initials of the European Economic Community, EEC or CEE in several languages and added ED for European Design. Realizing that "CEEED" had too many ‘E's, they replaced the last 'E' with an apostrophe, with 'Cee'd' being the end result. Since 2018, the Ceed name does not include an apostrophe. The initials now mean "Community of Europe, with European Design".[1] The model has been manufactured at the Kia Motors Slovakia assembly plant in Žilina since October 2006.[2] The Ceed replaced the Cerato which had little success in Europe.
The Ceed was first unveiled on 28 September 2006 at the Paris Motor Show. In mid-2007, a station wagon version called the Cee'd sw was launched followed by the three-door Pro Cee'd in late 2007. From 2009 to 2010, Kia dropped the apostrophe of the Pro Cee'd and changed the model name to Pro Ceed.[3] [4] The second generation of the Cee'd was presented at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. At the 2018 Geneva Motor Show, Kia presented the third generation Ceed. In early 2019, a shooting brake version of the Ceed was launched, called the Proceed.[5] In September 2019, Kia also unveiled the XCeed, a crossover SUV based on the third generation Ceed.
, the Ceed is positioned between the K3 supermini (B-segment) and the K5 large family car (D-segment).
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| First generation | |
| Model Code: | ED |
| Production: | 2006–2012 |
| Assembly: | Slovakia: Žilina (Kia Motors Slovakia) |
| Designer: | Gregory Guillaume Miklós Kovács |
| Body Style: | 3-door hatchback (Pro Cee'd) 5-door hatchback 5-door station wagon (Cee'd SW) |
| Platform: | Hyundai-Kia J4 platform |
| Length: | (Pro cee'd) (cee'd SW) |
| Height: | (Pro cee'd) (cee'd SW) |
The Cee'd was designed in Frankfurt, Germany, with Miklós Kovács leading the design team,[6] while the concept car was designed by Pontus Fontaeus. The cee'd is developed on the same platform as the Hyundai i30. The first generation was available with a choice of four engines (two petrol and two diesel), five trim levels and either manual or automatic transmission.
There were three trim levels available: LX, EX, TX. The flagship TX trim was equipped with semi leather seats, Michelin 225/45 tires with 17 inch alloy wheels and rear parking sensors. All versions have six airbags as standard, active front headrests, height-adjustable headrests, pretensioners, ESP, electronic traction control, ABS, EBD, BA, and a reinforced structure of the cabin. Upon release on the market, the warranty is one of the most extensive and longest in Europe with seven years or 150,000 km for the powertrain and five years for the entire vehicle.
In September 2009, the facelifted model was unveiled at the 63rd Frankfurt Motor Show. While the five-door and the station wagon were given an updated front and rear design, including the Kia's new corporate grille called the Tiger Nose, technical revisions and minor changes in the interior, the three-door version exterior was not updated.[7] [8]
Approximately 646,300 units of the first-generation Cee'd were produced.
Kia Pro_cee'd
The Pro_cee'd is the sports version of the Kia Cee'd, with a 3-door body and a new rear-end design. The concept car was showcased for first time at the Paris Motor Show in 2006. Apart from the 3-door hatchback body, the car is given a lower stance compared to the original 5-door Cee'd as it is 5 cm lower and 5 cm longer. The official pictures of the production version were released in July 2007.[9] [10]
Kia Cee'd Sportswagon
The Cee'd Sportswagon is the station wagon of the Cee'd. It is the only version that features the 2.0-litre CRDi engine. The claimed boot space is 534 dm³ with the rear seats unfolded and 1664 dm³ with the seats folded down.
The Kia Cee'd earned a Euro NCAP 5 star safety rating for adult occupants for the pre 2009 model.[11] It is also fitted with six airbags (including curtain airbags) as standard even in countries like Ukraine where safety options were usually stripped in comparison with other countries.
The Euro NCAP results also showed that the dashboard can become a threat to the driver and passenger's knees in the event of a front collision, despite having 6 airbags in the car and the Cee'd also scored the maximum available points for the side impact and pole tests.
| Second generation | |
| Model Code: | JD |
| Production: | 2012–2018 |
| Assembly: | Slovakia: Žilina (Kia Motors Slovakia) Russia: Kaliningrad (Avtotor)[12] |
| Designer: | Peter Schreyer |
| Body Style: | 3-door hatchback (Pro Cee'd) 5-door hatchback 5-door station wagon (Cee'd SW) |
| Platform: | Hyundai-Kia J5 platform |
| Wheelbase: | 26501NaN1 |
Making its worldwide premiere at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show is the all-new second-generation Cee'd (with internal code JD) which is claimed to be more sophisticated, efficient, refined, better equipped 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.[13] With the new Cee'd, came Kia's first attempt of a hot hatch with the Pro Cee'd GT.
First shown in June 2015, a facelifted model of the Cee'd went on sale in September of the same year.
Approximately 647,700 units of the second-generation Cee'd were produced.
Kia released the Pro_Cee'd GT in July 2013, while the 5-door Cee'd GT was released January 2014. The Pro_Cee'd GT is the company's first performance oriented car and the first European style "hot hatch" from a Korean manufacturer.[14] It would act as a halo model for the rest of the range.[15] It is also the first Kia sold in the UK with a turbo-charged petrol engine.
The Pro_Cee'd GT uses a variant of the T-GDi Gamma engine. The engine in the Pro_Cee'd GT is the same as that used in the American market Hyundai Veloster Turbo, but different gear ratios and more aggressive suspension have been used. The torque has also been increased to 2650NaN0; though, where the standard T-GDi engine has all of its torque available between 1750 and 4500 rpm, the engine as used in the Pro_Cee'd GT has been altered slightly, having its full torque available between 1750 and 4600 rpm. The engine propels the car from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 7.4 seconds,[16] 0.4 seconds faster than the Veloster Turbo with the same engine (albeit a with a lower tune). The suspension in the GT has been modified over the standard Pro_Cee'd, giving a far more agile and sporting ride.
A body kit has been fitted to give the car a more muscular stance. The rear bumper now includes a splitter and twin exhausts, whilst the front introduces a large air intake with red pinstripe, a gloss black grille with silver GT badge and distinctive LED "Ice Cube" daytime running lights—side skirts are also fitted. The car runs on 18" Alloy Wheels over the standard car's 17" wheels. The interior gains red accents including an overstitched GT badge on the bottom of the steering wheel, as well as Leather and Suede Recaro sports racing bucket seats and TFT instrument dial, allowing the driver to switch between an analogue speedometer and digital readout with boost pressure and torque meters.
| Third generation | |
| Model Code: | CD |
| Production: | May 2018 – present |
| Assembly: | Slovakia: Žilina (Kia Motors Slovakia) Russia: Kaliningrad (Avtotor)[17] |
| Designer: | Peter Schreyer |
| Body Style: | 5-door hatchback 5-door station wagon (Ceed SW) 5-door shooting brake (Proceed) 5-door SUV (XCeed) |
| Platform: | Hyundai-Kia K2 platform[18] |
| Related: | Hyundai i30 (PD) Kia Forte/Cerato/K3 (BD) |
The third-generation Ceed was announced in February 2018 and revealed ahead of the 2018 Geneva Motor Show. The estate version was announced in March and officially revealed at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show. The production of the hatchback started in May 2018 and the car became available in June. The production of the estate version started in summer 2018.
| Petrol engines | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | Engine | Power | Torque | Transmissions |
| 1.0 Kappa II T-GDi[19] | 998cc turbocharged I3 | 1200NaN0 at 6,300 rpm | 1720NaN0 at 1,500 rpm–4,000 rpm | 6-speed manual |
| 1.0 Smartstream G1.0 T-GDi | ||||
| 1.4 Kappa II T-GDI[20] [21] | 1353cc turbocharged I4 | 1400NaN0 at 6,000 rpm | 2420NaN0 at 1,500–3,200 rpm | 6-speed manual 7-speed DCT |
| 1.5 Smartstream G1.5 T-GDI | 1482cc turbocharged I4 | 1600NaN0 at 5,500 rpm | 2530NaN0 at 1,500–3,500 rpm | 6-speed manual 7-speed DCT |
| 1.6 Gamma II MPi | 1591cc I4 | 1300NaN0 at 6000 rpm | 1570NaN0 at 4,500–4,850 rpm | 6-speed manual 6-speed automatic |
| 1.6 Gamma II T-GDI[22] | 1591cc turbocharged I4 | 2040NaN0 at 5,500 rpm | 2650NaN0 at 1,500–4,500 rpm | 7-speed DCT |
| Diesel engines | ||||
| Model | Engine | Power | Torque | Transmissions |
| 1.6 L Smartstream D1.6 CRDi VGT | 1598cc turbocharged I4 | 1160NaN0 at 4,000 rpm | 2800NaN0 at 1,500–2,750 rpm | 6-speed manual 7-speed DCT |
| 3000NaN0 at 1,500–2,750 rpm | ||||
| 1360NaN0 at 4,000 rpm | 2800NaN0 at 1,500–3,000 rpm | |||
| 3200NaN0 at 2,000–2,250 rpm | ||||
The Cee'd became Kia's best selling European model from 2007 to 2011, then it was overtaken by the Sportage, strongly outperforming sales of its predecessor, the Cerato and the previous best selling model, the Picanto — with sales of between 90,000 and 150,000 units per year.[23] [24] In 2008, the cee'd represented 44% of Kia's total sales volumes in Europe.[25] [26] Sales benefited from the innovative seven years' warranty—the first such warranty ever to be offered on any vehicle marketed in Europe.[27]
| Europe[28] | |||
| Ceed | XCeed | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 71,952 | ||
| 2008 | 112,373 | ||
| 2009 | 90,233 | ||
| 2010 | 87,616 | ||
| 2011 | 69,813 | ||
| 2012 | 79,471 | ||
| 2013 | 82,794 | ||
| 2014 | 75,960 | ||
| 2015 | 76,075 | ||
| 2016 | 77,787 | ||
| 2017 | 72,105 | ||
| 2018 | 75,479 | ||
| 2019 | 100,187 | 10,599 | |
| 2020 | 70,879 | 43,880 | |
| 2021 | 84,103 | 50,805 | |
| 2022 | 82,775 | 53,074 | |
| 2023 | 86,177 | 43,531 |
In 2013, Kia released the second-generation Pro_Cee'd. Unlike the previous generation, this car shares no body panels with the 5-door model. The new Pro_Cee'd has been continually praised in reviews for its looks, with a more coupé-like appearance, more sporting stance, lower suspension (by 40 mm) and a smaller front grille.[31] [32] The car has, however, gained some criticism; it excels at comfort and refinement like the standard Cee'd, but its suspension and steering are not considered at all sporty, its setup favouring the aforementioned comfort.
In 2017, Kia released a concept for the third-generation ProCeed. This time as a shooting brake version of the Ceed.
On 27 June 2010, the Kia Cee'd was revealed as the new reasonably priced car for the "Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car" segment of the top-rated UK television programme Top Gear, where presenter Jeremy Clarkson incorrectly and persistently pronounces the name as "Cee-apostrophe-d" and describes it as "the only car with an apostrophe in its name."[37] The version used had a kerb weight upwards of 1,263 kg,[38] and was priced at .[39] The car was eventually replaced in Series 20 by a Vauxhall Astra. Top Gear dented several Cee'ds in a game of car rugby in 2013.[40]
The Kia Cee'd has been homologated for TCR-specification series and is manufactured and supplied by Austrian company STARD.[41] Kia will run a factory-supported team in the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship in 2017.
The Pro Cee'd serves as an official safety car in Poland's Kia Lotos Race, a racing organization created by Kia Motors Polska and Grupa Lotos.[42]
The Cee'd was being initially available only in the markets of Europe, Israel and South Africa.
In Russia and Kazakhstan, the first two generations of Cee'd were sold alongside the Kia Forte.
Kia began selling Cee'd models in Morocco since 2010. As of 2020, Kia still sells Cee'd models in Morocco, alongside the Kia Cerato.
In 2014, the Pro_Cee'd GT was being sold in Israel, Australia and New Zealand. In 2015, Kia Australia announced that the Pro_Cee'd GT would no longer be offered in 2016, registering just 746 units over the two years on sale.