Kia Cee'd 2012

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Para mim, o Ceed é um dos carros mais bonitos que por aí andam.

Este GT, vi agora mesmo no site Kia.pt o preço do de 5 portas: 27600 chave na mão, com extras pintura metalizada e pack navegação/camara.

Fdx, qual complexo, marchava já

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[Car Throttle] - Kia Pro Cee'd GT

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[EVO Magazine] - Análise ao Kia Pro_Cee'd GT

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The Kia Proceed GT is the first proper hot hatchback from Korea. Should the VW Golf GTI be worried?



What is it?

The Kia Proceed GT. Or, as Kia would like us to call it, the punctuation-busting pro_cee’d GT. Which we won’t, of course.

But behind the very silly name is what is, in effect, Kia (and Korea’s) first serious attempt to build a hot hatchback to rival established players like the VW Golf GTI and Ford Focus ST. The Proceed GT uses the same turbocharged 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol engine that we’ve already seen in the Hyundai Veloster Turbo, albeit in more powerful 201bhp form and delivering 0-60 in a smidge over seven seconds.

The price tag is equally compelling. The three-door Proceed GT costs just £19,995 in basic spec, with generous standard kit including Bluetooth, 18in alloys and Recaro seats, while an extra £2500 upgrades you to GT Tech with auto air conditioning, a 7in touchscreen satnav, heated seats and a reversing camera. All are backed up by the same seven-year warranty that covers the rest of the Kia range. So, very sensible – but is it any good to drive?

Technical highlights?

The Proceed GT is a warmed-up production hatchback rather than a hand built special, but Kia has still managed to put a tick next to most boxes.

Suspension settings are all unique to the car, with firmer springs, stiffer dampers and a fatter rear anti-roll bar.

Bushes have also been uprated, and the GT’s electric power steering loses the slightly gimmicky adjustable assistance programmes of lesser Ceeds. Brakes are larger, with 300mm diameter vented discs at the front, and the ESP stability control system is fully switchable. Unlike most rivals, the Proceed also uses multi-link rear suspension in place of one of the increasingly common, lower-tech torsion beam axles.

The 1.6-litre petrol engine uses a twin-scroll turbocharger and direct fuel injection. The peak 201bhp arrives at 6000rpm, but more telling is the way that maximum torque – 195lb ft – is available from just 1750rpm, and through to 4500rpm. A 7.4sec 0-60mph time and 143mph top speed are mated to 38.2mpg fuel economy and 171g/km CO2 emissions.

The car was developed jointly by Kia in Korea and the company’s European engineering arm in Frankfurt.

How does it drive?

It’s surprising. Mostly surprisingly good, it must be said – but the very idea of a fun-to-drive Korean car (especially one wearing a Kia badge) remains a bit of a novelty.

The engine is the weak link. It delivers on the numbers, but like most modern small-capacity turbocharged petrol engines it’s clearly been designed around mid-range torque rather than top-end power. It will rev to 6000rpm, but reluctantly, and accompanied by the noise of harsh mechanical thrash. It’s far happier being changed up at around 5000rpm. And, as we’ve noted regretfully in other cars, doing so doesn’t seem to reduce acceleration at all. At lower engine speeds there’s a slight but noticeable lag when you request full power, and the throttle pedal suffers from a needless kick-down button at the bottom of its travel. The Kia’s engine is far nicer to use than its relation in the Hyundai Veloster, though, feeling far pokier than its 17bhp increase and while hardly sonorous, it sounds better too.

Dynamically, the Proceed GT is pretty decent. The electric power steering delivers proportional responses, and although there’s markedly less front-end grip than you’d find in harder-cored rivals like the Megane Renaultsport 265 or Ford Focus ST, the chassis possesses a nice, neutral balance and a surprising enthusiasm to go and play.

You can trim the line by easing the throttle, and the GT is also happy to allow itself to be set up into a bend on the brakes.

Ultimately it can’t match the pace of its hotter rivals, being down on power and without any form of locking front differential. But you can stroke it down a challenging road at a fair old lick when the mood takes you; it’s also relaxed and relatively comfortable when asked to take on the role of a cruiser.

The brakes deserve a mention, too. Kia took the brave decision to launch the car on some of the most challenging roads in the south of France, including a chunk of the Route Napoleon, and although they can withstand a reasonable level of abuse the brakes will fade considerably when asked to deliver repeated big stops. Hardly a big surprise, but it’s worth mentioning.

How does it compare?

That depends on what you want to compare it to. The Proceed GT is markedly cheaper than all its similarly sized rivals, even the bargain Ford Focus ST, especially when you consider its generous standard spec and its seven-year warranty. But it’s slower than them, too – and without their dynamic focus.

It actually feels closest in spirit to the Peugeot 208 GTI; not quite as fast, but bigger and almost equally comfortable when asked to deliver backroad pace. And while the Kia’s chassis isn’t as agile, it’s a more appealing prospect than the disappointing Renault Clio 200 Turbo.

Kia’s modest sales estimate – between 300 and 500 in the UK next year – looks pessimistic to us.

Anything else I need to know?

Being a Kia, the Proceed has full plug-and-play iPod integration as standard, plus Bluetooth at no extra cost.

The central instrument display is a digital screen rather than traditional dials, and it can be switched from a conventional speedometer view to a ‘sports mode’, featuring gauges for turbo boost and torque levels. Gimmicky, but fun – and slightly reticent of the array of data display screens in the Nissan GT-R.

A five-door hatchback version, the Kia Ceed GT, will follow in 2014.

Decent looks, good to drive, standard kit, warranty

Thrashy engine, lacks pace of rivals, fade-prone brakes

Engine:

In-line 4cyl, 1591cc, turbocharged

Max power:

201bhp @ 6000rpm

Max torque:

195lb ft @ 175 -4500rpm

0 - 60mph:

7.4sec (claimed)

Top speed:

143mph (claimed)

Price:

£19,995

On Sale:

July 2013

Kia Proceed GT review, price and specs | evo

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O GT está um "all-rounder" muito bom.

[MJET]

Ora já temos aqui um lindinho GT destes de serviço:

http://www.standvirtual.com/carros/a...Ceed/P7829401/

parece-me um bom negócio, antes que o começem a abrasar todo!
São menos cerca de 5.000 € em relação a um zero kms!!
Dá que pensar...eu se tivesse hipóteses ponderava esta máquina, está muito bom quanto a mim.

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Ora já temos aqui um lindinho GT destes de serviço:

http://www.standvirtual.com/carros/a...Ceed/P7829401/

parece-me um bom negócio, antes que o começem a abrasar todo!
São menos cerca de 5.000 € em relação a um zero kms!!
Dá que pensar...eu se tivesse hipóteses ponderava esta máquina, está muito bom quanto a mim.

Deverá ser o que andou e testes de imprensa.

Está mais barato cerca de 2500 euros, tendo em conta a campanha em vigor.

[MJET]

Deverá ser o que andou e testes de imprensa.

Está mais barato cerca de 2500 euros, tendo em conta a campanha em vigor.

Pensei que o preço dele era 28.000 € e tal...ou melhor, pensei que a campanha que esteve em vigor até final do ano já tivesse ardido.

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Eu acho esse do anúncio carote.... Tendo em conta a promoção dos Ceed novos e os descontos que se conseguem ;)

A propósito do Ceed, ontem dei uma volta num Leon dos novos, a condução é de facto muito melhor no Seat, mas o interior do Ceed (TX) faz o Seat parecer um carro ultrapassado e de um segmento abaixo na minha opinião, claro, sem desprimor para o Leon, que acho um excelente carro ;)

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Kia Pro_Cee'd GT

[MJET]

Fica muito bem também em preto mas continuo a preferir o branco!

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Fifth Gear Team Test - Kia Pro Cee'd GT

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Kia Pro Ceed GT Exhaust Sound Revving

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KIA Pro Cee´d GT poderá receber caixa DCT em 2015

I am an avowed fan of the pro_cee’d GT sporty hatch, Kia’s first sporty car developed under the “GT”sub-brand. Maybe soon become more desirable sports car according to the latest reports where the brand has confirmed plans to add a seven speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.

Jurgen Grimm, head of powertrain development of Hyundai-Kia European R&D Centre toldCarAdvice that a pair of seven speed dual-clutch transmissions (7DCTs) would be rolled out in 2015, and indicated that the pro_cee’d GT is one of the cars that could receive a new self-shifting ‘box.“About the seven-speed DCT … well, we will introduce two versions,” Grimm said. “One is for the gasoline applications, that means it ends up in a torque range of 270Nm, something like that; and we have also developed one for our diesel version, that ends up in the torque range 320-330Nm.”

Grimm said the new transmissions are a must for Europe, given that they help lower CO2 emissions. The pro_cee’d GT is currently only available with a six-speed manual gerabox fitted with a 1.6 Turbo-GDi engine.

“So for the European market we don’t think that we need a standard torque converter operated automatic transmission. Because the focus is that much on CO2, and therefore the DCT from its CO2 benefit is unbeatable.”

“It will start next year. So next year we will see it in various types of cars, in both brands,” he said, indicating sister company Hyundai could use the tech in its new-generation models (as we told you on theVeloster facelift exclusive details article).

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Fotos espia: KIA Cee´d GT facelift

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Kia pro_cee'd facelift spied with front and rear camouflage

2016 Kia Cee'd GT facelift spied

2016 Kia cee'd facelift spied up close, launching in August

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Ora aqui esta uma nova opcao muito ajustada ao nosso mercado e agora com o kit GT line, muito bomKia cee

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KIA cee'd 2012. Prueba, motor, fotos e información. km77.com

Kia cee

Novo motor 3 cilindros 1.0 litros turbo 120 cv e 172 Nm.

Actualização do motor 1.6 CRDi para 133cv e 285Nm.

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A carrinha com aquela frente ficou muito melhor. Está ai um belo trabalho.

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Exclusive: Kia ceed Facelift Leaked




Edit: Mais uma imagem do facelift

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Imagens oficiais - KIA Cee´d facelift