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KIA cee'd THREE-DOOR REVEALED
Kia Motors Corporation has released the first preview image of its exciting new Kia three-door hatchback model which will make its World Premiere at this year's Frankfurt International Motor Show on 11 September. The new model will be named Pro-cee'd.Based closely on the earlier 'pro_cee'd' concept shown at the Paris Motor Show in 2006, the new production model has been developed by Kia's design team in Europe under the direction of Chief Design Officer, Peter Schreyer.
'Longer, lower and lighter than its five-door sister car, the new Kia Pro-cee'd is going to be a great drive,' enthused Mr Jean-Charles Lievens, Senior Vice President Kia Motors Europe. 'Combining real style and genuine practicality, our new three-door cee'd is sure to delight existing Kia customers and attract a new group of European consumers who have not yet considered our brand.'
Manufactured in Slovakia, Pro-cee'd will be the third member of the Kia cee'd family, joining the popular cee'd five-door and the soon to be released cee'd SW models to make Kia an especially strong challenger for C-§egmènt sales in Europe.Production of the Pro-cee'd model range is scheduled to begin in November wîth first customer sales during the early months of 2008.Source - Kia
KIA UNVEILS FINAL CHAPTER IN cee'd STORY
Longer, lower and lighter than its five-door sister car, the new Kia pro_cee'd – to be debuted at the Frankfurt International Motor Show on 11 September - brings yet more style and more sportiness to the C-§egmènt in Europe.'The new Kia pro_cee'd offers consumers sensationally stylish looks wîth a truly sporty feel to the driving experience, while also retaining most of the practicality and versatility of the popular cee'd five-door hatchback,' enthuses Jean-Charles Lievens, Senior Vice President Kia Motors Europe. 'With performance, ride and handling that is even more responsive, the pro_cee'd will attract European consumers who find three-door cars particularly appealing.'
The 4250 mm long pro_cee'd delivers class-leading passenger and luggage space. The cee'd family wheelbase (2650 mm) is retained, so despite its lowered, sporty appearance, pro_cee'd provides generous legroom front and rear, and luggage capacity wîth the rear seats upright matches the five-door model. The 19-model line-up of three-door hatchbacks is scheduled to go on sale early next year.
'With the pro_cee'd we have communicated sportiness mostly through the car's exterior design,' explains Gregory Guillaume, Chief Designer Kia Motors Europe. 'At the front, we have extended the nose by 10 mm and introduced a shallower grille, new-style headlamps, a wider, lower bumper wîth a prominent lip spoiler, a deeper central air intake and larger fog lights set in elliptical depressions.'It is the side profile that makes pro_cee'd truly distinctive. The windscreen is much shallower and the vehicle height is reduced by 30 mm. The doors, which are 276 mm longer than the front doors of the five-door cee'd model, have a unique design wîth a more prominent swage line that highlights the sporty character of this model and a beltline that rises much more steeply towards the rear of the car.
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The larger pro_cee'd doors wîth their extra-wide 70 degree openings ensure good access to the rear seats. To boost practicality, Kia's designers re-styled the rear seat cushion, which is now fixed, and re-engineered the 60/40 split backrest so that it is easy to release and simply folds down onto the cushion wîth no need to remove the head restraints.With pro_cee'd, Kia is offering customers the full choice of cee'd family powertrains – five Euro4 compliant engines, wîth power outputs covering a 90 ps to 143 ps range, and three transmissions – as offered in the five-door hatchback and wagon models.
Like its siblings, pro_cee'd will also be available wîth three equipment levels plus 12 exterior colours and a wide range of optional extras – so that each customer can create a 'personalised' vehicle to suit their needs and tastes.
The optional Sports Pack, which comprises 17-inch alloy wheels wîth 225/45 R17 tyres, stiffer dampers, sport-concept interior trim (with 'tyre-track' pattern fabric and silver stitching, plus alloy pedals and stainless-steel door-scuff plates) is expected to be a popular choice wîth pro_cee'd buyers.Source - Kia| 2013 Kia Optima And Sportage Earn Autopacific Vehicle Satisfaction Awards | |
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| KELLEY BLUE BOOK NAMES 2014 SORENTO TO LIST OF 10 BEST SUV'S UNDER $25,000 | |
| Sleek and Practical U.S.-Built* Sorento Ranked Fifth Among Top Competitors ◾Redesigned 2014 Sorento is refined, roomy and economically priced ◾Kia's midsize CUV recognized for design and practicality IRVINE, Calif., May 29, 2013 – Kia Motors America's (KMA) top-selling CUV, the redesigned 2014 Sorento, was named to Kelley Blue Book's KBB.com list of the 10 Best SUV's Under $25,000. The list, which was compiled by editors at Kelley Blue Book, features stylish and sensible sport utilit...[Read more...] | |
| Mazda Cx-5 Named 'Top Family Choice Vehicle' By Greater Atlanta Automotive Media Association | |
| WASHINGTON, April 29, 2013 -- The Greater Atlanta Automotive Media Association (GAAMA) yesterday named the 2013 Mazda CX-5 its 'Top Family Choice Vehicle' and the all-new 2014 Mazda6 'Best Green Family Choice Vehicle' at its first annual Family Choice Challenge. GAAMA President Nick Palermo said, 'The CX-5 was the clear winner for the overall 'Top Family Choice Vehicle' award. It's stylish, affordable, has comfortable seating and great fuel economy and is fun to drive.' The 2013 CX-...[Read more...] | |
| CHEVROLET CRUZE DIESEL 46 MPG SETS HIGHWAY FUEL ECONOMY BENCHMARK | |
 | • Best Highway Fuel Economy of Any Non-Hybrid Passenger Car in America • Can travel 700 highway miles on single tank DETROIT – The new 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel, delivers an industry best EPA-estimated 46 MPG on the highway – better than any non-hybrid passenger car in America. It will be available in certain cities this spring and nationwide and in Canada in early fall. Equipped with a six-speed automatic transmission, the latest addition to the Cruze powertra...[Read more...] |
| VOLKSWAGEN CLAIMS BEST HIGHWAY FUEL EFFICIENCY, WITH SEVEN MODELS THAT ACHIEVE MORE THAN 40 MPG | |
 | • New Jetta Hybrid earns EPA fuel economy rating of up to 48 mpg; the first compact hybrid available with a turbocharged engine Herndon, VA - With EPA estimated fuel economy ratings of 48 mpg on the highway, 42 mpg in the city, and a combined rating of 45 mpg, the Jetta Hybrid becomes the most fuel-efficient vehicle in the Volkswagen lineup and the seventh model capable of more than 40 mpg on the highway. With sales of the Jetta Hybrid beginning later this month, Volkswagen wil...[Read more...] |
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