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FAMILY FRIENDLY: Lines of the upcoming Ford Endura are well suited to a family friendly machine.

Ford’s Big New SUV: The Endura

By EWAN KENNEDY other SUV in the extensive Ford range.

An 8.0-inch full-colour touchscreen showcases Ford’s SYNC 3 system and provides Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone compatibility. DAB+ radio is part of the infotainment package and powers a standard nine-speaker audio system.

Power comes from only one engine at this stage, a four-cylinder 2.0-litre turbo-diesel that produces 140kW and 400Nm. It drives through an eight-speed torque-converter automatic transmission to either the front or all four wheels.

Ford Endura has a towing capacity of

up to 2000kg when brakes are fitted to the trailer or caravan. Trailer sway control makes life simpler, particularly for drivers not experienced in this field.

The big Ford has a full suite of crash avoidance technology including autonomous emergency braking that looks out for problems in front that an inattentive driver has not seen.

Occupant injury in a crash wil be reduced by eight airbags including driver and front passenger knee airbags.

We will review the Ford Endura in detail after attending the media launch in December and follow that up with our usual week’s road testing in our home area on the Gold Coast.

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FORD Australia has been seriously lacking a large SUV since the demise of the much loved Territory almost two years ago. Now a large, comfortable model called the Endura is on its way.

Ford Endura is very much in the American mode and will be coming to Australia in December. It joins the urban Ford EcoSport, family sized Escape and the big, off-road capable Everest to provide something for just about everyone in the SUV market.

Ford Endura is a five-seater and will be offered in three specification levels, Trend, ST-Line and flagship Titanium. All are intended to provide comfort and refinement rather than to be off-road bruisers. Head and shoulder room is greater than any

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October 12 - 18 | 2018

RISING FAST: New Kia Cerato sedan has sleek lines that show many cues from the marque’s big selling Stinger.

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KIA Cerato sedan

EASILY Kia’s biggest-seller, the Cerato sits in fourth-place in the ultracompetitive small-medium segment having gradually eroded sales from the perennial big-three of Toyota Corolla, Mazda3 and Hyundai i30.

Kia’s seven-year unlimited distance warranty is proving a masterstroke in that it is attracting new buyers who may have had any lingering doubts about the quality and reliability of Korean cars.

The third generation, Kia Cerato sedan arrived here in June 2018 with the hatchback due towards the end of the year. The biggest change is styling, with more than a hint of the looks of Kia’s headline-grabbing Stinger sedan. It has a wide grille, sculpted bonnet and coupelike roofline.

Three models are offered: S, Sport and Sport+. Don’t get too excited about the use of the Sport name, all three get the same 2.0-litre petrol engine with the same outputs, indeed the S is the only one to get the option of a manual gearbox.

Sport and Sport+ do get 17-inch alloy wheels while the S has 16-inch steels.

Value for money continues to be a major feature of the new Kia Cerato sedan, with prices (all driveaway) ranging from just $19,990 for the S sixspeed manual, to $26,190 for the Sport+ automatic.

POWERTRAIN The engine is unchanged from the superseded Kia sedan, four-cylinder 2.0-litre naturally aspirated petrol with peak power of 112 kW at 6200 rpm and a handy 192 Nm of torque at 4000 revs.

Cerato S is the only variant to get the option of a manual gearbox, with six speeds.

All three models get a new six-speed automatic transmission that is part of the new Kia Drive Mode Select (DMS) system which gives three drive modes (Sport, Eco and Normal that modifies engine and steering behaviour.

In a sign of the times the automatic is more fuel efficient, 7.4 litres per hundred kilometres, than the manual at 7.6 litres per hundred.

By ALISTAIR KENNEDY

INTERIOR Interior space is typical of others in its class, that is without sufficient rear legroom to avoid adjustment of the front seats. Typically Cerato will be appealing to families with small children, something it handles with ease. There are no rear headroom problems for anyone under 180 cm despite the sloping roofline.

Kia Cerato S and Sport get cloth trim seats with different patterns, Sport+ has leather appointments. Sport+ also has a sliding console armrest function and electric folding door mirrors. There’s plenty of good-sized storage spaces.

Boot capacity is an impressive 502 litres with a wide aperture that makes for easy access and storage. All models get a steel spacesaver spare wheel.

INFOTAINMENT Cerato’s dashboard is sensibly designed with the right combination of large, well-placed buttons and knobs for the most common functions and large tabs on the 8-inch colour touchscreen.

All can be accessed with a minimum of attention being taken from the road ahead.

All Cerato grades have Apple CarPlay and Android Auto as standard. Sport and Sport+ have satellite navigation with SUNA traffic information.

There’s a single USB port that sits at the bottom of the dashboard adjacent to the phone storage recess.

SAFETY The already high level of standard safety features in the previous Cerato has been increased with the addition of autonomous emergency braking (AEB), forward collision warning system and front and rear parking sensors.

These join ABS brakes with electronic brakeforce distribution and brake assist; emergency stop signal; six airbags; stability and traction control; hill start assist; lane keep assist; driver attention alert; rear view camera; and IsoFix anchor points at the outer rear seats.

Cerato Sport+ adds pedestrian and cyclist avoidance to the AEB system

as well as smart cruise control. These features are available in the automatic S and Sport models as part of a $1000 Safety Pack that also includes blindspot detection and rear cross traffic alert. A $500 Safety Pack adds these last two features to the Sport+.

The body has been strengthened with the use of high-strength steel in a number of areas while considerable work has gone into stiffening it up to reduce noise, vibration and harshness, as well as to give the suspension a solid platform on which to work.

DRIVING Our test car was the range topping Cerato Sport+ auto with the $500 Safety Pack meaning that it has the full range of available safety features.

As mentioned previously the ‘sport’ in the name is a bit of a misnomer but Kia is certainly not the first manufacturer to use this marketing ploy. Rather, Cerato is a sensible urban commuter.

Kia is well-known for the emphasis that it places on local input into tuning the suspension of its vehicles and it shows in the refined ride and handling of the Cerato. It’s just firm enough but without any significant loss of comfort and is impressively sharp through corners.

A fair bit of work went into reducing the amount of road noise entering the cabin. The improvement was noticeable during the motorway section of our test and while less so on the coarse-chip

rural roads it is still up there with the quietest in its class.

Steering is well-weighted if just a tad lighter than we prefer.

There’s enough torque for most conditions although it doesn’t peak until a rather high 4000 rpm. The new sixspeed transmission changes smoothly although, from our drive of the manual at the Cerato launch earlier this year, we did find it necessary to drop down to lower gears more often than we’d expected. So if you’re looking at a selfshifter it might be worthwhile to find some hilly terrain during your test drive.

We averaged 8.2 L/100 km during our week behind the wheel which is just 0.8 L/100 above the listed number.

SUMMING UP With prices starting at $20,990 driveaway Kia Cerato rates highly for the budget-conscious buyer. It’s a classy looking car with excellent safety credentials, capable performance and a seven-year unlimited kilometre warranty.

Top up that entry-level price with the $1000 Safety Pack and the manual Cerato S with its mini-Stinger looks stands out as an ideal first car for a newly-qualified young driver.

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October 12 - 18 | 2018

SOMETHING DIFFERENT: Sleek, but functional, tail is a fascinating feature of the upcoming Hyundai i30 Fastback N.

Hyundai HYUNDAI has revealed the new 2019 i30 Fastback N in Europe. This is the second high-performance model from Hyundai’s N Performance division. It will join the Hyundai i30 N hot-hatch that was launched to a great deal of critical acclaim in Australia in March 2018.

Never afraid to try something different in styling, just look at the way-out Veloster, Hyundai has gone for a fivedoor hatch that’s a cross between a coupe and a station wagon.

Though we admire the crossover styling we can’t say we like its crossover

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By EWAN KENNEDY

i30 Fastback N

title - why not name it the ‘Hyundai i30 N Fastback’ instead of ‘Hyundai i30 Fastback N’? Anyhow, we will leave that to the marketing gurus.

The i30 Fastback N shares many design features with the i30 N five-door hatch: the N grille, and N front and rear bumpers. The rear has a twin-muffler exhaust and a rear spoiler that flows neatly into the lines. A glossy black accent highlights the spoiler.

Inside there’s red stitching on the seats,

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We mentioned early the i30 Fastback N has a touch of station wagon to its sleek shape. It’s certainly practical, with a 450-litre cargo area, which expands to hold 1351 litres when the rear seatbacks are folded down.

The Fastback has the 2.0-litre turbocharged engine introduced in the i30 N hatchback. In the Performance tune that’s likely to be imported to Australia it delivers up to 202 kW of

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power and maximum torque of 353 Nm. Overboost increases this to 378 Nm. Hyundai’s N Grin Control system (so named because that’s what it’s claimed it will bring to the driver’s face) features in the i30 Fastback N, allows you to select from five drive modes using buttons on the steering wheel: Eco, Normal, Sport, N and N Custom.

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