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JUNE 15 - 21 | 2018
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SLEEK: New Kia Cerato sedan has sleek lines that show many cues from the marque’s big selling Stinger.
All-New KIA Cerato tends to have been lost in the shadow of the stunning Stinger and the cute little Picanto at the moment. So it’s easy to forget that it’s the most successful car in the range in Australia in terms of sales, with around one in three of all Kias being a Cerato. The South Korean giant is certainly not going to rest on its laurels so it has just launched an all-new Cerato, the third generation, and the Australian importer has big hopes for it. The biggest news is the styling. This is no longer a relatively conservative family sedan, it’s a sleek machine that drew plenty of attention during our road test program out of Adelaide. Details from the very
By EWAN KENNEDY successful Kia Stinger are obvious and are most welcome. The dashboard is attractive with a minimalist shape that makes it look wider, indeed it gives the interior an enlarged look. The infotainment screen is a good size and easy to use. All Cerato grades have Apple CarPlay and Android Auto as standard. Only the four-door Cerato sedan is on sale now, the five-door hatch won’t be here for several months; no date has been released at this stage. We are looking forward to seeing what the stylists have done with it. Interestingly, Kia Australia has given its
Kia Cerato latest Cerato models new titles – the Sport and Sport+ grades replace the Cerato SL and SLi. But don’t expect much from the sporty names as the word ‘sport’ has long ago ceased to mean sport in the car business. More about Cerato’s handling in the Driving section of this report. The entry level model retains the tag of Cerato S. Value for money continues to be a major feature of new Kia Cerato, with prices ranging from just $19,990 for the S sixspeed manual, to $26,190 for the Sport+ automatic. All prices are driveaway. New Cerato is slightly larger than the superseded one with more cabin space making it a genuine four-seater for tall adults. Three kids and mum and dad is
likely to be the most typical load and the Kia will handle that with ease. The tag ‘all-new’ isn’t quite accurate as the 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine, with 112kW of power and 192Nm of torque remains as in later versions of the gen-two Cerato. As is the six-speed manual gearbox. However, the six-speed automatic transmission is new and plays a major part of a sophisticated Kia Drive Mode Select (DMS) system which also modifies engine and steering behaviour. In a sign of the times the automatic transmission is more fuel efficient, 7.4 litres per hundred kilometres, than the manual at 7.6 litres per hundred.
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