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Tuesday 22 May 2012
Reader’s test: 2012 Kia Cerato SAJIT KALIDAS
THE 2012 Kia Cerato hatch is a great-looking car. Many of my friends say it looks very similar to the Audi A3 and I agree – after all they have the same designer. Although the Cerato comes standard with 17” alloys, I decided to change them. I wanted my car to have a more aggressive look and the white with tinted windows and smoked grey rims was the ideal package I felt. . Interior Since the car comes with almost everything, all I needed to add was the hands-free Bluetooth kit. I have got to wonder why this was not part of the standard equipment since the Rio has it as standard. The leather seats are comfortable. I am sure that there are softer more premium leather seats out there, but these are good enough. The instrumentation cluster is well laid out and well lit. One of my mates said it looks like the cockpit of an aeroplane. The most pleasing thing about the interior is the space – it is phenomenal, both in the front and rear – I guar-
antee that you will not get any complaints about leg room. The sports pedals and leather gear knob give the car a sporty look and the engine matches the look with its performance. Undeniably, all the good that is said
about the interior of this car in all the other articles you read is true. So what do they not tell you about the interior? Well, I have yet to figure out why the rear doors do not have door pockets or why only the rear
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