Road Test
Kia Cee'd
Test date 24 January 2007
Price as tested £14,395
For Packaging, diesel punch, seven-year warranty
Against Ride refinement, pricing, poor front seats
How much ?
- Price as tested £14,395
- Price as tested £14,595
How fast
- 0-30mph 3.4 sec
- 0-60mph 10.3 sec
- 0-100mph 37.9 sec
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
10.6 sec
- 0-400m
17.8 / 77.5 sec/mph
- 0-1000m
32.9 / 96.4 sec/mph
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
4.3 / 7
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
6.5 / 9.8 sec
- 50-70mph in 5th
10 sec
- 60-0mph
2.98 sec
- Top speed
no data
- Noise at 70mph
69 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
37.9 mpg
- Test best/worst
42.8 / 23.3
Government figures
- Combined/urban
60.1 / 49.6 mpg
- CO2 emissions
125 g/km
How big?
- Length
4235 mm
- Width
1790 mm
- Height
1480 mm
- Wheelbase
2650 mm
- Weight
1468 kg
- Fuel tank
53.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 4 cyls In Line , 1582 cc
- Max power 113 bhp at 4000 rpm
- Max torque 188 ft at 1900 rpm
- Specific output 71.4bhp per litre bhp per litre
- Power to weight 83bhp per tonne bhp per tonne
- Installation F Transverse
- Bore/stoke 77.2x84.5 mm
- Compression ratio 17.3:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl4
- Ignition and fuel no data, Diesel
Gearbox
- Type 5-speed Manual
- 1st 3.64 / 5.2
- 2nd 1.96 / 9.6
- 3rd 1.19 / 15.8
- 4th 0.84 / 22.2
- 5th 0.66 / 28.4
- 6th no data
- Final drive 3.94
Suspension
- Front MacPherson struts with gas filled dampers
- Rear Multi-link independent suspension, gas filled dampers on lightweight arms
Steering
- Type Rack and pinion motor driven power steerung
- Lock to lock no data
Brakes
Wheel & tyres
- Size front no data
- Size rear no data
- Made of Steel
- Tyres front no data
- Tyres rear no data
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