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  • Kia cee’d GT Line with Improved Turbo Engine

    Kia is introducing the new Cee’d which is set to premiere at the Geneva Motor Show, along with a new turbocharged engine and seven-speed dual clutch gearbox. The car benefits from a number of visual enhancements as well. Conventional Cee’d GT, Kia Pro_cee’d GT and Cee’d SW can take advantage of theses sporty specifications, too.

    For the GT Line, the company is presenting its all-new 1.0-litre ‘T-GDi’ power unit. This is a downsized, three-cylinder engine designed to provide better fuel consumption and emissions while offering willing performance and excellent responses to driver input. Making its premiere in Europe, this is the first representative of the upcoming range of Kia’s downsized engines.

    Exact figures? The 1.0-litre T-GDi unit generates 120 hp (88 kW) and a maximum torque of 172 Nm (127 lb-ft). Additionally, the 1.0-litre cee’d GT Line comes with Kia’s fuel-saving ISG system as standard, available with the six-speed manual transmission.

    A more powerful variant is the cee’d’s 1.6-litre CRDi diesel engine. Thanks to some notable alterations this one gets a power increase from 128 to 133 hp (98 kW) and torque from 265 to 285 Nm (210 lb-ft).

    Finally, the cee’d GT Line also comes with a seven-speed dual clutch gearbox which was seen for the first time on the facelifted Hyundai i30. This model will be offered with the 1.6-litre CRDi diesel engine, generating 133 hp. The DCT is capable of handling torque outputs up to 300 Nm which is more than the capacity of the replaced six-speed torque-converter automatic transmission.

    Regarding the styling, the cee’d GT Line is refreshed by 17-inch alloy wheels, ice cube LED daytime running lights, angrier front and rear bumpers and dual exhaust setup. Moreover, there are also GT side sill moldings and LED taillights.

    Inside, the cabin is said to have received a more stylish upholstery in gray, white and black that includes eye-catching grey stitching, GT Line logos, piano black accents, aluminum pedals and GT-developed leather steering wheel.

    The impressive Kia cee’d GT Line will be available in the European dealerships in the fourth quarter of 2015.

    2015 KIA cee\'d GT Line
    2015 KIA cee\'d GT Line
    2015 KIA cee\'d GT Line
    2015 KIA cee\'d GT Line
    2015 KIA cee\'d GT Line
    2015 KIA cee\'d GT Line
    2015 KIA cee\'d GT Line

    Source: Kia

  • Kia Pro_cee’d GT Cabrio Drawing Takes Over The Web

    A drawing of a topless version of the Kia Pro_cee’d GT has been circulating around the web thus provoking many questions to be posed. Since officials at Kia said that, there have been numerous rumours that the Korean brand would indeed enter a cabrio into the market, this particular image made big discussions all over the Internet. However, the promise Kia has made is still unrealized.

    These facts also inspire car enthusiasts and designers to create a picture of what a Kia cabrio GT might look like, and this is how the image above has been born. This particular Kia Pro-cee’d GT Cabrio concept drawing is of course only speculation. Nevertheless it brings about the thought that such a model would not be out of the realm of possibility.

    Given that Kia has recently revealed their decision to expand the GT model range, the convertible version of the car would fit in very nicely with Kia’s current GT family. And to go even further into the realm of imagination, if we can guess what kind of engine will be used for such model, it would probably be the 204 horsepower (150 kW) 1.6L four-cylinder petrol unit fitted with a twin-scroll turbocharger.

    The only thing left is just to have the expectation that we could have the happiness of seeing such GT Cabrio in the showrooms by the end of 2015.

    News And Picture Source: kia-world

  • Teaser: 2013 Kia pro_cee’d GT

    Kia has just exclusively released the first teaser image of their new and aerodynamically empowered Kia pro_cee’d GT. The model will make its official launch in the second half of next year, exuding thirst for speed and adventures.

    It is visible that the hot hatch is perfectly aligned with Kia’s sportiness and “fun to drive” positioning. The model of course is based on the all-new pro_cee’d which had its global debut at the Paris Motor Show earlier this year.

    The pro_cee’d wiil to go on sale next year, however earlier than the GT model – in the spring. Unfortunately, there’s scarce information around the technical details and specification of the latter. All we know so far is that the 2013 pro_cee’d GT will include the 1.6-litre turbocharged GDI engine mated to a six-speed manual transmission.

    Source: Kia