[bumpkin]

News from Frankfurt on the 3 year facelift for the C'eed, including improvements to ride/handling.

http://www.carkeys.co.uk/launches/kia/16787.asp

[Blue]

Hmmm...

i have seen that "scalloping" on the lower doors somewhere else recently... 

No idea where though...

[Lorian]

The whole thing looks more like an i30. I don't like the new letterbox on the front though.

[Dazzler]

Nice find Brian... I don't like the new Kia Grills either

[2i30s]

the front looks like a ford focus.

[accim]

I saw few of them in past weeks.. Already began selling.. I also like the previous one more than this one.. Interior is better then before, so are the engines and the gearbox, but still not as good as i30's

[freakzoide]

I saw few of them in past weeks.. Already began selling.. I also like the previous one more than this one.. Interior is better then before, so are the engines and the gearbox, but still not as good as i30's

Agree.. except on the biased pare that "it's not as good as I30"! It's as good as an I30, don't see any advantage on one or other.

[accim]

I saw few of them in past weeks.. Already began selling.. I also like the previous one more than this one.. Interior is better then before, so are the engines and the gearbox, but still not as good as i30's

Agree.. except on the biased pare that "it's not as good as I30"! It's as good as an I30, don't see any advantage on one or other.

To me the seats are not as good. I've driven Ceed (approx 200km) and been driven with Ceed (even more) and to me the seats are worse than i30's. Especially on longer trips. They don't have that much "lateral" grip and they seem "too hard"..

Otherwise it's a great car.

They had to do something to make it better looking

[saunaman]

News from Frankfurt on the 3 year facelift for the C'eed, including improvements to ride/handling.

http://www.carkeys.co.uk/launches/kia/16787.asp

Took a test drive with both old and new Cee'd SW in October, the steering of the facelift was worse than in the previous model; extra light and non-responsive with lower speeds.

The took a test drive with i30cw - lot better steering and handling, interior quality was better as well. After few days of thinking I ordered one.

[accim]

News from Frankfurt on the 3 year facelift for the C'eed, including improvements to ride/handling.

http://www.carkeys.co.uk/launches/kia/16787.asp

Took a test drive with both old and new Cee'd SW in October, the steering of the facelift was worse than in the previous model; extra light and non-responsive with lower speeds.

The took a test drive with i30cw - lot better steering and handling, interior quality was better as well. After few days of thinking I ordered one.

i30 CW's wheelbase is slightly extended, compared to "ordinary" i30 (hatchback) and because of that it's handling is about the same as i30's.

Kia Ceed SW has the same wheelbase as Ceed (hatchback), which has result in slightly worse handling but bigger trunk, compared to i30CW. In the end, I prefer i30CW.

when Ceed SW has the same wheelbase length as hatchback. That's why Ceed SW doens't have as good handling as Ceed/i30/i30cw.