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OFF TOPIC => MEMBERS OTHER MOTORS => Topic started by: tla on October 30, 2013, 21:58:49

Title: Kia Cerato 2013 hatch
Post by: tla on October 30, 2013, 21:58:49: Well, I'm back in Melbourne, so I needed a new car.

I wanted an auto trans, but didn't want a CVT or DCT, so that crossed the Golf, Focus, Pulsar, and Corolla off the list. So, it was a choice between the mazda 3, i30, or Cerato. The current 3 is at the end of its shelf life, and in most ways compares poorly with the i30 or Cerato. So, the choice was between the i30 or Cerato. I finally went with the Cerato Si because it has a 2.0L GDI engine (same as in the i30-SR), better rear leg room than the i30 (due to the 5cm longer wheelbase), quieter than all the above cars (http://www.carpoint.com.au/videos/2013/comparison/kia/cerato/small-car-mega-test-2013-kia-cerato-video-review-37212 (http://www.carpoint.com.au/videos/2013/comparison/kia/cerato/small-car-mega-test-2013-kia-cerato-video-review-37212)), and rear air vents.

I've had it for about a week, and so far so good.

(http://i.imgur.com/AdePxIY.jpg)
Title: Re: Kia Cerato 2013 hatch
Post by: asathorny on October 30, 2013, 22:09:43: Looks nice :goodjob: :goodjob: :goodjob:
Title: Re: Kia Cerato 2013 hatch
Post by: Dazzler on October 30, 2013, 23:08:23: It is a cousin of the i30, so we forgive you ... looks good, more pix when you get a chance please :goodjob:
Title: Re: Kia Cerato 2013 hatch
Post by: rustynutz on October 30, 2013, 23:35:21: Welcome back...and congrats on the new car... :goodjob:
Title: Re: Kia Cerato 2013 hatch
Post by: rustynutz on October 30, 2013, 23:39:37: http://news.drive.com.au/drive/new-car-reviews/kia-cerato-sli-new-car-review-20131019-2vt68.html (http://news.drive.com.au/drive/new-car-reviews/kia-cerato-sli-new-car-review-20131019-2vt68.html)
Title: Re: Kia Cerato 2013 hatch
Post by: Dazzler on October 30, 2013, 23:47:31: Thanks for the LInk Rusty, I found that and the link in TLA's post interesting :goodjob:
Title: Re: Kia Cerato 2013 hatch
Post by: tla on October 31, 2013, 01:41:44: Thanks guys.

There's nothing really I can fault with the car. Everything seems well put together, handles nicely, and is generally quiet..
Title: Re: Kia Cerato 2013 hatch
Post by: Lester on October 31, 2013, 02:10:35: Nice car and the new Cerato gets good reviews. I don't think you will have to walk the gangplank on here, Kia is part of the Hyundai family.

Happy motoring. I was close to buying a Cerato in June last year, but opted for my i30 Trophy.

:Drive: :drinks:
Title: Re: Kia Cerato 2013 hatch
Post by: Alasama on October 31, 2013, 02:57:21: Looks very nice & sporty. :goodjob2:
Title: Re: Kia Cerato 2013 hatch
Post by: Eureka on October 31, 2013, 05:42:12: Looks nice.
Title: Re: Kia Cerato 2013 hatch
Post by: beerman on October 31, 2013, 09:49:02: If only they would plonk a diesel in it :whistler:
Title: Re: Kia Cerato 2013 hatch
Post by: Eureka on November 01, 2013, 23:16:05: Yesterday a current model Mazda 3 hatch overtook me and for a moment I thought it was an i30. The dipping waste line and the arched crease over the front wheel fooled me. (I put this here because the Kia's styling must be related to the i30's.)
Title: Re: Kia Cerato 2013 hatch
Post by: Dazzler on November 01, 2013, 23:20:34: Quote from: Eureka on November 01, 2013, 23:16:05
Yesterday a current model Mazda 3 hatch overtook me and for a moment I thought it was an i30. The dipping waste line and the arched crease over the front wheel fooled me. (I put this here because the Kia's styling must be related to the i30's.)

Many of the new models look like the i30 (including the back of the new corolla as mentioned before)
Title: Re: Kia Cerato 2013 hatch
Post by: Eureka on November 01, 2013, 23:46:22: I wonder if it's the i30 looking like the Mazda 3?
Title: Re: Kia Cerato 2013 hatch
Post by: Lester on November 01, 2013, 23:56:33: I reckon the nicest part of the FD i30 is the rear end, looks smart. :goodjob:
Title: Re: Kia Cerato 2013 hatch
Post by: rustynutz on November 02, 2013, 01:03:32: :whsaid:
Title: Re: Kia Cerato 2013 hatch
Post by: Eureka on November 11, 2013, 06:30:02: Flogging a dead horse here, as I previously mentioned this above, but today I saw current models: i30, Mazda 3 hatch and Corolla hatch parked behind each other in Carlton, each of them white. The similarities between the i30 and the 3 were quite striking: the dipping, creased waste line and the creasing over the front wheels. The side of the Corolla looks quite bland.
Title: Re: Kia Cerato 2013 hatch
Post by: beerman on November 11, 2013, 10:12:00: Quote from: Eureka on November 11, 2013, 06:30:02
The side of the Corolla looks quite bland.

It has to blend in with the other white goods...... :snigger:
Title: Re: Kia Cerato 2013 hatch
Post by: Doggie 1 on November 11, 2013, 10:50:07: Quote from: beerman on November 11, 2013, 10:12:00
Quote from: Eureka on November 11, 2013, 06:30:02
The side of the Corolla looks quite bland.

It has to blend in with the other white goods...... :snigger:

Not to mention Hybrid caps and beige cardigans.