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The Kia Ceed (known as the Kia Cee'd before 2018) is a
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/ small family car (
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) produced by the South Korean manufacturer Kia since 2006 exclusively for the European market. It is the first Kia vehicle to be designed entirely in Europe and tailored to European customers. To mark the occasion, Kia took the initials of the
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, EEC or CEE in several languages and added ED for European Design. Realizing that "CEEED" had too many ‘E's, they replaced the last 'E' with an apostrophe, with 'Cee'd' being the end result. Since 2018, the Ceed name does not include an apostrophe. The initials now mean "Community of Europe, with European Design". The model has been manufactured at the Kia Motors Slovakia assembly plant in
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since October 2006. The Ceed replaced the Cerato which had little success in Europe. The Ceed was first unveiled on 28 September 2006 at the
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. In mid-2007, a station wagon version called the Cee'd sw was launched followed by the three-door Pro Cee'd in late 2007. From 2009 to 2010, Kia dropped the apostrophe of the Pro Cee'd and changed the model name to Pro Ceed. The second generation of the Cee'd was presented at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. At the 2018 Geneva Motor Show, Kia presented the third generation Ceed. In early 2019, a shooting brake version of the Ceed was launched, called the Proceed. In June 2019, Kia also unveiled the XCeed, a crossover SUV version of the car. , the Ceed is positioned between the K3
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( B-segment) and the K5 large family car (
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First generation (ED; 2006)

The Cee'd was designed in
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, Germany, with Miklós Kovács leading the design team, while the concept car was designed by Pontus Fontaeus. The cee'd is developed on the same platform as the
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. The first generation was available with a choice of four
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s (two
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and two diesel), five trim levels and either manual or
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. There were three trim levels available: LX, EX, TX. The flagship TX trim was equipped with semi leather seats,
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225/45 tires with 17 inch alloy wheels and rear parking sensors. All versions have six airbags as standard, active front headrests, height-adjustable headrests, pretensioners, ABS, EBD, BA, and a reinforced structure of the cabin. Upon release on the market, the
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is one of the most extensive and longest in Europe with seven years or 150,000 km for the powertrain and five years for the entire vehicle. In September 2009, the facelifted model was unveiled at the 63rd Frankfurt Motor Show. While the five-door and the station wagon were given an updated front and rear design, including the Kia's new corporate grille called the Tiger Nose, technical revisions and minor changes in the interior, the three-door version exterior was not updated. Approximately 646,300 units of the first-generation Cee'd were produced.


Body styles

Kia Pro_cee'd The Pro_cee'd is the sports version of the Kia Cee'd, with a 3-door body and a new rear-end design. The concept car was showcased for first time at the Paris Motor Show in 2006. Apart from the 3-door hatchback body, the car is given a lower stance compared to the original 5-door Cee'd as it is 5 cm lower and 5 cm longer. The official pictures of the production version were released in July 2007. Kia Cee'd Sportswagon The Cee'd Sportswagon is the
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of the Cee'd. It is the only version that features the 2.0-litre CRDi engine. The claimed boot space is 534 dm³ with the rear seats unfolded and 1664 dm³ with the seats folded down.


Pre-facelift

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Facelift

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Safety

The Kia Cee'd earned a
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5 star safety rating for adult occupants for the pre 2009 model. It is also fitted with six airbags (including curtain airbags) as standard even in countries like
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where safety options were usually stripped in comparison with other countries. The Euro NCAP results also showed that the dashboard can become a threat to the driver and passenger's knees in the event of a front collision, despite having 6 airbags in the car and the Cee'd also scored the maximum available points for the side impact and pole tests.


Second generation (JD; 2012)

Making its worldwide premiere at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show is the all-new second-generation Cee'd (with internal code ''JD'') which is claimed to be more sophisticated, efficient, refined, better equipped with a more engaging driving experience than the first generation. The second-generation Cee'd is, however, significantly more expensive than the first generation and moves the Cee'd out of the "budget" market as noted by independent reviewers such as Honest John. With the new Cee'd, came Kia's first attempt of a hot hatch with the Pro Cee'd GT. First shown in June 2015, a facelifted model of the Cee'd went on sale in September of the same year. Approximately 647,700 units of the second-generation Cee'd were produced.


Pre-facelift

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Facelift

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Pro_Cee'd GT and Cee'd GT

Kia released the Pro_Cee'd GT in July 2013, while the 5-door Cee'd GT was released January 2014. The Pro_Cee'd GT is the company's first performance oriented car and the first European style " hot hatch" from a Korean manufacturer. It would act as a halo model for the rest of the range. It is also the first Kia sold in the UK with a turbo-charged petrol engine. The Pro_Cee'd GT uses a variant of the T-GDi Gamma engine. The engine in the Pro_Cee'd GT is the same as that used in the American market Hyundai Veloster Turbo, but different gear ratios and more aggressive suspension have been used. The torque has also been increased to ; though, where the standard T-GDi engine has all of its torque available between 1750 and 4500 rpm, the engine as used in the Pro_Cee'd GT has been altered slightly, having its full torque available between 1750 and 4600 rpm. The engine propels the car from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 7.4 seconds, 0.4 seconds faster than the Veloster Turbo with the same engine (albeit a with a lower tune). The suspension in the GT has been modified over the standard Pro_Cee'd, giving a far more agile and sporting ride. A body kit has been fitted to give the car a more muscular stance. The rear bumper now includes a splitter and twin exhausts, whilst the front introduces a large air intake with red pinstripe, a gloss black grille with silver GT badge and distinctive LED "Ice Cube" daytime running lights—side skirts are also fitted. The car runs on 18-inch Alloy Wheels over the standard car's 17-inch wheels. The interior gains red accents including an overstitched GT badge on the bottom of the steering wheel, as well as Leather and Suede Recaro sports racing bucket seats and TFT instrument dial, allowing the driver to switch between an analogue speedometer and digital readout with boost pressure and torque meters.


Safety


Third generation (CD; 2018)

The third-generation Ceed was announced in February 2018 and revealed ahead of the 2018 Geneva Motor Show. The estate version was announced in March and officially revealed at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show. The production of the hatchback started in May 2018 and the car became available in June. The production of the estate version started in summer 2018. A 48 volt
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diesel engine variant of the 1.6 Smartstream, called the 'EcoDynamics+', was added for the entire lineup in 2020.


Pre-facelift

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Facelift

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Proceed

The Proceed is a shooting brake version of the Ceed launched in early 2019. It was discontinued in 2024. File:2019 Kia Proceed GT ISG S-A 1.6 Front.jpg, 2019 Kia Proceed (pre-facelift) File:2019 Kia Proceed GT ISG S-A 1.6 Rear.jpg, 2019 Kia Proceed (pre-facelift) File:2022 Kia Proceed GT-Line ISG facelift 1.5.jpg, Kia Proceed (facelift) File:Kia Proceed GT IMG 6007.jpg, Kia Proceed (facelift)


XCeed

In September 2019, Kia unveiled the XCeed, a crossover SUV based on the third generation Ceed. File:Kia XCeed IMG 3314.jpg, Kia XCeed (pre-facelift) File:Kia XCeed IMG 3689.jpg, Kia XCeed (pre-facelift) File:Kia XCeed (2022) 1X7A6475.jpg, Kia XCeed (facelift) File:Kia XCeed (2022) 1X7A6476.jpg, Kia XCeed (facelift)


Engines


Safety


Sales

The Cee'd became Kia's best selling European model from 2007 to 2011, then it was overtaken by the Sportage, strongly outperforming sales of its predecessor, the Cerato and the previous best selling model, the Picanto — with sales of between 90,000 and 150,000 units per year. In 2008, the cee'd represented 44% of Kia's total sales volumes in Europe. Sales benefited from the innovative seven years' warranty—the first such warranty ever to be offered on any vehicle marketed in Europe.


Concepts

;Kia Pro_cee'd At the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show, Kia unveiled the ''Pro_Cee'd'', The Show Car designed by Pontus Fontaeus, and began marketing the model in January 2008. The Pro_Cee'd is mechanically identical to the 5-door model but many body panels (sans the bonnet and front-wings) are new and do not carry over from the 5-door model. The first-generation Pro_Cee'd was often compared to the Audi A3 in terms of its appearance, ''
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'' calling it a "bargain Audi A3". In 2013, Kia released the second-generation Pro_Cee'd. Unlike the previous generation, this car shares no body panels with the 5-door model. The new Pro_Cee'd has been continually praised in reviews for its looks, with a more coupé-like appearance, more sporting stance, lower suspension (by 40 mm) and a smaller front grille. The car has, however, gained some criticism; it excels at comfort and refinement like the standard Cee'd, but its suspension and steering are not considered at all sporty, its setup favouring the aforementioned comfort. In 2017, Kia released a concept for the third-generation ProCeed. This time as a shooting brake version of the Ceed. ;Kia Ex_cee'd Kia's Ex_cee'd cabriolet
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premiered at the 77th Geneva International Motor Show in 2007 and was designed by Pontus Fontaeus. Based on the three-door Cee'd
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(Pro_cee'd), the Ex_cee'd shares the same platform, but features different exterior panels and an electric folding fabric roof. ;Kia Eco_cee'd Kia revealed a concept of its Pro_cee'd line, with improved aerodynamics and
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engine tuning to their diesel engine, under the name "Eco_cee'd". The concept models were fitted with ISG (Idle Stop&Go) and regenerative braking. ;Hybrid version Kia previewed a hybrid Cee'd concept at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, and operates an evaluation fleet of in Europe—with the hybrid models featuring an electric motor, powered by a high-voltage battery mounted behind the rear seats.


In popular culture

On 27 June 2010, the Kia Cee'd was revealed as the new reasonably priced car for the " Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car" segment of the top-rated UK television programme '' Top Gear'', where presenter
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incorrectly and persistently pronounces the name as "Cee-apostrophe-d" and describes it as "the only car with an apostrophe ''in'' its name." The version used had a kerb weight upwards of 1,263 kg, and was priced at . The car was eventually replaced in Series 20 by a
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. ''Top Gear'' dented several Cee'ds in a game of car rugby in 2013.


Motorsport

The Kia Cee'd has been homologated for TCR-specification series and is manufactured and supplied by Austrian company STARD. Kia will run a factory-supported team in the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship in 2017. The Pro Cee'd serves as an official
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Outside Europe

The Cee'd was being initially available only in the markets of Europe, Israel and South Africa. In Russia and Kazakhstan, the first two generations of Cee'd were sold alongside the
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. Kia began selling Cee'd models in Morocco since 2010. As of 2020, Kia still sells Cee'd models in Morocco, alongside the Kia Cerato. In 2014, the Pro_Cee'd GT was being sold in
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. In 2015, Kia Australia announced that the Pro_Cee'd GT would no longer be offered in 2016, registering just 746 units over the two years on sale.


Reception

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'' – New Car Honours – Special Honour for seven-year warranty * ''Autocar'' – 'Idea of the Year' for Cee'd seven-year warranty *''What Diesel Car?'' – Hatchback of the year *''Towcar awards 2007'' *''Camping Fritid'' (Danish Camping magazine, from DCU) – Camping car of the year 2007 * UK survey, Cee'd ranked in first place in the Driver Power's Compact Family category to beat out Volkswagen, Toyota, Fiat and other notable competitors in the segment. Driver Power is Auto Express's car owner reliability and satisfaction survey which presents the frank and honest views of drivers in the UK. * '' Top Gear'' named it runner up in their car of the year award for 2009 (broadcast 3 January 2010). They then named it as their new "reasonably priced car" from series 15 to series 20. * German auto magazine ''ACE Lenkrad'', Kia Cee'd surpassed the Toyota Auris and the Volkswagen Golf. * German auto magazine '' Autobild'', Cee'd was rated higher than the Toyota Auris, Citroen C4 and Honda Civic. * Austrian auto magazine ''Autotouring'' (2007.4); Cee'd was rated above Toyota Auris, Volkswagen Golf, Mazda 3. * Danish auto magazine ''Motor'', Kia Cee'd is the first car to ever earn the 6-out-of-6 rating. * Swedish magazine ''Vi Bilägare'' found in the yearly long-distance test (one year, 40 000 km; 25,000 miles) that Kia Cee´d had the highest second-hand value among all cars the magazine had tested through the years. * German car magazine '' Autobild'' tested the Kia Cee'd during 100,000 km (60,000 miles). Just a few flaws, ranked as high. * France's motoring publication ''L'Automobile Magazine'', The Kia Cee'd won a 2009 quality/reliability survey in the compact-car category.Kia Cee’d wins French reliability survey
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