The XCeed’s 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine is good, providing you drive it sensibly. It’s very coarse when you rev it hard. The engine labours as the needle edges towards the redline
The cee'd was the biggest breakthrough for the Korean car-maker Kia. It was launched just before the world economic crisis and it offered more than anyone expected. In 2009 it received a facelift.
Some of this kit is optional on the Renault, which would take its price to over £23,000 and therefore more than the Kia, so the Ceed SW is actually good value. 50 Quality is acceptable, too.
In this respect, the Xceed is not only expected to bolster Kia’s bottom line by becoming one of the strongest sellers in the Ceed range. It is also hoped that a familiar-feeling plug-in hybrid Kia replaced its 1.4-litre petrol engine with a new 1.5-litre petrol in early 2021 and it’s pretty good – it’s appreciably quieter and more refined than the unit it replaced in the line-up . 49 362 378 229 370 160 238 236

is the kia ceed a good car