Kia eco_cee’d Concept at Frankfurt 2007
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Frankfurt 2007 brings us another concept based on the new cee’d family of cars – the Kia eco_cee’d concept. It is based on the 3-door pro_cee’d hatchback and is powered by a 1.6 liter CRDi turbodiesel engine. Through minimal Volkswagen BlueMotion-style modifications to the base vehicle, CO2 emissions drops to 104g/km and fuel consumption is now just 3.9 liters for every 100km travelled.
The 1.6 liter CRDi engine power output remains at the stock 115 PS output levels, and the brake system remains unchanged. This improved emissions and fuel consumption level is thanks to a reduction of drag coefficient to 0.29 cD from 0.33 Cd. This is achieved via lowering the suspension by 15mm, fitting under-floor coverings to the front, middle and rear of the vehicle, adopting plastic wheel arch linings with spoiler lips to smooth airflow around the wheels, a special front grille designed for low-drag, ultra-low rolling resistance Michelin Energy 205/50R17 tyres, and special alloy wheels designed to generate minimum disturbance to airflow along the sides of the car. The car has also been lightened with the use of a tyre repair kit in place of a spare wheel.
The powertrain is also fitted with Kia’s Idle Stop & Go system, which uses Smart Battery Power Management jointly developed with automotive electronics specialist Bosch. This system recharges the battery automatically during deceleration and switches the engine if the ECU determines that the car is in a stopped and idle status with conditions that are appropriate to switch the engine off. When first gear of the 6-speed manual gearbox is selected, the engine is restarted instantly.
The new 6-speed manual is an improvement over the standard 1.6 liter CRDi pro_cee’d’s 5-speed unit, with higher ratios for the last 3 gears to reduce engine RPM while cruising, taking advantage of the turbodiesel’s good low end torque. The ECU also displays the optimum gear to be in on a shift indicator fitted in the instrument cluster.
Have a look at the redesigned undercarriage after the jump.
September 11, 2007 @ 8:04 pm
lovely colour on a car
September 11, 2007 @ 8:07 pm
Very clean undercarriage. I like the overall shape too..but will look better in black…lolz I’d like to see what the Stop & Go system is all about. sounds interesting, but seems a little iffy in practice.
September 12, 2007 @ 12:10 am
we’ll never see cars like these here because of high sulphur diesel, haiihhh… =(
September 12, 2007 @ 12:24 am
“fuel consumption is now just 3.9 liters for every 100km travelled”
Wow, thats nice, now only i realized modern diesel is so economic! Sadly in Malaysia we only have our current dirty diesel, put it in this car’s engine, the diesel will kill it!!
September 12, 2007 @ 4:45 am
oo very nice car and cheap too for a diesel car
September 12, 2007 @ 8:15 am
“Stop and go” is standard fair on all Hybrid cars. So this is a tested tech and nothing new.
The “not full hybrids” (Full hybrids would be like the Prius that can run on battery alone) like the Honda IMA uses this for on engine deactivation when the car is at the stop and uses the IMA motor to start the car once a gear is selected.
I expected a little more than the 3.9L per 100km after all that extra work is done. I remember that VW’s 1.9TDi Golf was running somethign like 4.6L/100km dispite being 300cc larger and one generation earlier.
Diesels are very economical. Expect to see about 20-30% better fuel consumption than the equivalent sized petrol engine. This is because of the energy content of diesel is higher per gram than petrol, and the higher efficiency of the engine.
September 12, 2007 @ 8:52 am
now they said salt water can replace current fuel that what we call hybrid
September 12, 2007 @ 10:39 am
Kia is really doing it’s homework
September 12, 2007 @ 3:08 pm
nice……
September 12, 2007 @ 3:43 pm
OK LA… WAIT UNTILL IT ON THE ROAD..TEST DRIVE IT..N JUDGE IT..BUT 4 NOW
VERDICT: *******/10*
September 12, 2007 @ 4:43 pm
WoW! love those propeller(blade) type wheels….. reminds me of V70 (the earlier model)..