Slovakian racer Jaroslav Baranek entered a race-prepped diesel-powered Kia cee’d in the Slovak Motor Sport Association’s diesel-only hill-climb championship and managed win the championship clinching the first place in 6 out of 13 total races.
The Kia cee’d had most of its interior removed and a roll cage was fitted to make the car more rigid to help it deal with the high cornering forces of a high speed hill climb. It weighs 1,130kg. The car uses a Proflex suspension, AP Racing brakes, a Sprintfilter air filter system and an OMP fire extinguisher. The build was completed in under 12 months. Under the hood is a tuned up version of Kia’s 2.0 litre CRDi engine producing 200 horsepower and a peak torque of 400Nm.
“We managed to win with the car produced and modified in the Slovak Republic. I am very pleased that it was Kia cee’d and that we were able to win the Slovak championship with it,” said the winning driver.
After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history. An avid electronic gadget aficionado as well as big-time coffee lover, he's also the executive producer of the Driven motoring TV programme.
enough of korean cars!
=P
err… 86 turbo also can ma…
Kia rox your socks
its nice, but will you want one?
the kia ceed is actually a very nice car.. built and designed in europe, if you’re ever seen one in real life, and sat in it, you would actually think you’re in a continental car.
i just think that the local distributors have messed up the kia brand.
BanyakMasukWorkshop said,
November 19, 2008 @ 10:48 am
i just think that the local distributors have messed up the kia brand.
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True!!
Btw, that’s a very good achievement from KIA and should take this as a first step to invovle more on future race/rallying tournament. Good job!!
New Optima and Rondo worth to have a look. Rondo is better than Grand Livina & A-Van-Zai
ceed older brother spectra5 has european design
so does hyundai i series (i20/i30-lupa la)
kia= cheap, decent conti-wannabee car (not CKD version yaa)
heheheheh
torque said,
November 19, 2008 @ 12:26 pm
BanyakMasukWorkshop said,
November 19, 2008 @ 10:48 am
i just think that the local distributors have messed up the kia brand.
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True!!
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screw naza