Top Gear, the British motoring based entertainment programme has just revealed their new Reasonably Priced Car – the Kia cee’d. Its function is for the show’s guests to set lap times around TG’s 2.82 km test track. Previous lambs to the slaughter were the Chevrolet Lacetti (Optra to us) and the Suzuki Liana.
The cee’d in question, which is the latest facelifted version featuring Kia’s new corporate grille, is a five-door C-segment hatchback with a 124 hp/153 Nm 1.6-litre engine. The show’s guests never had it this good, as the cee’d is on a different level altogether compared to the Optra and Suzuki.
Top Gear’s mystery ace driver The Stig requested three identical red cee’ds from Kia, which is not at all embarrassed by the selection. “The last time Top Gear paid us any attention I think they tried to build one of our cars out of washing machines – so this is quite a step forward in their understanding of just how Kia has changed over the last six years,” said Kia Motors UK communications director, Stephen Kitson.
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KIA should downgrade NAZAKia as super dealer rather than keep as DISTRIBUTOR. The brand can’t lift their image if still under NAZAKia.
NAZA has too many brands and reputation is far from satisfactory.
if they downgrade, then kia will be more expensive than toyota. no more tax loophole, hahah
That Naza badge save u a few thousand ringgits & your soul from Proton.
God Blessed SM Nasimuddin!!!!!
Amen to that
@Nutty Dad Nice way of putting it to words. Thumb up for you.
I wonder when a Proton will be selected as their reasonable car
OZ top gear
Got already for Top Gear Australia (Satria Neo)
Well. At least Top Gear Australia uses Proton Satria Neo as their ‘bog standard car’ which also means Reasonably Priced Car
actually proton satria neo has been selected as top gear australia reasonably priced car
Maybe Driven will introduce this kind of segment in their show?? If they do, maybe proton will sponsor Saga.
nice car… but at GBP14k, it is not cheap, considering the liana n lacetti’s sub-GBP10k.. though it is reasonably priced…
Is this equivalent to Malaysia’s spectra5?
should be the replacement model…dun mind if RM72K
proton satria neo is in australia top gear.
Yes, that is why they can’t have it on Top Gear, cause its in Aussie. Also I think the cee’d has better quality than the neo. I have seen this in the flesh, nearer to Astra in terms of quality of materials.
Yes you can save on the price how about the after-sales service?
Still reasonable. Do ur homework….for eg u compare between Forte, City and Vios..see the maintenance cost…
They should make the Dacia Sandero as the SIARPC instead!
Capt Slow is sooooo gonna love it lol
nah, his in love with the new dacia duster now. GREAT NEWS!
They couldn’t. I think even dacia was quite willing, but they didn’t bring the Sandero to the UK, so it was no go
Clarkson calls it Kia Cee Apostrophe D. LOL
He mentioned that this car is the only car name in the world that have Apostrophe ‘
LOL
Is this car equal to KIA RIO here???
hmm… Naza Biji
what a nice name of Naza rebadge this car and sell here..:P
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this is newer generation than spectra5..
hyundai i30 cuzzin
And of course the world’s most un-reasonably priced car (vuvuzela noise please) is Proton lah, no brainer at all. Selling stone-age car at space-age price like RM102k Perdana and Tok Arab buying Gen2 Waja Pesona at half price RM35k only.
Kia’s this generation front grill trade mark looks like an old man with a tooth up & a bottom… it’s getting bored to me.
And because no celeb had driven it yet because there would be no one to compare with, Jeremy invited a few celeb at once to come race their lap time. Btw, Hammond invited Angelina Jolie!
but she didnt turn up ;-)
You should see how they ‘tried’ to bury the previous Reasonably priced car, the chevrolet lacetti (optra here) …. epic fail!!! LOL!
Does this car will come to Boleh land?
this episode is so funny,total opposite of serious,nice cameo by phil oakey
and Peter Stringfellow
highly tune-able (looks) for a hot-hatch
hmmm…Naza benih <—-Naza rebadge version
sshh….ceed….. how could that beee… :-)
bring it in NAZA, mulah2 sudahla
in UK cost 14000
in malaysia will cost rm140000
that how u can estimate any cbu car price in malaysia
Kia Motors UK communications director, Stephen Kitson sure took criticism even a cynical one by TG constructively
i think the reason we all here are having this discussion and argument about the pricing levels are all due to Mahathir and his fucking fantasy… the day Proton die, we can all celebrate and world will be better off..