With the 2012 model year range of the average Kia cee’d upgrading equipment at the technical level and introducing a new Euro 5 diesel engine and a new trim level that comes in addition to previous versions of the LX and top of the line EX, which retain exclusive features like electric rear windows, tinted windows, parking sensors, Bluetooth connectivity on board and the dual zone automatic climate control.
The most significant innovation of the range of the Kia cee’d model year 2012 is the addition of third level of equipment “Platinum” that compared to the basic version offers cee’d LX alloy wheels 16 “, partially covering the steering wheel and leather gear knob, fog lights and additional headlights and electrically adjustable heated exterior mirrors in body color. The price of Platinum was fixed in 500 euros more than the basic version of the LX. Platinum 5-door for the price, therefore the from 15,900 euros (With 1.4 petrol engine), while for the family version Sporty Wagon the starting price is 16,500 euros.
With the 2012 model year Kia cee’d Sporty Wagon and 5-door, next to the 1,400 motor gasoline, debuts new generation of VGT CTDi turbodiesel engine that meets the more stringent Euro 5 specifications, with a further reduction of emissions and fuel consumption. The 4-cylinder 1,600 in variable turbine geometry turbocharging has a power regulation system and adopt more sophisticated particulate filter as standard. Under this new version with an output of 90 hp, is equal to the combined 4.2 litres/100 km (5-door model) against the previous 4.3 litres/100 km and CO2 emissions increased from 115 to 110 g / km. Even the 115 PS version improves its performance by reducing CO2 emissions from 118 to 115 g / km.
