Highly responsive, low consumption diesel

One of the most popular engine choices for pro_cee’d buyers is expected to be the all-new 1.6-litre CRDi 16-valve diesel engine made in Slovakia. This modern DOHC unit features an electrically actuated variable geometry turbocharger (VGT) to ensure lively performance and clean emissions. Its power and torque figures are highly competitive – 115 ps (84.6 kW) and 255 Nm. This engine is mated to a five-speed manual transmission as standard with a four-speed automatic available as an option (depending on market).

Diesel pro_cee’d customers demanding higher performance can specify Kia’s Korean-built 2.0-litre CRDi diesel engine. This SOHC 16-valve CRDi unit also features second-generation common-rail technology, plus a VGT to generate 140 ps (103 kW) and 305 Nm of torque. This engine comes with a single transmission choice; a fuel-stretching high top ratio six-speed manual as standard.

As with other cee’d models, a ‘lower-power’ version of both diesel engines will be offered in some markets for local taxation reasons. The low 1.6 produces 90 ps (66.2 kW), while the low 2.0 gives 135 ps (99.3 kW) of power.

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2010 Kia Pro cee’d Advanced diesel and gasoline powertrains

“With the style and sport oriented pro_cee’d, we are expecting that a larger percentage of customers, up to 20%, will order the 2.0-litre gasoline or diesel model, with manual transmission, with many of them also ordering the 17-inch wheels which come with stiffer dampers as standard. This combination will perfectly match the sporty character the latest cee’d derivative,” comments Gregory Guillaume, Chief Designer Kia Motors Europe. “As with other cee’d family models, pro_cee’d buyers will be able to select the combination of engine and transmission that most closely matches their lifestyle and motoring habits,” concludes Guillaume.

For its new pro_cee’d, Kia is presenting customers the full choice of cee’d family powertrains – five Euro4 compliant engines and three transmissions, as offered in the five-door hatchback and Sporty Wagon models. Top speeds are similar to the five-door hatchback model, ranging from 206-to-172 kph.

Benefiting from a maximum weight reduction of 84 kg across the model range, the pro_cee’d accelerates more rapidly, delivering acceleration times (to 100 kph) from 10.1 to 13.5 seconds – compared to a 10.3 to 13.8 seconds spread for the five-door model.

Power outputs cover a 90 ps to 143 ps range, including the popular, advanced and highly responsive 1.6-litre, 115 ps diesel engine – designed and engineered at Kia’s ‘centre of diesel excellence’ within the R&D Centre at Russelsheim, and manufactured by Kia in Slovakia. Fuel consumption figures range over a 4.5 to 7.7 litres/100 km span, while CO2 figures vary between 119 and 184 g/km.

To suit local taxation requirements, some of the pro_cee’d engines will be available in certain markets with lowered maximum power. Good drivability will be largely maintained as the robust torque outputs of these engines are undiminished.