Low emissions for new Kia cee'd
Motoring Staff
2010-03-02
To showcase its ‘EcoDynamics’ range of fuel-saving vehicles, Kia Motors is revealing an ‘ultra-low’ CO2 version of its cee’d at the Geneva Motor Show. The new model achieves a significant 11% reduction in emissions – down to just 98g/km, compared with 110g/km for the current cleanest cee’d.
The five-door hatchback is powered by Kia’s new ‘U2’ family 1.6-litre diesel engine, designed and engineered at Kia’s R&D centre in Rüsselsheim, Germany and manufactured in Slovakia.
Cleaner, quieter and more fuel-efficient, this engine has the latest generation common rail diesel injection system and is fitted with a Variable Geometry Turbocharger.
Maximum power of 66kW is produced at 4 000rpm and maximum torque of 235Nm is available across a wide rev band, from 1 900 to 2 750rpm. More than 90% of the maximum torque is available from just 1 500rpm, for strong and smooth acceleration almost from idle.
In the EcoDynamics cee’d, the engine features improved engine mapping and fuel injection strategy with new software and is fitted with a variable water pump which absorbs less power, a high efficiency alternator with power-saving management system and a Diesel Particulate Filter.
In addition to using the latest engine technologies to enhance efficiency, the EcoDynamics cee’d is equipped with a range of fuel-saving features.
Kia’s fuel-stretching Intelligent Stop and Go system – that automatically switches off and then restarts the engine in congested city driving – now features optimised system logic. The electric power-assisted rack and pinion steering system requires just 2.69 turns of the wheel from lock-to-lock.
To encourage an economical driving style, an Eco Driving Guide – a gear-shift up/down indicator - is displayed in the cabin.
The suspension has also been lowered by 15 mm, while a smooth under-floor is fitted together with airflow deflectors ahead of each tyre and a rear spoiler is positioned on top of the tailgate. Brake-pad drag on the discs is reduced and the 16-inch diameter alloy wheels are fitted with low rolling resistance 205/55 R16 Michelin tyres and are inflated to a higher pressure of 2.6Bar.
