Overview Released in September 2009, the Kia TD Cerato Koup was a small, two-door coupe. Manufactured in Hwaseong, South Korea, the front-wheel drive Cerato Koup was powered by a 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine that was initially mated to either four-speed automatic or five-speed manual transmissions. In January 2011, the Cerato was updated with six-speed transmissions […]
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Review: Kia YD Cerato Koup (2013-16)
Overview Released in November 2013, the Kia YD Cerato Koup was a front-wheel drive coupe. Manufactured in Hwasung, South Korea, the YD Cerato Koup range consisted of Si and Turbo variants, powered by naturally aspirated 2.0-litre and turbocharged 1.6-litre petrol engines respectively. G4NC and C4FJ engines Of the engines, For Si variants, the 2.0-litre G4NC […]
Review: Kia TD Cerato (2009-13)
Overview Released in January 2009, the Kia TD Cerato was initially available as a small sedan (the TD Cerato Koup has been reviewed separately). Manufactured in Hwaseong, South Korea, the front-wheel drive Cerato was powered by 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engines. The Cerato range initially consisted of sedans which were available as S, Si and SLi […]
Review: Kia LD Cerato (2004-08)
Review: Kia LD.I Cerato (2004-05) Overview Released in July 2004, the Kia LD Series I (LD.I) Cerato was a small, front-wheel drive sedan. Manufactured in Hwasung, South Korea, the Cerato was powered by a 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine. Transmission options consisted of five-speed manual or four-speed automatic units, the latter featuring ‘fuzzy logic’ which adapted […]
Review: Kia BD Cerato (2018-on)
Overview The Kia BD Cerato sedan was released in Australia in June 2018, with hatchbacks following in October 2018. Manufactured at Kia’s Hwaseong Plant in South Korea, the front-wheel drive Kia BD Cerato was initially powered by a 2.0-litre petrol engine that was mated to either six-speed manual or automatic transmissions. As per the table […]
Review: Kia YD Cerato (2013-18)
Review: Kia YD.I Cerato (2013-16) Overview Released in April 2013, the Kia YD Series I (YD.I) Cerato was initially available as a sedan, with five-door hatchbacks following in August 2013 (the YD Cerato Koup has been reviewed separately). Manufactured in Hwasung, South Korea, the front-wheel drive Cerato was powered by 1.8- and 2.0-litre petrol engines […]
Review: Kia VQ Carnival (2006-11)
Review: Kia VQ.I Carnival (2006-10) Overview Released in August 2006, the Kia VQ Carnival was an eight seat people mover. Manufactured in Gwangmyeong, South Korea, the front-wheel drive Carnival was powered by a 2.7-litre V6 engine that was mated to either a four-speed automatic or five-speed manual transmission. The VQ Carnival range initially consisted of […]
Review: Kia KV Carnival (1999-06)
Review: Kia KV.I Carnival (1999-01) Overview Released in September 1999, the Kia KV Series I (KV.I) Carnival was a seven seat people mover. Manufactured in Gwangmyeong, South Korea, the front-wheel drive KV Carnival was powered by a 2.5-litre Rover K-Series V6 petrol engine that was mated to either a four-speed automatic or five-speed manual transmission. […]
Review: Kia YP Carnival (2015-20)
Review: Kia YP.I Carnival (2015-18) Overview Released in Australia in February 2015, the Kia YP Series I (YP.I) Carnival was an eight-seat people mover. Manufactured in South Korea, the front-wheel drive Carnival was powered by 3.3-litre V6 petrol and 2.2-litre turbo-diesel engines that were mated to six-speed automatic transmissions. As per the table below, the […]
Review: Kia Carens (2000-02)
Overview Released in July 2000, the Kia Carens was a six-seat people mover. Manufactured in Hwasung, South Korea, the front-wheel drive Carens was powered by a 1.8-litre four cylinder petrol engine that was mated to either a four-speed automatic or five-speed manual transmission. Engine The Mazda-sourced 1.8-litre ‘FP’ petrol engine had a cast iron block, […]