ON styling alone, Kia is hoping the second-generation Cerato brings more buyers into its showrooms than the dated old car ever could. The new model’s high specification levels and vastly improved driveability should even help ensure that many people actually hang around to sign on the dotted line for the first Kia that you might want to buy for reasons beyond just a low price tag. Following in the footsteps of parent Hyundai with the impressive i30, the Korean brand has at last come of age in Australia with its latest small car offering.