NOTABLE lapses on the safety front with the Spectra include the use of a lap seatbelt rather than a three-point belt in the centre-rear position and the unavailability of either a front passenger airbag or an anti-lock braking system. A driver's airbag is fitted standard and the front seatbelts now have pretensioners in addition to webbing clamps. Rear disc brakes are not available, though Kia claims there is a 25 per cent increase in drum brake pad area for improved stopping power. The latest upgrade is also claimed to have brought body strengthening measures and structural improvements designed to spread accident loads and therefore reduce forces on the occupants.