Super TestCar reviews - Kia - Cerato - sedan rangeKia modelsOverviewKia replaces Spectra with the new Cerato sedan in the cut-throat small car segment2 Jul 2004 KIA has become an Australian success story with ambitions to sell 35,000 cars here in 2005, across a range that includes a popular mini-car, people-mover and light commercial. And now perhaps, a successful small car in the shape of the Cerato. Very much a mechanical relation of parent Hyundai’s Elantra model, the Cerato is priced very keenly at launch and comes with a 2.0-litre engine, air-conditioning, dual airbags and cruise control as standard. The Cerato sedan – there’s no hatch version for now – replaces the Spectra in the Kia lineup, the Spectra in turn replaced the Mentor and Shuma. Cerato certainly takes the story on a step from that ordinary group of vehicles, but it still has a way to go. Model release date: 1 July 2004 to 1 January 2009 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen Previous modelKia's Spectra small car debuted here in May 2001 as a replacement for the Mentor, one of the models with which Kia debuted in this country late in 1996. While Mentor sedan and five-door was discontinued here in June 2000, the five-door Spectra - last sold at $19,990 - featured a 82kW/152Nm 1.8-litre four-cylinder engine. The second generation Mentor arrived in May 1998 and continued in five-door hatch form until being rebadged as a Shuma in January 2000 and then the Spectra in May 2001. Mentor sedan continued until June 2000, when it was discontinued. |
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