The Kia XCeed
1.0 T-GDi petrol, manual or automatic. From £26,165
The crossover coupé
Both trims get LED lights front and rear, with a matt black and satin chrome grille, black wheel arches, a black side sill with chrome inserts and silver skid plates at both ends. Pure runs 16in alloys. GT-Line moves to 18in and adds LED front fog lights, gloss black door mirrors, privacy glass on the rear windows and tailgate, and rear lamps with a honeycomb pattern and sequential indicators.
Five colours, and Kia lists every one of them as a premium finish: Lunar Silver, Phantom Black, Dark Penta Metal, Magma Red and Blue Flame.
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One engine, two gearboxes
Every XCeed uses the same 998cc 1.0 T-GDi petrol with 48V mild hybrid assistance: 113bhp at 6,000rpm and 200Nm from 2,000 to 3,000rpm. Nothing to plug in and nothing to remember at the end of a journey. Two-wheel drive on all four derivatives, MacPherson struts at the front and a multi-link rear.
Then pick the gearbox. The six-speed manual takes 11.9 seconds to 62mph and returns 47mpg on Kia's WLTP combined figure. The seven-speed dual-clutch automatic takes 12.2 seconds and returns 46.3mpg. Both stop at 113mph, and both figures hold whether you are on the 'Pure' 16in wheels or the 'GT-Line' 18in ones.
The tank holds 50 litres. Both trims get Drive Mode Select — Eco, Normal, Sport — as standard. Service every 12 months or 10,000 miles, whichever comes first.
MPG figures are obtained from laboratory testing and intended for comparisons between vehicles and may not reflect real driving results. Official WLTP combined CO2 from Kia's price guide: 135 g/km for a 'Pure' manual, 137 g/km for a 'Pure' automatic and a 'GT-Line' manual, and 139 g/km for a 'GT-Line' automatic. Emission standard Euro 6 EB. The seven-year warranty runs to 100,000 miles; Kia covers the low-voltage 48V and 12V batteries for two years from first registration regardless of mileage.
Inside
380 litres, or 1,332 with the seats down
380 litres behind the back seats. They split 60:40 on both trims, and folded they take the boot to 1,332 litres. Braked towing is 1,010kg with a 75kg tow ball limit, on either gearbox.
10.25in touchscreen, standard on both
Navigation, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, Bluetooth and a seven-speaker system are standard on 'Pure' as well as 'GT-Line'. A 4.2in driver display sits in front of you, and there is one USB-C in the front and one in the back. Seven years of Kia Connect services come free.
'GT-Line' warms things up
Both trims get automatic air conditioning, automatic defog, an auto-dimming rear-view mirror, one-touch electric windows front and rear and a leather steering wheel. 'GT-Line' adds heated front seats, a heated steering wheel, alloy pedals and an electronic parking brake with auto-hold.
The Picanto weighs 1,381kg with the manual gearbox and 1,405kg with the automatic. Turning circle is 10.4m either way. Both trims get rear parking sensors, a reversing camera, Lane Keep Assist, Lane Follow Assist, Intelligent Speed Limit Assist, Driver Attention Warning and a Thatcham Category 2 alarm and immobiliser as standard. A tyre mobility kit is also standard on both.
Pick your XCeed
Two trims, four derivatives, one engine. Prices are on-the-road from the official Kia UK price guide — this is the whole range, not a selection from it.
'Pure'
'Pure'
'GT-Line'
'GT-Line'
On-the-road prices include delivery, number plates, 12 months' vehicle excise duty and the first registration fee. All four sit in insurance group 11E, P11D starts at £25,550 and the benefit-in-kind rate is 33% across the range. The automatic 'GT-Line' adds Smart Cruise Control with Stop & Go, Highway Drive Assist and paddle shifters; on manual cars the Advanced Driving Assistance Pack is £250 including VAT and adds Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist for cyclists. All five colours are premium finishes — ask us for the price on the one you want.
Get into an XCeed
Two trims and two gearboxes, so the whole decision is which wheels you want and whether you change gear yourself. Tell us which and we'll price it, then deliver nationwide.
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