Most of the time only the winking light in the dash gave the game away. At times the traction control system did have to work hard to keep the Kia tracking true, but the system went about its business without emasculating the car's performance. The Kia Cerato GT will exhibit signs of torque steer, but given the amount of torque running through the front wheels, it's hardly excessive. Kia says that the Cerato GT rides firmer than the Hyundai i30 SR, which was benchmarked for local chassis tuning, and the result of that local input seems to have overcome any need for a limited-slip differential – on dry bitumen at least.
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The winding, hilly roads were the perfect setting to assess this promising new model.Īlthough the Cerato GT is technically close to both the pro_cee'd GT, and Hyundai's Elantra SR and i30 N Line, there are some differences. The recently discontinued Elantra SR and the ongoing i30 N Line have both featured this powertrain.įor the local launch of the new Kia Cerato GT, the importer let loose the Aussie motoring media in Victoria's picturesque Yarra Valley. This combination is not unknown to local enthusiasts it has already been on sale in Australia through Hyundai, Kia's parent company.
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Where the pro_cee'd GT struggled to find an audience with just a manual transmission, the Kia Cerato GT will shift gear by itself. For a start, the Cerato GT is offered to Australian buyers in the guise of very practical five-door hatchback or slightly less practical four-door sedan.Īnd then there's the major benefit of a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission in the new model.
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The new Kia Cerato GT is powered by the same engine as the three-door liftback, but it has one or two points of difference in its favour. We've lavished praise on the Kia Cerato in recent times and in a basic specification it has even given a hiding to the highly rated (but soon to be replaced) Mazda3.īut now Cerato faces its biggest test – finding a niche that eluded the much admired but ultimately flawed pro_cee'd GT.