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Tested: Kia Cerato

Wheels 24 -- A surprise is something that catches you off guard, throws you off a little bit. Kia’s marketing slogan carries the phrase, "The Power to Surprise" and, as someone who's made a fair number of promises before, I know you had better make good on your promises. And that’s exactly what Kia's Cerato is - a rather surprising package.

According to Kia, the new Cerato has been recreated from the ground up and the engineers concentrated on a few key areas - styling, fuel economy and competitive performance.

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Submitted Mar 19, 2010 By: GM

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must87searcher Champion Author Maryland Posts:6,670 Points:1,316,320 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 8:52:04 PM Ignore must87searcher Report Abuse With the conditions of the market today, there is a demand for change, and that may involve all sorts of changes.
phurburger Champion Author Atlanta Posts:2,555 Points:530,670 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 7:04:23 PM Ignore phurburger Report Abuse Well, he didn't talk about it, but doesn't Kia have the 100,000 mile / 10 year bumper to bumper warranty?
BBHybrid Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:4,685 Points:934,285 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 5:59:26 PM Ignore BBHybrid Report Abuse not sure about quality of kia
RobertSpratt Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:2,617 Points:597,635 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 5:58:43 PM Ignore RobertSpratt Report Abuse Not sure at that
rippertoo Champion Author Tacoma Posts:3,411 Points:679,585 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 5:55:07 PM Ignore rippertoo Report Abuse "According to Kia". Give me a break!!!
thriftymeCA Sophomore Author Oakland Posts:127 Points:31,075 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 5:49:30 PM Ignore thriftymeCA Report Abuse Doesn't catch my attention
NavyStore Champion Author Seattle Posts:3,769 Points:1,660,685 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 5:49:11 PM Ignore NavyStore Report Abuse I still won't do an import.
mplato Champion Author Columbia Posts:5,992 Points:1,366,220 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 5:45:40 PM Ignore mplato Report Abuse nope....mot ne!
cookies3 Champion Author London Posts:1,653 Points:1,278,115 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 5:43:16 PM Ignore cookies3 Report Abuse looks just like a lot of other cars out there
methaneman Champion Author Minnesota Posts:1,795 Points:1,095,060 Joined:May 2002	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 5:40:24 PM Ignore methaneman Report Abuse Can I get a Hemi in this?
pliskin Champion Author Syracuse Posts:4,370 Points:1,349,085 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 5:37:35 PM Ignore pliskin Report Abuse Do you think someone in a Dodge Ram Diesel or a Chevy 2500 backing up will see them before it's too late to have to peel it out of their tire?...LOL Sorry folks, still can't see folksy tiny unsafe cars.
capt455 Champion Author North Carolina Posts:1,260 Points:639,925 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 5:36:41 PM Ignore capt455 Report Abuse Never owned a Korean import, but their quality is supposedly light-years ahead of where they were a few years ago.
LeeFree Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:6,829 Points:1,783,975 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 5:36:33 PM Ignore LeeFree Report Abuse When did this become a car review site?
beachbumCA Champion Author Riverside Posts:10,459 Points:1,206,350 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 5:36:10 PM Ignore beachbumCA Report Abuse Surprise - if something goes wrong - they will get the surprise.
heysailor Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:7,241 Points:1,869,185 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 5:28:48 PM Ignore heysailor Report Abuse In an accident, Cerato or Castrato? Still not the safest cars.
mvosevich Champion Author St. Louis Posts:5,453 Points:1,108,165 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 5:26:12 PM Ignore mvosevich Report Abuse GM and Chrysler should be taking notes.
divebomber Champion Author Nebraska Posts:3,719 Points:1,346,390 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 5:25:10 PM Ignore divebomber Report Abuse I'm surprised:)
DellMan Champion Author Omaha Posts:1,917 Points:442,925 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 5:23:12 PM Ignore DellMan Report Abuse Just wait Obama and his gang of thieves will find a reason to have the press go after Kia to try and help sales of Government Autos.
SSchmidty Champion Author Illinois Posts:6,963 Points:1,325,685 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 5:20:42 PM Ignore SSchmidty Report Abuse Well ok, so does someone need a metal orthe proud chest to pin it on?
WilW Champion Author Atlanta Posts:9,870 Points:2,212,835 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 5:19:05 PM Ignore WilW Report Abuse If Kia follows the steps that made Hyundai such a high quality car, they will do fine. Remember, it took Hyundai a quarter-century from the Excel P.O.S. to the highly desirable cars they produce today
96sc1 Champion Author El Paso Posts:7,440 Points:1,144,080 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 5:14:52 PM Ignore 96sc1 Report Abuse Hmmm... news from South Africa. I wonder how stellar a car this will be after the EPA and DOT get through with it.
sivart Champion Author Arkansas Posts:15,145 Points:2,613,830 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 5:12:23 PM Ignore sivart Report Abuse And my price at the pump will be what?
VetteFan Champion Author Indiana Posts:7,409 Points:1,568,630 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 5:10:34 PM Ignore VetteFan Report Abuse Please, buy American any way.
bongobro Champion Author St. Louis Posts:13,000 Points:2,078,960 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 5:08:25 PM Ignore bongobro Report Abuse The Cerato looks just like the Forte sedan as sold in the U. S. and Canada. As regards Kia quality, it has improved tremendously since Hyundai took over the company several years ago.
snofog All-Star Author Seattle Posts:623 Points:92,655 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 5:08:10 PM Ignore snofog Report Abuse Well
Rednix Champion Author Miami Posts:3,894 Points:816,045 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 5:05:48 PM Ignore Rednix Report Abuse The surprising thing about Kia is that they have giant hamsters driving their cars in the commercials.
swlincdrv Veteran Author Lincoln Posts:375 Points:219,115 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 5:04:16 PM Ignore swlincdrv Report Abuse What does this have to do woth the price of gas or oil?
texasvet Champion Author Texas Posts:2,322 Points:262,225 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 5:03:27 PM Ignore texasvet Report Abuse Don't know where this test was run, but the steering wheel is on the wrong side.
Savingqueen Rookie Author Vancouver Posts:10 Points:3,915 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 5:03:13 PM Ignore Savingqueen Report Abuse It is good looking, with some impressive numbers...
ashishpa All-Star Author St. Louis Posts:951 Points:217,540 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 4:59:46 PM Ignore ashishpa Report Abuse Looks good but not sure about quality of kia
AtascaderoHound All-Star Author California Posts:558 Points:588,935 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 4:55:03 PM Ignore AtascaderoHound Report Abuse Could get a little better feel if they put fuel economy and purchase price in units we understand.
snewwee Champion Author Detroit Posts:6,181 Points:1,250,000 Joined:Sep 2007	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 4:53:24 PM Ignore snewwee Report Abuse Kia seems to be the 'up and coming' auto.
dhnbBUG Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:2,625 Points:1,097,110 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 4:51:19 PM Ignore dhnbBUG Report Abuse Looks like a Honda. Why is the steering on the right?
MidNJ Champion Author New Jersey Posts:4,640 Points:740,775 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 4:49:52 PM Ignore MidNJ Report Abuse Seems like a puff piece (ad) for Kia. One quote that was interesting to me is: "The steering on the other hand is a disappointment." Seems this potentially could be as big a story as the one Toyota has been in for the past few weeks.
aarrrt Champion Author San Diego Posts:5,432 Points:1,213,240 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 4:35:18 PM Ignore aarrrt Report Abuse It looks ok but not sure I'd buy a Kia.
lembs All-Star Author San Francisco Posts:905 Points:862,200 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 4:27:28 PM Ignore lembs Report Abuse looks like a Civic front end. the rear is a copy of some other car.
I10Express Champion Author San Antonio Posts:6,316 Points:1,175,995 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 4:26:50 PM Ignore I10Express Report Abuse Is the surprise it didn't fall apart once it was out of the parking lot?
Italianman Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:1,739 Points:776,915 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 4:26:41 PM Ignore Italianman Report Abuse Wow!
mark1962 Champion Author Albany Posts:3,395 Points:802,815 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 4:22:58 PM Ignore mark1962 Report Abuse Great stuff!
CatMan623 Champion Author Houston Posts:12,473 Points:1,883,705 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 4:22:30 PM Ignore CatMan623 Report Abuse You can have the Kia they want to sell to me. I don't want it.
Ken2OD Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:6,683 Points:1,508,050 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 4:11:02 PM Ignore Ken2OD Report Abuse Perceived perceptions are hard to abandon - they linger on forever. Once a lemon, always a lemon! Who's the idiot that wrote this article? The word "extremely" should not be used as a noun!
eddmac Champion Author Washington Posts:5,526 Points:1,234,975 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 3:20:46 PM Ignore eddmac Report Abuse Here's the one to send some one off the deep end. I heard that Russia is now planning to drill for oil in the gulf of Mexico. I hope this is not true. We'll have a new car the commrade KiaCoupe. [Edited by: eddmac at 3/19/2010 6:22:13 PM EST]
camel1 Champion Author Minnesota Posts:6,055 Points:1,817,490 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 2:03:14 PM Ignore camel1 Report Abuse Hopefully this means attentive to consumer needs. Something many manufacturers have not been.
Eichhornchen Champion Author Detroit Posts:3,772 Points:747,390 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 2:02:24 PM Ignore Eichhornchen Report Abuse The picture in the article has the steering wheel on the right.
jetboat77 Rookie Author Iowa Posts:10 Points:23,810 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 2:01:31 PM Ignore jetboat77 Report Abuse The outside is the same as all the other cars,but inside it LOOKS cool.
PathfinderSC Champion Author South Carolina Posts:7,175 Points:1,367,930 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 2:01:17 PM Ignore PathfinderSC Report Abuse Not a bad looking car.
brus282 Champion Author North Carolina Posts:4,659 Points:953,210 Joined:Aug 2007	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 1:59:07 PM Ignore brus282 Report Abuse will not buy anything made by Kia, no matter what it looks like or costs!
goldilox88 Champion Author Montreal Posts:4,059 Points:1,000,000 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 1:56:52 PM Ignore goldilox88 Report Abuse Let's see the next generation of cars.
MRED3 Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:3,626 Points:803,345 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 1:55:06 PM Ignore MRED3 Report Abuse Will see!
virginia52 Champion Author Alaska Posts:5,742 Points:1,130,740 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2010 1:53:24 PM Ignore virginia52 Report Abuse I like the looks of this car. I haven't seen any on Alaska's roadway yet.