2016 Kia Cerato REVIEW | Low Key Changes To A Good Value Buy
WHEN IT CAME TO UPDATING THE 2016 KIA CERATO, THE IDEA WAS TO SIMPLY TWEAK THE CAR TO KEEP IT FRESH, NOT RE-INVENT IT AND START AGAIN.
And why would Kia need to re-invent it? Before the current Cerato launched in 2013 it was the twelfth ranked small car on sale in Australia, by the end of 2015 it had moved up to sixth place.
So, if more Aussie buyers are choosing a Cerato - instead of a Civic, Pulsar, or Focus - there's got to be a fair bit right with things, at least that’s Kia’s rationale behind this incremental update.
Vehicle Style: Small hatch and sedan
Price: $19.990 - $32,490 (drive away)
Engine/trans: 112kW/192Nm 2.0 4cyl petrol | 6sp manual, 6sp automatic
Fuel Economy Claimed: 7.1 l/100km | Tested: 7.5 l/100km
OVERVIEW
Like before, the Cerato comes in four models - S, S Premium, Si and SLi - except now all four are offered in both hatch and sedan body styles again (in runout mode some variants disappeared for a while).
Pricing has been kept sharp, with no changes across range, except for a $500 bump on the SLi to account for newly added safety features.
But the changes are low-key. There's a restyled front bumper that shadows the larger Optima, a more prominent grille and new wrap-around headlights, new wheel designs and new tail-lights for the sedan.