New-look 2016 Kia Cerato spied - Wheels Magazine
Still months out from an Australian launch, the facelifted Kia Cerato and Kia Koup promise significant upgrades. DEFTLY disguised prototypes of the heavily revised and upgraded Kia Cerato (as well as its closely related Kia Cerato Koup sister) have broken cover Stateside, ahead of the cars’ global unveiling late this year in Los Angeles or very early in 2016... Due about May next year in Australia, Kia’s local bestseller will gain more sheetmetal changes than are usual with a mid-cycle facelift, with a fresh nose cone (featuring different headlights, bonnet, grille, and bumpers) and a somewhat revised... We hope this means the inclusion of the current Koup’s lusty 150kW/265Nm 1. 6-litre T-GDI direct-injection turbo four-pot petrol belter for the upmarket versions of the Cerato four-door sedan and five-door hatch models. So this might also be the time for the existing YD Cerato’s 110kW/178Nm 1. 8-litre atmo unit, in the volume-selling S and S Premium editions, to make way for the gutsier 129kW/209Nm 2. 0-litre alternative serving the up-spec Si and SLi variants. Finally, we understand that the 2016 Cerato Series II’s revisions should include an upgraded infotainment system, a new steering wheel, improved equipment levels, and minor alterations to cabin materials and trim. Source: www.wheelsmag.com.au
