Kia Pro_cee'd facelift leaked ahead of Geneva?

Zach Bowman — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 16:33:00 EST

Filed under: Budget, Europe, Hatchback, Kia

2011 Kia Pro_Cee'd - Click above for high-res image gallery

Let the Geneva Motor Show previews begin. A handful of images of the facelifted Kia Pro_Cee'd have managed to find their way to the internet via Kia World. Fans of the company's corporate nose will be happy to see the communal H-shaped grille make an appearance on the model for the first time, and new, aggressive fog-light insets help give the vehicle a little more personality, too. We can't tell from the leaked photos, but we'd guess that the rear has received a similar, if not slight, update as well.

But the aesthetics aren't the only thing on that's changed on the punctuation-laden Pro_Cee'd. Kia World also suggests that the Kia will now come with a slightly warmed-over diesel engine under its hood. The new lump is expected to churn out 128 horsepower and 188 pound-feet of torque from 1.6-liters of displacement. Look for the revised Pro_Cee'd to show up at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show in March.

Gallery: 2011 Kia Pro_Cee'd

[Source: Kia World]

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Kia pro_cee'd fully unveiled ahead of Frankfurt

Alex Nunez — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:56:00 EST

Filed under: Ask Autoblog, Frankfurt Motor Show, Europe, Hatchback, Kia

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Kia will officially whip the cover off its jaunty Euro-only (why, God... WHY?) pro-cee'd 3-door hatchback on September 11 at the Frankfurt Motor Show. We'll be there to bring you on-scene coverage, but in the interim, Kia has provided a new set of photos showing the car in its entirety. Based on the same architecture that underpins the 5-door cee'd, the pro-cee'd is longer, lower, lighter and sportier-looking thanks to styling elements unique to the 3-door.

Despite the differences in appearance, the pro-ceed boasts interior passenger room on par with its five-door brother, thanks to its identical wheelbase length. And while on the subject of the interior, it's very appealing to the eye -- a requirement if it's to be a viable player against the likes of the VW Golf. Longer doors with 70-degree openings help make backseat ingress and egress less cumbersome (thus minimizing Britney-style exhibitions), and cargo capacity behind the rear seat is said to equal that of the more reserved and outwardly practical cee'd. The pro-cee'd will be available in a wide array of trim, engine, and color combinations when it hits the Continent next year. We'll take one of the 143-horsepower cars equipped with the Sport Pack (shown). Oh wait. That's right, we can't. Bummer.

Press release after the jump.

[Source: Kia]

Gallery: Kia pro_cee'd (EU)

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