Eco Cee'd coming to europe

[vtec-e]

My other car is the station wagon version of the Cee'd. I bought it at the start of this year and i'm kicking myself now that i've seen this eco cee'd. It even has the same engine; 1.6CRDI. I blocked the lower grille a while back but had to open it up on the intercooler side as the mpg was suffering. Upon seeing the eco cee'd, i blocked up the top grille to about the same but i'm hoping the intercooler won't run hotter and thus hurt my mpg. I'll post a pic of the current setup soon. I must ask the service guys about that stock grille block and undertray. It just might fit....wouldn't that be nice!

ollie

[cfg83]

MetroMPG -

Those alloys look "normal". It would be nice to see a detail of them to know why they are aero-friendly. Hmmmmmm, you can see from these pictures that it looks like the wheels "cut" into the wind where they connect to the ring "



But, for this to be "logical", they should be unique for each side, but they're not. Hrmmmmmmmm.

vtec-e -

It would be REALLY cool if Kia was basically building your aero-mods for you.

CarloSW2

[MetroMPG]

Good catch on the wheels. It's the same situation on the Lexus that someone pointed out in another thread. Maybe they are optimized, but they're only getting half the benefit.

[digitaldissent]

Ok moved all my aero thoughts and questions over here

'07 Yaris Aero-mods

[vtec-e]

I found a very nice picture of the eco cee'd here: (i hope the link works...)
http://www.kia-forums.com/kia-ceed-f...d-concept.html

ollie

[tjts1]

Just a small bit of trivia. Kia Ceed in Europe is going to be the 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring in America. We only get the 5 door hatch. No 3 door yet.
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/06/c...e-us-some-eur/

[cfg83]

tjts1 -

Originally Posted by tjts1

Just a small bit of trivia. Kia Ceed in Europe is going to be the 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring in America. We only get the 5 door hatch. No 3 door yet.
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/06/c...e-us-some-eur/

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I'm Ok with that because I've become a wagonette fan over the years.

Man oh man look at that belly pan!!!! :



CarloSW2