Eco Cee'd coming to europe - Page 2 - Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum

vtec-e · 05-28-2008, 10:08 PM

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 · 05-28-2008, 10:50 PM

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 · 05-28-2008, 11:06 PM

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 · 05-29-2008, 02:00 AM

Ok moved all my aero thoughts and questions over here

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...mods-2627.html

vtec-e · 06-05-2008, 06:29 PM

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 · 06-05-2008, 09:23 PM

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 · 06-05-2008, 09:41 PM

tjts1 -

Quote:

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