Kia Cerato Variant 2 1.6 EX Review: When Less is Not More.
Everybody seems to be egging each other on in this segment by cramming more goodies into their cars, but the most pronounced sees Kia's best selling Cerato with an $8000 premium package. Can it still keep it's value packed edge?
Why Macpherson struts in front and a multi-link rear of course, paired up with Sach’s gas-filled absorbers.
When you learn to take the grip on trust, you can have a good time in the Cerato; the nose tucks neatly and gently if you decelerate in a corner, and intuition and response coincide as they should.
By most standards, this is a car that is well equipped with an entertaining handling prowess, and a steering that has good amounts of feedback.
By default, the Kia Cerato tops the choice list for the buyer who admits to enjoying a good drive, without compromising his pocket.
Buyers of the Kia Cerato should evolve swiftly into happy, contented owners.
The steering, handling and chassis dynamics are surprisingly good. It is well assembled and ultimately, well equipped.
The Premium Edition, as tested, is truly the epitome of Kia’s finest moment in its firm belief of “more car for less money”. There’s the lesser variant too, costing eight grand less for the manual, and five less for the automatic.
So if you get one of these, and have your neighbour say that deep down, it is just an Avante in sheep’s, I mean Kia’s clothes, then you’ll know they’re just jealous – of all the savings you’ve made!
Credits: Text and Photos by Azfar Hashim
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