2009 Kia cee’d gets Intelligent
Stop/start technology is like a trial membership for hybrids: it lets drivers in on the fuel savings and lower carbon emissions without forcing them to become a card-carrying member of the hybrid brigade. Kia is will be offering buyers just such an opportunity by introducing ISG, or Idle, Stop, and Go (also called Intelligent Stop & Go) on the new cee’d.
The ISG will be available on the 1.4- and 1.6-liter gasoline-engined c’eeds, and unlike other stop/start technology, this ISG shuts the engine down not only when the car is stopped, but when it’s moving less than four mph. To engage the ISG while the car is moving, the driver puts the car in neutral and depresses the clutch, the engine is shut down, and he or she will be rewarded with 15% better fuel economy in the urban cycle.
[Source: Kia-world.net]
Kia Cee’d Hybrid at Paris
Kia will bring to the Auto Showroom in Paris two new models, one of them being Kia Soul and other Kia Cee’d Hybrid. Already available in coupe versions, 5 door hatchback and sportwagon, a hybrid version would be perfect for new range of models. Kia Cee’d Hybrid hatchback is based on the 5 doors and is equipped with a gas engine of 1.6 liters and one which develops electric 20 horsepower. Cee’d Hybrid is still in development phase and will enter series production only in 2010.
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