Fresh-faced Cee’d heads Kia double!

Go-ahead car firm Kia has revealed two new faces this week! First comes an updated version of the best-selling Cee’d hatch – and it’s being hotly pursued by an all-new Sorento SUV.

Both cars will break cover at next month’s Frankfurt Motor Show – where bosses will also announce that, together with partner Hyundai, Kia has leapfrogged Ford to become the world’s fourth biggest car maker.

On the outside, the fresh Cee’d is 25mm longer than the existing car, plus it wears the company’s new grille. Inside is a revised steering wheel, red instrument illumination, a revamped centre console and updated stereo.

A new ECO-dynamics version will be launched for the first time in UK showrooms, too. It will feature stop-start technology as part of a raft of fuel-saving measures, and promises CO2 emissions as low as 110g/km.

The seven-seat Sorento is also longer and lower than the model it replaces, and gets a much more roomy and luxurious interior. Yet engineers have managed to trim 215kg off the kerbweight by using a new monocoque bodyshell.

Full details and pricing will be announced for the revised Cee’d on 1 October, while more info on the Sorento will be revealed closer to its launch in February.