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express.co.uk 7 February 2007

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This Ka mot mportant car ever mple

a tat. After year of gvng Brt buyer

model talored for te Korean market, but

wc avent tranlated partcularly well,

te company gong for broke by brngng

u an all-new famly atcbacktat been

degned and bult excluvely for Europe.

Ka a red a team of top tylt and

engneer, and pent 700mllon and two

year contructng a tate-of te-art factory at

Zlna n slovaka. Te end reult te Ceed

pronounced eed wc goe on ale ere

from tweek. Bulton a platform tatwllalo

underpn hyunda mmnent compact famly

atc, te Ceed brand new from te ground

up. Every varant get fully ndependent rear

upenon, a port for MP3 player and a tff

bodyell tat ould elp te newcomer

attan a fve-tar Euro NCAP cra tet ratng.

Tere alo a even-year warranty.

Replacng te low-ellng Cerato, te

10-model range cover tree trm level and

four engne, and tere more to follow. Ka

am to aceve 100,000 ale a year n te

UK; to do o, t ope te Ceed wll draw new

cutomer to te brand, but at a prce tat

wont alenate extng buyer. Te lne-up

tart from le tan 11,000, and re to

14,245 for te top-pec 1.6 CRD Ls we tet

ere. so far, o good. But wat te model

lke? To fnd out, we teted t agant two key

rval at te car launc n te out of France.

A wt Ka, bot Ctroen and Mazda ave

envable reputaton for offerng great value

for money. Te andome C4 major on

comfort, wle te 3, wt underpnnng

ared wt te Ford Focu, am to delver

drver appeal n a practcal package. But

a Ka own te Ceed of ucce?

after spending millions on development, kia hopes to serve up an ace with its latest familyhatchback. and in its first test, the all-new ceed meets key rivals from citroen and mazda

Pctres: Dad Shepherd

c c4 1.6 hd sXPrce: 15,440

Enne:1.6-litr turbo, 110bhp

0-60ph: 12.3 cond

Ecny: 42.1mpg

Rnnn csts: 36.2ppm

Er NCAP ratn: Fiv tar

Why? With it funky look, th

C4 ha hlpd to put tyl back

into th family hatch markt.

m 3 1.6d 109 tsPrce: 14,800

Enne: 1.6-litr turbo, 108bhp

0-60ph: 11.0 cond

Ecny: 40.1mpg

Rnnn csts: 37.5ppm

Er NCAP ratn: Four tar

Why? What th Mazda may lacki n

dign appal, it promi to mak

up for in trm of valu for mony.

k c 1.6 crd lsPrce: 14,245

Enne:1.6-litr turbo, 115bhp

0-60ph: 10.9 cond

Ecny: 41.6mpg

Rnnn csts: N/A

Er NCAP ratn: Fiv tar (t)

Why? Th Cd aim to upt

th tablihmnt, promiing

top-notch quality and rfinmnt.

Thanksto:Eurotunnel(08705353535,www.eurotunnel.com)


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qut for maintram accptanc

omplt? From th Picanto city car to

arn compact MPV, th firm i now

ng modl that uit th nd of

h buyr. Th Cd i th nxt big

long th path to al ucc.

obviouly bliv in invting in

, too although dignr Ptr

yr (th man rponibl for th Audi

a obviouly rcruitd too lat to giv

d any ral pizzazz. Th tyling i

rn, with tight panl gap, attractiv

lutr and clan urfac, although

o rathr af. Whil it not bland,

r dont tand out, ithr, and it

rtion ar imilar to th Mazda 3. I

coincidnc? W dont thinko.

th Cd i bttr packagd than it

rival. Although it th hortt

r, th Kia ha th longt whlba,

tallr and widr than ithr opponnt.

n th tailgat, and your grtd by

-litr load ara with minimal intruion

h upnion. Th at alo fold

crat a maximum 1,300-litr pac.

figur arnt cla-lading, but th

i roughly a practical a a Ford Focu

or Volkwagn Golf. Backat pangr

ar crtainly wll catrd for, though. Th

door opn wid to mak gtting in and out

ay, and both rival fall 40mm hort of

th Kiaa 760mm lgroom maurmnt.

What mor, th bnch i comfortabl,

and th Cd i th only car of our tt

trio to com with lctric rar window.

Th driving nvironmnt i vn mor

uccful. For tartr, Kia ha got th

ating poition inch prfct. Tall drivr

can gt low nough, whil a wid rang of

tring column adjutmnt man hortr

occupant wont b ill at a, ithr.

In fact, th only ral criticim w hav

i that th column talk on our tt car

wr th wrong way round indicator

on th right, wipr on th lft. Kia aur

u that thi i bing corrctd for right-

hand-driv production modl.

Th cabin dign i impl and intuitiv.

A larg gla ara nur that th intrior

i light and airy pcially in th rar

rgonomic ar firt-rat and towag i

wll thought out, too. What mor, build

quality i th bt of th thr contndr.

W particularly lik th dahboard platic,

although it a ham th intrumnt

binnacl and door control panl hav

uch a chap-looking, hiny finih.

Whn it com to th Cd nginring,

Kia hant cut any cornr. Th 1.6-litr

common-rail dil i xcllnt it i

moothr and quitr than Citron

acclaimd HDi unit and it dlivr fatr

acclration than th Mazda.

That all th mor impriv whn you

conidr th Cd i th havit and lat

arodynamic car hr. For tho who dont

nd thi modl ability to covr 0-60mph

in 10.9 cond, thr alo a low-powr

90bhp Gs vrion which cot 1,250 l.

But w thinkth 115bhp unit i th on

to go for. With a 15Nm torqu advantag ovr

it rival and long garing 70mph quat

to 2,400rpm in fifth th 255Nm unit

provd xtrmly flxibl. It pick up wll

from low rv and dimid th 50-70mph

top gar incrmnt in only 10.4 cond.

Unfortunatly, th brak ar a wak-

n, and th Cd 38.3-mtr topping

ditanc from 60mph wa th longt hr.

Ovrall, though, th Kia com acro a

rlaxd and ay-going mor o than th

Citron, which i om achivmnt and

th rid i actually vry comptnt. It

dont waft you along lik th C4, but it

bttr at taking th ting out of rough road

largly du to th tiffr bodyhll. Thi

alo hlp rfinmnt, and in our tt th

Cd wa quitr than both rival on th

mov, daling with wind and tyr noi jut

a ffctivly a ngin intruion.

Th Kia ability to crui comfortably i

matchd by it handling. Th tring int

th lat word in fdback, but body control

i good, and th car i rauring through

cornr. Dcnt viibility and a tight 10.3-

mtr turning circl man it not intimidat-

ing whn tackling city trt, ithr.

Th pric i alo unlikly to frightn

anyon off. At 14,245, it not xactly

chap, but thn Kia i anxiou not to b

prcivd a a budgt brand any mor.

Th olid build quality crtainly aid that

imprion, a do th kit tally. stability

control rally hould b tandard, but cli-

mat control, a multifunction tring whl

and th MP3 playr input ar all dirabl

fatur that hould hlp Kia aily rach it

targt of 10,000 UK Cd al thi yar.

kia ceed 1.6 lss the best car the brand has ever made butn it steal a march on more established rivals?

TRiP ComPuTER

DEEP DooR PoCkETS

ClimATE CoNTRol

1,5

50

mm

1,120

4

5

1

2

3

csTeP inid if you want mor

vidnc of Kia driv upmarkt.

Fit and finih cant rival a VW

Golf, but xcllnt viibility

and rgonomic highlight th

attntion to dtail. Thi i th

Koran firm bt ffort yt.

r THe Cd long whlba ha

nabld Kia to plac th rar

bnch lightly furthr backthan

normal, nuring good lgroom.

evn o, th raid cntr ction

man that a third pangr

wont b vry comfortabl.

bTHe rar light may cut into th

opning lightly, but ovrall th

boot i wll hapd. It alo

widr than ithr rival, vn

if ovrall lngth cant match thMazda. Hlpfully, th hadrt

dont hav to b rmovd whn

your folding th backat.

eTHIs i th firt apparanc of

Kia brand-nw 1.6-litr CRDi

dil, but xpct to it in

othr modl bfor too long.

It rfind yt mucular, but

would b vn bttr if it cam

with a ix-pd garbox.

mp3KIAs dciion to includ an

auxiliary input on vry car i

ur to find favour with youngr

buyr. You cant control your

MP3 playr through th tro,

but th UsB ockt lt you

kp th unit chargd, or plug

in a olid-tat mmory dvic.

1

2

3

4

5

lenth/wheebase/wdth: 4,235/2,650/1,790Height:1,4

80mm


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b What des the seen-yearwarranty n the Ceedcer?

THE nqe 100,000-e dea appes ny t

the dretran. Eerythn ese n the car has

fe years cer. on tp f that, theres a fe-

year pant arantee, 10-year ant-

perfratn warranty and three-year radsde

assstance pacae.

is ka pannn t ntrdceany ther Ceed arants?YES, penty n fact! The estate s set t be

anched n Septeber, fwed bya sprty

three-dr hatch based n the Pr_ceed

cncept seen at the Pars mtr Shw ast

year. A cp-cabr s tpped fr 2008, and

a des se the fe-drs patfr.

Hw des the fr hpe tet pepe nt the Ceed?iTS ransn a he test dre, and s a-

n t ffer 25,000 pepe the chance t try a

Ceed fr three days. The ffer asts nt

Ast, and at the end, 100 csters w

be en the pprtnty t dre a free Ceed

fr 12 nths.

enth/wheebase/wdth: 4,260/2,608/1,773

1

2

3

4

5

c THeRes nothing quit lik th

C4! But whil it individuality

appal, th button layout int

vry clar and data i cattrd

btwn thr crn. Control

on th fixd-hub tring whl

arnt particularly logical, ithr.

b As wll a having th hortt

whlba, th C4 boat th

mallt boot. It 32 litr

down on th Mazda with th

at up; fold thm and it ha a

277-litr dficit to th Kia. Th

chap parcl hlf dont hlp.

eCITROeNs HDi unit ud to b

rnownd for it mooth and

rlaxing natur, but compard

to th Cd ngin, th 1.6wa noiy at tart-up. It not

th trongt prformr, ithr,

although it did rturn th bt

ful conomy in thi tt.

gxAs with it comptitor hr,

th C4 i quippd with a fiv-

pd manual tranmiion.

Th hift quality i appalling,

howvr: long, vagu and

graunchy, it i th main raon

th Citron faild to match it

rival againt th clock.

QTINNY rar door ar indicativ

of quality iu lwhr.

Light and flimy, thy clang hut

and gnrally mak th modl

m rathr inubtantial. Thi

imprion int milading

thi car i our 9,000-mil long-

trmr, and it alrady fl tird.

3

4

5

BRoAD SEATS

1,5

00mm

1

3

4

5

2

mazda 3 1.6d tsWill 3 prove a winning number with its Focus platform and solid build?

TiNNY STEREo

DEEP glovEBox

SilvER-RiNgED DiAlS

1,6

10mm

1,040

IF your thinking that th Mazda and Kia

look imilar, thn your not th only on.

During our tt, w had vral commnt

from onlookr with th am opinion. Kia

obviouly took inpiration from it Japan

rival, but it difficult to th raon

why. Th 3 i far from triking, and wantparticularly outtanding whn launchd in

2003, o it look vn mor pdtrian now.

Th hatch undrwnt a mid-lif faclift lat

yar which introducd rtyld front and rar

bumpr and a nw grill. Thr ar om nic

touch th blackurround of th tail-light

clutr, for intanc but th mall 15-inch

alloy whl fittd to our ntry-lvl Ts

variant dont rally flattr th lin.

And th backnd look a littl f uy, too

in fact, w thinkth 3 look far bttr a a four-

door aloon than a fiv-door hatch. In hort, it

com acro a rathr bland and datd.

Lat yar updat alo trtchd to th cabin,

yt it much th am tory a th xtrior.

Darkand dull, it lack th C4 flair and th

Cd airy ambinc. Th dign i inoffniv,

but that imply not good nough th day.

In fact, th only thing that tand out ar th

flahing rd light that triggr whn you witch

th tro on. Put imply, thr littl to hold

your attntion. Whil build quality i good for

th mot part, our car glovbox had a habit

of popping opn whn cornring. And vn

mor diappointing ar th matrial. For

intanc, th thin-rimmd platic tring

whl i not a good firt contact point.Thankfully, torag i dcnt, with a pair of

larg cup-holdr on th cntr conol and

uful door pockt. Th driving poition i

good, whil thr plnty of adjutmnt on th

at and tring. And although th chair

arnt quit a comfortabl a th Citron,

thy offr bttr latral upport. Rar pangr

ar wll lookd aftr, with nough room for

two adult, but th 3 cant match th Cd for

lgroom and ovrall pacioun.

Powr com from a Ford-ourcd 1.6-litr

turbodil, and whil th 108bhp ngin ha

th lat horpowr hr, it match th

Citron 240Nm torqu output. evn though

our tt car had covrd l than 1,000 mil,

it wa only marginally bhind th mor powrful

Kia with a 0-60mph tim of xactly 11 cond.

But th 3 provd lowr complting th in-gar

incrmnt. Th ngin i quit punchy low-

down torqu pak 150rpm arlir than in

th Cd. Th troubl i, it run out of brath

aily, and in town you hav to kp th turbo

on th boil for a quickgtaway. It bttr

on th motorway, although ngin noi

do bcom intruiv at highr pd.

Th rid int a mooth a ithr rival and

pothol ar much mor noticabl in th 3 it tnd to fidgt ovr mallr bump. Thi,

combind with th xtra noi, do harm th

Japan hatch rfinmnt.

Howvr, th Mazda cornr prcily, with

good body control, whil th tring i wll

wightd and offr th bt fl. Ovr twiting

road, th 3 i urpriingly good fun, with high

lvl of grip and agil, prdictabl handling.

Pric-wi, our Ts variant int much mor

xpniv than th Cd, and it quipmnt

tally m to tackup, too. A with it Koran

rival, th Mazda gt a multifunction tring

whl, climat control and Iofix child at

mounting a tandard not a bad lction

of kit for an ntry-lvl modl.

Optional xtra ar thin on th ground,

though; thr no tability control, for intanc.

Howvr, if your hart i t on th 3, it worth

knowing that it pay to hunt around. W found

indpndnt rtailr offring 1,500 aving.

1 2

3

4

5

iA VeRY blackcabin do th

Mazda fw favour particularly

a th platic ar chap and

hiny. Th hoodd dial add a

porty touch, but th orang

back-lighting and faturl

witchgar dont uggt quality.

bWHILe th 3 i th longt car

hr by 155mm, it only jut ha

th biggt boot, at 346 litr.

Mazda dont quot a capacity

maurd to th rooflin, but

it at lat a paciou a th

luggag bay in th Cd.

eITs hard to bliv thi 1.6-

litr dil ha much in common

with Ford acclaimd TDCi

unit. With l oundproofing,

it com acro a rathrcoar, whil it ha a narrowr

uabl powr band than

th Kia CRDi ngin.

o OF thi trio, th Mazda i th

only car likly to find favour with

kn drivr. Whil th Citron

i oft and coting and th

Kia capabl, th 3 provid

taut body control and inciiv

turn-in. Th tring could b

harpr, but fdback i good.

gTHe hift i far mor poitiv

than th Citron, but our car

garlvr top cam loo, twiting

aily in our ttr hand. It a

fault w hav xprincd on

th 3 bfor, and on which can

oon bcom vry annoying

whn driving in traffic.

Height:1,4

65mm

lenth/wheebase/wdth: 4,415/2,640/1,755

C4. Th ignition ky dont lockwhn flippd

opn, maning any attachd ky bounc

againIt It th mall dtail that grat with

th C4. Th ignition ky dont lockwhn

flippd opn, maning any attachd kybounc againt your kn, and thr no ral

torag all you gt ar om mall and unua-

bl tray and cubbyhol, which m lik

aftrthought. ergonomically, it not p

cially wll laid out.

so ar thr any good point? Wll, th

broad at ar accommodating, th dah-

mountd crn i ay to rad vn in dirct

unlight and th cabin ha a rfrhingly indi-

vidual look.

Howvr, th 314-litr boot int particularly

gnrou, and du to th curvd rooflin, rar

hadroom i pinchd, although th cut-out

atback man raonabl lg pac for tho

in th back. Whr th firm rally nd to pull

it ock up i in th build quality dpartmnt.

Th car in thi tt i Auto expr own 9,000-

mil long-trmr, and th loo tring col-

umn trim, tinny door and flimy platic

wrnt rauring.

N it com to unconvntionally tylih car,

n ha a vry rich hitory. It dfind itlf

manufacturr willing to tak rik whn it

hd th ditinctiv Ds, with it air-upn-

nd wivlling hadlight. Howvr, thu lippd into th dign doldrum dur-

eighti and Ninti, and ha o nly

tly got backon track.

w, it n of tyl ha rturnd, and

4, launchd in 2005, wa on of th f irt

l to how off th Frnch makr nw

n tho. It a vat improvmnt on th

ymou Xara it rplacd, and from th

doubl-chvron grill to th btl-back

atch, it unmitakably a Citron.

thr and fiv-door ar quit diffrnt in

, but th lattr ha th mor cohiv

n. Handom and wll proportiond, it

th bt-looking modl in thi trio.

tylit hav trid to carry thi dign

hrough to th intrior, but wr not ur

av uccdd. Whil th fixd-hub

ng whl i crtainly quirky, it tak om

g ud to, and th button arnt ay to

. It th mall dtail that grat with th

On firt imprion, nithr i th ngin. Th 1.6

HDi i clattry and noiy at tart-up, although it

much bttr onc fully warm. With 240Nm of

torqu at a lowly 1,750rpm, it hould pull prtty

wll thank to th C4 1,280kg krbwight, but it

nvr actually fl a mucular or rponiv a

ithr rival. Th Citron laggd wll bhind at th

tt track, and although it wa rlativly fr from

vibration, th ngin wa badly lt down by th

vagu garchang. It not all bad nw, howvr.

Thank to it impriv rid quality, th C4 i an

xcllnt motorway cruir, and it high-pd

tability i particularly impriv. It truggl to

aborb pothol at lowr pd, though, whil

th fram dont fl a trong a th fiv-tareuro NCAP crah tt rating uggt it i.

And th C4 int th lat word in involvmnt.

Th tring i harp but ovr-aitd, and on

rough road thr noticabl kickbackthrough

th column. At lat th car i grippy, turn in wll

and ha trong brak it toppd from 60mph in

37.3 mtr, which i th bt hr.

On papr, th Citron i th mot xpniv of

th thr, but th firm contant cahback

offr man it highly unlikly youll actually pay

th 15,440 on-th-road pric. shop around and

you hould b abl to gt around 2,000 off, mak-

ing thi mid-rang sX modl th chapt car

hr. It com with tability and crui control a

tandard, but i miing climat control or an MP3

playr connction.

Nvrthl, th C4 i good valu f or mony,

and Citron drv prai for bing brav

nough to dvlop a family hatch lik no othr. If

only th xcution wa mor polihd.


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Auto Express star ratings

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Kia Citroen Mazda

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residuals

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rvicing

economy

vIs th Cd rvolutionary? It i for Kia. Invting o havily in europ ha paid

dividnd th Cd i a much mor appaling and comptitiv product than

anything th Koran firm ha built bfor. But do it t nw cla tandard?

Not quit. It a vry comptnt hatchback that wll built and clanly tyld,

but it only uniqu lling point i th vn-yar warranty. Whil thi i vry

appaling, th car itlf dont hav a particularly trong pronality.

Howvr, it a fin all-roundr and ha th maur of both rival hr.

Th Citron C4 ha a laid-back attitud, good comfort and ditinctiv dign.

It alo offr th potntial for big pric aving, but th chap trim and poor

rgonomic lt it down. Th Mazda 3 rally nd to watch it tp, though.

Bland inid and out, it not a paciou or mooth-riding a th Kia. It

ay to potntial buyr bing pruadd to wap to th Cd intad.

1 2 3

On the road price/total as tested

Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)

Contract hire per month

Annual tax liability std/higher rate

Running costs (pence per mile)

Insurance group/quote

Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service

Length/wheelbase

Height/width

Engine

Peak power

Peak torque

Transmission

Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel

Boot capacity (seats up/down)

Kerbweight/payload/towing weightTurning circle/drag coefficient

Basic warranty/recovery

Service intervals/UK dealers

0-60mph

30-70 thru gears

30-50 in 3rd/4th

50-70 in 5th

Top speed

Braking 60-0/30-0mph

Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph

Auto Express economy/range

Govt urban/extra-urban/combined

CO2 emissions/tax bracket

Airbags/Isofix/parking/rain sensors

Air-con/clim ctrl/leather/heated seats

Alloy wheels/met paint/xenon lights

Auto gearbox/stability/cruise control

Elec sunroof/windows/folding mirrors

Multifunc steering/adjust reach/rake

Sat-nav/CD changer/MP3/Bluetooth

Styling/image

Interior/quality

Engine/performance

Driving experience

Ownership costs

kiA CEED

1.6 CRD lS

14,245/14,595

N/A

N/A

564/1,026

N/A

6/N/A

N/A

4,235/2,650mm

1,480/1,790mm

4cyl/1,582cc turbo

115/4,000 bhp/rpm

255/1,900 Nm/rpm

5-pd, man/fwd

53 litre/pace aver

340/1,300 litre

1,367/352/1,400kg10.3 metre/0.33Cd

7yr (100,000)/3yr Kia

12,500 mile/170

10.9 ec

11.0 ec

4.6/8.5 ec

10.4 ec

117mph

38.3/10.1 metre

61/41/56/65dB

41.6mpg/485 mile

49.6/67.3/60.1mpg

125g/km/18 per cent

six/ye/DFO/no

Ye/ye/no/no

Ye/350/no

No/DFO/no

No/ye/no

Ye/ye/ye

DFO/no/ye/no

CiTRoEN C4

1.6 HD Sx

15,440/15,800

5,419/35.1 per cent

266

611/1,112

36.2

5/297

190/190/299

4,260/2,608mm

1,458/1,773mm

4cyl/1,560cc turbo

110/4,000 bhp/rpm

240/1,750 Nm/rpm

5-pd, man/fwd

60 litre/full ize

314/1,023 litre

1,280/520/1,300kg10. 7 metre/0.31Cd

3yr (60,000)/1yr Citroen

12,500 mile/284

12.3 ec

13.2 ec

5.3/9.3 ec

11.1 ec

119mph

37.3/8.9 metre

64/39/57/67dB

42.1mpg/556 mile

47.1/70.6/60.1mpg

128g/km/18 per cent

six/ye/no/no

Ye/no/no/no

Ye/360/no

No/ye/ye

No/ye*/no

Ye/ye/ye

No/no/no/175

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

mAzDA 3

1.6D 109 TS

14,800/14,800

5,950/40.2 per cent

278

586/1,066

37.5

5/282

130/160/180

4,415mm/2,640mm

1,465/1,755mm

4cyl/1,560cc turbo

108/4,000 bhp/rpm

240/1,750 Nm/rpm

5-pd, man/fwd

55 litre/pace aver

346/1,285 litre

1,350/475/1,300kg10.9 metre/0.30Cd

3yr (60,000)/3yr Mazda

12,500 mile/159

11.0 ec

11.8 ec

4.8/7.9 ec

11.3 ec

113mph

37.9/9.2 metre

63/43/57/67dB

40.1mpg/485 mile

46.3/68.9/58.9mpg

128g/km/18 per cent

six/ye/300/no

Ye/ye/no/no

Ye/325/no

No/no/no

No/ye*/no

Ye/ye/ye

No/no/no/no

5

5

5

5

Bold= equpment ftted to our tet carDFO: Dealer fit option. Retained value figures supplied by Glasss. Ppm figures and contract hire rates by HSBC. Both based over three years and 36,000 miles.

Insurance quotes from AA (Tel 0800 107 0680 orwww.theAA.com) for a male, aged 42, living in Banbury, Oxon, with three penalty points.

It may hav h am

60.1mpg caim

combi figr a h

C4, b i raiy orC i prov qi

a frga. I rr

41.6mpg o or

ro, whi a 53-ir

ak giv h Kia a

rag of 485 mi.

OUR long-trm Citron

i wll run-in, having

covrd narly 9,000

mil o wd hopdfor mor than 42.1mpg

ovr th cour of it

1,900-mil round trip to

th outh of Franc. Th

556-mil rang wa

good, though.

due o i vry ow

miag, h Maa oy

j maag o op

40mpg. A wih boh ofi compior, hi ro

o arr 50mpg rig

moorway criig, b

i f o aro 35mpg

o h wiir par

of or ro.

As Ao expr w o

pr, Kia ar ha

b ab o caca

rvicig co. Howvr,

h C pricig i

iky o b compiiv;h fir hr chck o

h Crao 1.5 i

which hi C rpac

cam o aro 510.

A ReAL urpri hr.

Although Citron

dalr may offr

aving whn buying

a nw car, gtting it

rvicd i a diffrntmattr. Th firt thr

viit will t you back a

hfty 679 ovr 200

mor than th Mazda.

All hr car riv hr

hav h am 12,500-

mi rvic irva, b

i h Maa which

com o chap. A

a mr 470 for hrchck, i goo va

ahogh Maa ha h

ma ar work,

wih 159 o i h uK.

BusIness r ar

xpc o acco for

35 pr c of C

a, a hy wi b

ga o ar ha h

Kia mi oy 125g/km

of CO2. Coqy,

i i i h boom

ax brack a i h

chap of h hr.

ALTHOUGH it put out

3g/km mor CO2 than

th Cd, th C4 it in

th am 18 pr cnt

tax brackt a do

any car with miion

of l than 140g/km.

Th highr pric tag

man it cot an xtra

50 a yar to run.

MAzdAs 1.6-ir oi-

brig gi mi

h am amo of CO2

a h C4. Howvr,

bca h 3 ha a

owr i pric, i

margiay chapr for

compay car rivr o

r owr-ba owr

wi fork o 586 a yar.

tHe xpr a HsBC

hav y o caca

ria va, b Kia

improvig imag a

riv pmark ho

ma h C o

raoaby w. W

aicipa a rai

figr of aro 40 pr

c afr hr yar.

CITROeNs givaway

pricing polici hav

ld to poor ridual

only 35.1 pr cnt in

th ca of our C4 1.6

HDi sX. Howvr, if

you pay l for th

car in th firt plac,

th drop in valu i

not quit a larg.

tHe Maa 3 far br

o h co-ha

mark ha i riva

hr, a afr hr

yar i wi i b worh

40.2 pr c or 5,950.

Howvr, h ry-v

s mo i v rogr,

raiig 42.6 pr c

of i w co.

Kia Ceed1.6 CRDi LS

tHe C ha raivy

fw wak. I i

rob, ha a moohi, i igh a ay

o riv, icy qipp

a w ai o. W oy

wih Kia ha ijc a

i mor xcim.

IF tyl count, th C4

cant b batn. It

dramatic lin armatchd by an qually

quirky cabin. Yt whil

th dign i pot-on,

th quality lav a

bit to b dird.

BAsed o h Foc, h

Maa riv w, wih

a haig a goorig. th rob i,

pi a rc facif,

i i arig o how i

ag a ack i riva

howroom appa.

Mazda 31.6D 109 TS

Citroen C41.6 HDi SX

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