Industry cheers as Kia’s new eco Ceed loses apostrophe.. but doesn’t lose any street cred

means higher- quality materials. With the 2 trim, the seats are fabric but, moving up, the finish gets even more plush until you are surrounded completely by leather. In the 2, though, the steering wheel i s leather - t r immed along with the gear shift and handhandbrake. TecTechnically, there is a 7in touchscreescreen with DAB, Bluetooth, voice recorecognition plus Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility. Amazingly,A for this level, there is a reversing camera with dyndynamic guidelines to help you into the smallest of spaces. SSafety has not been overlooked eitheither. All new Ceeds come with lanlane keep assist, high beam assassist, hill start assist, driver attattention warning and forward collisionco avoidance assist. As you go up the levels, the features coming as standard just multiply.

But here’s the green bit – the car I was driving came with Kia’s new U3 diesel engine, which not only complies with the latest European guidelines but goes even further. It also has an eco pack onboard, further reducing emissions to take them below 100g/km.

This little mover is a whizz on the motorway and, because of its size, performs fantastically in town. It can zip down the outside lane, head for the country where cornering is superb thanks to Kia’s vehicle stability management system or sedately park off street.

It also comes with Kia’s sevenyear warranty.

If you feel yourself getting warm under the collar but can’t find an outlet, this could be the car for you.