2021 Kia Cerato GT Line Review: Waxing Lyrical

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2021 Kia Cerato GT Line Review: Waxing Lyrical 2021 Kia Cerato GT...

Derryn Wong

06/08/2021

1.Introduction
2.Design and Appearance
3.Interior and Features
4.Space, Practicality and Safety
5.Driving Experience
6.Competitors and Conclusion

2. Design and Appearance

Car design has to be the most polarising and subjective bit of reviewing cars, but we’re willing to guess only a set-in-stone curmudgeon would think this isn’t an improvement over the pre-facelift model.

Firstly, the new badge is a definite improvement. The old Kia badge with its straightforward black oval had a strong link to the brand’s ‘cars as white goods’ phase. The new one fits the age far better, with a brushed metal finish and a techy, milled look.

Complementing the new badge is the facelift’s design. It’s very aggressive, as mid-life refreshes go, with the Cerato morphing so that it resembles more of the new Karim Habib era Digital Tiger Face – as personified in the upcoming Kia EV6 high-performance EV – rather than Peter Schreyer’s now classic iteration Tiger Nose Grille.

New Cerato GT Line (left) and pre-facelift Cerato GT Line (right)

This is Kia’s next EV, due in Singapore next year – and it’s more powerful than a Porsche Taycan

**The taillights have a more segmented look, but the Cerato was also early on the full-width tail-light sections trend**

The grille is far less grille-like, a trend we’ve seen on the Honda Jazz too, and part of the shift towards the ‘electric look’. It’s less tall, more broad, and no longer has a chrome outliner, while the new headlights with their six DRL segments now flow seamlessly into the grille.

Together with the large, lower intake section, angled foglights, and triangular aero features, the Cerato looks very modern, and quite athletic.

This car is the top-spec GT Line model, so it has red highlights on the grille and front end, unique 17-inch wheels, a bodykit, and bootlid spoiler. But the difference in looks between the mid-tier EX and even entry-level L models and the GT Line aren’t huge, if you don’t look at the sides.

Why you should expect the kitchen sink with a Cerato GT Line
Continue to 3. Interior and Features

1.Introduction
2.Design and Appearance
3.Interior and Features
4.Space, Practicality and Safety
5.Driving Experience
6.Competitors and Conclusion

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About the Author

Derryn Wong

CarBuyer's former chief editor was previously the editor for Top Gear Singapore and a presenter for CNA's Cruise Control motoring segment.

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