 The redesigned KIA Cee'd |
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 Sep 28 2009, 07:48 PM
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Too long. Did not read. LOL
It looks nice; Ish and Bob might be right about it being tall but... all cars are taller now. They have to be if they're going to be rammed by SUVs. I'd bet the seating position height of all new cars is a good 2-3" taller than it was just 5 or 10 years ago. -------------------- Help keep ElantraClub running and free for all Elantra owners: Donate.
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Sep 28 2009, 08:50 PM
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I'd hit it, but I'd need to move to France first... Like that's ever gonna happen lol
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Sep 29 2009, 12:00 AM
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The beltline is too high, as almost all cars are nowadays. The green house looks 2-3" too tall. And then they jack up the suspension 2-3" Because you know, a high center of gravity is great for handling.
Almost all new cars now have proportions out of shape -- especially at the rear, where there is too much space between the bottom of the trunk and the rear lights. --------------------  Come mothers and fathers / Throughout the land And don't criticize / What you can't understand Your sons and your daughters / Are beyond your command Your old road is / Rapidly agin'. Please get out of the new one / If you can't lend your hand For the times they are a-changin'. |
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Sep 29 2009, 12:39 AM
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Idiot Savant Group: Lifetimer Posts: 9,573 Posts Per Day: 1.41 Thanks Received: 256 Trader Stats: 4 (100%) Joined: 20-September 05 From: Trumpistan Member No.: 1,406 Mood: Uncertain |
Just a quick comparison shows an '03 Elantra Hatch to be slightly longer (10mm) and 230mm higher than the Cee'd. I think a visual perspective might be in order, will this ever happen? More likely than me moving to Europe so I can consider this or any other bitchin' car they have and we will never have...
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Sep 29 2009, 08:30 AM
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SCrew Europe. Australia is land of the car guys.
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Sep 29 2009, 11:53 AM
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Idiot Savant Group: Lifetimer Posts: 9,573 Posts Per Day: 1.41 Thanks Received: 256 Trader Stats: 4 (100%) Joined: 20-September 05 From: Trumpistan Member No.: 1,406 Mood: Uncertain |
I already live in an Aussie type landscape, and yes people talk funny here too (like dood...), I enjoy Europe the heat factor is much less (unless you go to Spain...) but to each his own I guess.
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Sep 29 2009, 12:58 PM
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Height: 1450-1490mm (C'eed), 1425mm (Elantra XD), 1481mm (HD), 1519mm (FD, Touring)
Width: 1790mm (C'eed), 1724mm (XD sedan), 1719mm (XD Hatch *Huh?!*), 1775mm (HD), 1765mm (FD, Touring) Length: 4250-4490mm (C'eed), 4495mm (XD sedan), 4519 (XD hatch), 4506mm (HD), 4475mm (FD, Touring) Ground Clearance: 150mm (C'eed) 149mm (HD) 150mm (FD, Touring) I think we're right - this car is 1-2.6" taller than the XD and at least an inch shorter (the C'eed hatch is 10" shorter than the XD hatch). However, the C'eed is also wider (I should have done track width, oh well) than the XD by a good several inches, which should help handling. -------------------- Help keep ElantraClub running and free for all Elantra owners: Donate.
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