Kia Cerato Reviews

The Kia Cerato S is worth considering if you want a decent amount of space at a competitive price tag, the ownership options are great but is it a good alternative for your family? Or should you spend more to get a higher spec version of this hatch?

The entry grade Kia Cerato sedan is not the first car most Aussies would choose when looking for a family car, but does that mean it's family unfriendly?

Kia might not have a hardcore small hot hatch or sedan in its line-up, but the Cerato GT is at least a warmed-up offering.

Small cars may be falling out of favour as the SUV wave continues to flood the local new car market. But there are still plenty of worthy contenders, and Kia has just upped the ante with a revised version of its Cerato hatch and sedan.

Just because small sedans like the Cerato are a dying breed doesn't mean they're no good. Quite the opposite, actually.

The Toyota Corolla Ascent Sport won our previous budget-hatchback comparison, so we've brought it back to see how it fares against two newcomers in the market - the Mazda3 G20 Pure and the Kia Cerato S. All of these models represent the respective entry points to their ranges, and while you might think that'd mean bargain motoring, the prices you'll see can be surprisingly high.

You've got about $30K and you'd like to buy a sporty hatch. Don't. Not until you've read our invaluable sporty-hatch comparison, as we crown a winner based on performance, practicality and price.

Want a sporty-feeling family hauler, but don't want to go for a full hot hatch? Enter the Kia Cerato GT sedan. We put it to the family test.

The Sport Plus sits towards the top of the Cerato line-up with its list price of $28,840. At the time we published this Kia was offering the Sport Plus for $27,740 drive-away. Kia’s drive-away deals can stay in place for years, so check to see if this offer is still in place.The Sport Plus’s features list is extensive. Coming standard is an 8.0-inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, sat nav, six-speaker stereo, dual-zone climate control, leather upholstery, heated front seats, push-button start and proximity key, premium steering and shift knob, electric mirrors, cruise control, front and rear parking sensors, LED running lights. and 17-inch alloys wheels with 225/45 R17 tyres.The Sport Plus has a 112kW/192Nm four-cylinder petrol engine and six-speed automatic transmission.Scoring the maximum five ANCAP stars in 2019 the Sport Plus has AEB which can detect cyclists and pedestrians, blind spot warning, rear cross traffic alert and adaptive cruise control.

The Cerato Sport sits above the entry grade S in the model line-up and both the sedan and hatch list for the same price - $25,790. Standard features on the Sport includes an 8.0-inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, six-speaker stereo, sat nav, air-conditioning, cloth seats, 3.5-inch LCD instrument screen, electric mirrors, cruise control, front and rear parking sensors, premium steering and shift knob, and 17-inch alloy wheels with 225/45 R17 tyres.Powering the Sport is a 112kW/192Nm four-cylinder petrol engine with a six-speed automatic transmission.The Sport missed out on scoring the maximum five-star ANCAP rating in 2019 because its AEB system does not detect cyclists and pedestrians (the AEB on the Sport Plus and GT grades does).Still the Sport is equipped with lane keeping assistance and you can option the $1500 safety pack which adds the more sophisticated AEB along with blind spot warning, rear cross traffic alert and adaptive cruise control.