Kia UK has now opened the order books for the plug-in hybrid versions of the XCeed and Ceed Sportswagon.

The XCeed PHEV will start from £30,695, the Ceed Sportswagon PHEV from £29,995 and deliveries are scheduled to start in April.

After Kia presented the two vehicles in September last year, the South Korean company is now releasing more concrete data on the two hybrid models. Most of the key data remain unchanged, with a 1.6-litre petrol engine, a 44.5 kW electric motor and an 8.9 kWh battery. The same drivetrain as the Kia Niro PHEV (or Hyundai Ioniq PHEV for that matter) is used in both compact PHEV models. The biggest difference is that the two Ceed derivatives have a lower standard consumption level, with provisional measurements showing a purely electrical range of up to 60 kilometres, although the official rating has yet to be released on both the fuel economy and CO2 emissions.

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Kia introduced the plug-in hybrid versions of the Ceed Sportswagon and the new XCeed. The PHEV versions of the station wagon and the crossover model, which will be available from the beginning of 2020, are based on Hyundai-Kia’s already known tech.

The key data with a 1.6-litre petrol engine, a 44.5 kW electric motor and an 8.9 kWh battery make it clear that the drive train of the Kia Niro PHEV (or Hyundai Ioniq PHEV) is used in both compact PHEV models. The biggest difference: Since the two Ceed derivatives have a lower standard consumption, provisional measurements show a purely electrical range of up to 60 kilometres.

The combined fuel consumption is between 1.3 and 1.4 litres, with Kia predicting electricity consumption of 10.4-12.2 kWh/100 km (Ceed Sportwagon) and 10.5-12.2 kWh/100 km (XCeed) respectively. These are, however, values that were determined according to the WLTP but calculated back to the NEDC. Kia did not communicate the pure WLTP values. The same applies to the range.

The hybrid drive with its system output of 104 kW and a maximum torque of 265 Newton metres accelerates the Kombi Ceed Sportswagon to 100 km/h in 10.8 seconds and the XCeed to 11.0 seconds. The electric motor continues to sit between the petrol engine and the six-speed dual-clutch gearbox.

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