Kia Confirms 201hp GT Trims for Ceed and Pro_Ceed

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confirmed plans to build a hot hatch version of the Pro_Cee'dKia cee'd S coupe 1.4 CVV...Republic of Korea, 2012 > present1 photo
just last week. Not it has revealed even more about the forthcoming car. Not only does it plan to build a three-door Pro_Cee'd GT, it will also build a five-door Cee'd GT. Both cars will launch in mid-2013.

Both cars will use the 1.6-liter turbocharged engine with direct injection. Instead of the 184hp and 195lb-ft version used in the Veloster Turbo in Europe, it will use the 201hp and 195lb-ft of torque version of that engine that is used in the North American Veloster TurboHyundai Veloster 1.6 T-GD...Republic of Korea, 2013 > present4 photos
. That will be a 51% increase in horsepower and 61% increase in torque over the base engine. 

Both cars will come standard with a six-speed manual and will accelerate to 100km/h in 7.9 seconds. That is about a second slower to 60mph than a North American-spec Veloster Turbo.