Kia ProCeed In-Depth Review 2022 | Is it style over substance?

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If you're torn between a coupe and a hatch and prioritise style in a compact family car, Kia's Proceed could fit the bill. Jonathan Crouch takes a look at the revised version.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
00:35 Background
02:14 Driving Experience
04:32 Design & Build
13:06 Market & Model Range
16:23 Cost of Ownership
18:31 Summary
Kia calls this Proceed a 'Shooting Brake'. Isn't that just another word for an 'estate car'? Well no, not really. A Shooting Brake, in contrast, is more of an occasional and much more stylised load-lugger, loved by sportsman - and especially shooting parties (hence the name) - from the 1950s and 1960s, particularly here in Britain. A kind of 'estate coupe' if you like, which is why virtually all 'shooting brake' designs from the last century had only three doors. Princess Anne's Reliant Scimitar GTE from the Seventies was one of these, with similar cars like the Lancia Beta HPE, the Jaguar XJS Lynx Eventer and the Volvo 1800ES dating from the same era.
In more recent times, the 'Shooting Brake' concept has made a comeback with designs like Ferrari's FF. But you'll know it better perhaps from two Mercedes models, 'Shooting Brake' versions of that Stuttgart brand's CLS and CLA models. It was the CLA Shooting Brake that prompted Kia to produce this stylish Proceed derivative.
Driving Experience
Gone are the days when Kia was content to merely try and reach a minimum class standard when it comes to drive dynamics. Ex-BMW M-Chief Albert Biermann, who during the creation of this car was Kia's Head of handling development, spent six months with his team fine-tuning this Proceed and the brand promises that you'll feel the difference, even on a very short test drive.
Revisions over the Ceed Hatch and Sportwagon include a body lowered by 5mm, plus a rather counter-intuitive combination of stiffer springs and softer anti-roll bars to keep the tyres in better contact with the road surface. At speed, you realise immediately that the set-up's firmer than it would be in a normal Ceed but at the same time, the car flows over uneven tarmac with supple confidence. And when the road turns twisty, the consistent and relatively feelsome steering delivers enough feedback to encourage a more aggressive driving style, should that be appropriate.
There is now just one engine option, a 158bhp four cylinder 1.5-litre T-GDi powerplant mated to 6-speed manual transmission. In terms of handling updates for this facelifted third-generation model, Kia's largely left the set-up alone, which is fine by us, as that was one of this model's strongest aspects. Engine noise is enhanced by a soundtrack emphasised through flaps in the exhaust and delivered into the cabin through the stereo speakers.
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@runnerup9786 Месяц назад

Strangely, when it was launched it had a space saver AND the under boot storage...id suggest thats a cost saving. Although they have added rear compartment and boot 12v power outlets.

@slugger7440 Год назад

A great summary of the specification but very few negatives pointed out. Presumably OSV use these videos as promos for leasing of cars, so that's possibly why? It just seems odd to skirt over the fact this car doesn't offer a dual clutch auto anymore nor LED headlights (absolutely pathetic in 2022) or any of the niceties of the previous GT Line S spec (pan roof, jbl sound system, 40:20:40 split folding seats and so on). The GT model has been dropped too so KIA are massively cheaping out with the 2022 version of this car and it just seems wrong to not highlight any of these points. Like I say, great presentation of the spec as it is on paper, but not really a critique. And not to be too critical as I still like your content, but I can't imagine many people care about the history of the Proceed or what it was like in the 90d and when it comes to the mpg, my belief is no one would care what KIA says it should do on the WLTP, they'll surely be more interested to know the real figure when you've test driven it.

@OsvUkVehicleSupply Год назад

Hello Hector 👋 thank you for your honest feedback. We've passed this onto our video team and will take this on board moving forward.

@slugger7440 Год назад

@@OsvUkVehicleSupply no worries, it was more of question of what you intend to achieve with your videos. They are great, but are they meant to be reviews or are they more promos for the cars? No worries if it's the latter, just not very clear on that. Learn a lot tho.

@kimgriffiths8850 Год назад

I'm pretty sure that Kia aren't cheaping out. Rather scaling back, again caused by the current chip shortage. I'm sure the GTS and 1.6 GT will be back. Now, to the Honda Civic, that's personal taste and again depends on the model chosen. (The latest Civic looks lovely, to me that's a first). You're probably right, the Civic is probably the better drivers car, but I think Kia are trying to bring something a bit different to the game with the Proceed. I think the GT line Proceed in Nerla Black (think that's what it's called) looks amazing and it does drive really well. I'm up for it anyway. Who knows, when the GT comes back (I'd take the Red accents off), I might have been inspired to get one of those... Happy Christmas to you all and happy car hunting.