Comments on: 2010 Kia Cerato Forte – More than just a copy

By: Cerato fan

Cerato fan — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 10:00:06 +0000

If you are planning to buy a mid size family car then kia Cerato is certainly the choice. You will never be disappointed.

By: Ricky

Ricky — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 07:51:55 +0000

@Colleen I am agreeing with you completely. With my Cerato, I am pretty happy. It has got everything that I expect out of a vehicle. It is undoubtedly a great creation from the house of Mazda. It's spacious interior can provide comfortable and enjoyable traveling to my small family. I just love my car.

By: Colleen

Colleen — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:30:07 +0000

I bought a Cerato Forte in September 2010. Previous to that I would never have given any Kia a second glance as my first two cars were Mazdas. But I saw the Cerato in passing and fell in love with the design. I checked it out online and that was that, didn’t even test drive it. The first time I drove it was when I drove it out of the showroom after purchasing LOL! No disappointments so far. It’s spacious, handles well, nice stereo sound. All in all a great upgrade from my Mazda Familia.

By: AutoCritical

AutoCritical — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 07:07:13 +0000

Roughly translated, Juliano is saying that he recently purchased one, and was very impressed at how advanced the technology was on it. “Better than a Honda” – He is adamant he has made a great purchase…

By: juliano

juliano — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 01:09:30 +0000

Tive o Prazer de Adquirir um Uma Semana atraz o Cerato .
   Com Certeza mata um pau o Hondinha ! O Carro É muito bom ! Confortavel , Bem estruturado e com Uma Tecnologia de Primeiro Mundo !
   Essa é a vantagem de hum Comprar Carro Que É EXPORTADO parágrafo paises de Primeiro Mundo ! Não se porcarias fabricadas FICA COM Somente nenhum pais ! !
   O Carro É muito bom ! Sente Nem tão Trocas de marchas , motor esperto EO Bem E , Mesmo Sendo cambio Automático !
   Enfim acho Que Fiz um bom Negócio Não ter pego Nacionais OS Do mesmo segmento Muito Que deixam um DESEJAR !

By: AutoCritical

AutoCritical — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:24:08 +0000

From my experience, ‘Design’ is large department that consists of designers who come up with how it looks, engineers who work with the overall board engineering of the car and areas that will be directly affect the design, and color and trim which determine the types of surface finishes and materials used (and many more areas)…I have come across another group in design charged with the description of ‘quality perception’.

There would be many of these people working together, in terms of the determining the type of quality materials used and tactile feel etc. Overall, they will be working with a budget that has been determined by management and they will be helped by people in marketing (where they position their car against others).

So as the designers are proposing what types of ideal materials they will use, their costing will be worked out accordingly, and from there decisions will be made on where they can do to ‘reduce’ costs (using cheaper materials for example).

I guess if a designer is adamant about a design of using higher materials, they can try put forward their case to justify the increase the cost, if it is agreed, then the designer will be happy! however usually cost is a driving factor in the design, so unless they can ‘save’ that money from another areas, it may be harder to convince to go ahead with a certain idea.

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:17:24 +0000

The curiosity I have from a design perspective is what input does Design have in the final decisions that determine the quality of the content even when there is complete agreement on the design itself. In other words, who says this has to be a $17,000 car and not a $17,500 car with higher quality interior materials. Does Design only go as far as the look or does it ever insist on a certain level of quality and tactile feel. VW seems to be a good example of a process that takes design beyond mere looks.
For everything that the Kia is, I feel that an additional $500 of “quality” would have broadened its appeal and increased its sales even at the slightly higher price.

By: AutoCritical

AutoCritical — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:21:30 +0000

Thanks for the heads up Tony. I too like the Ceed. I noticed that about the rear of the Hyundai, and as for the comparison, its pretty cool to see the interpretations. Did you know that the Chevrolet Camaro is based in the Australian Holden Commodore? One is a big 4 door, the other a 2 door coupe! Now that is quite a difference!

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:26:55 +0000

if you’re bored you might want to look at the Hyundai i30/Kia Ceed.

They are sister cars (same car, different skin). I like idea of the same car being interpreted by two different design studios.

I like the Ceed more. The i30 has ugly headlights and a BMW 130 style tail. The wagon versions are also nice.

The Ceed also has a pretty good looking two door hot hatch. The Ceed wagon in my opinion is one of the smarter looking small cars out there.

5 yrs ago Korean designed rubbish. In another 5 yrs who knows where they’ll be.

By: AutoCritical

AutoCritical — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:32:19 +0000

That Forte Koup is pretty cool – I would almost suggest that the Koup was designed first, then the sedan version (Cerato Forte) was designed from it. Almost like how the current model Opel Astra. What a sporty looking thing!