Regenerative braking harvests kinetic energy that recharges your battery pack while coasting or braking. The Coasting Guide analyses your route to let you know when to take your foot off the pedal. The Virtual Engine Sound System activates in electric-only mode to safely alert pedestrians of your presence.
Enjoy the convenience of easy charging from a household socket or at a public charging station. At an AC Charge charging station, you can recharge the battery (up to 100%) in approximately 2 hours 15 minutes. Easily visilble from outside the vehicle 3 LED lights in the middle of the dashboard tell you the charging status and battery level.
Smart Parking Assist (SPA) controls the steering wheel to help you into parallel and perpendicular parking spaces. SPA also lends a hand when departing from a parallel parking space. All you have to do is control the speed and shift gears. (Image shown is the Kia XCeed for illustration purposes of SPA)
Blind-Spot Collision Warning (BCW) uses radar to monitor your blind spots, warning you of approaching cars with a warning sound and a symbol on the side-view mirror. (Image shown is the Kia XCeed for illustration purposes for BCW)
High Beam Assist (HBA) detects vehicles travelling towards you or ahead of you and automatically changes to low beam, ensuring the best possible visibility without dazzling other road users. (Image shown is the Kia XCeed for illustration purposes for HBA)
Kia's first European-built plug-in hybrid powertrain combines an 8.9 kWh battery, a 44.5 kW electric motor and a 1.6 GDI engine with six-speed double-clutch transmission. The output is impressive:141ps for 0-100kmph acceleration in 11 seconds. And you can complete most daily drives on electric power alone.
