After the successful launch of the Cerato Sedan and Cerato Koup in 2009, Kia is proud to introduce a third member to the Cerato family - the 5-door Hatch, to strengthen its representation in what is arguably the world’s most important market sector - the ultra-competitive C-segment.  It has been designed to challenge competitors like the Toyota Auris, VW Golf 6, Mazda 3 and Hyundai I30.
The latest Cerato Hatch is designed to appeal especially to those consumers with young families, who prefer a hatch for its style and enhanced practicality.  As well as its all-new body shape, the new Cerato Hatch model introduces styling, equipment, refinement and technical improvements, which now also features on the 2011 Cerato Sedan and 2-door Koup.  Despite its more compact dimensions, the hatch’s cargo volume of 550 litres (SAE) is highly competitive in its class, and is an improvement of 135 litres on the 4-door Sedan. The Cerato 5-door Hatch is available in either the 1.6 EX or 2.0 SX model.

KIA designers and engineers concentrated on seven key areas while developing the Cerato Hatch: dynamic driving, impressive fuel economy, improved ride/handling balance, great cabin comfort, enhanced overall safety, the introduction of frontline technologies and maintained functionality.   The roof, rear side panels, C-pillar, tailgate, rear bumper, light clusters and two-tone spoiler are all new.  At the front, bold styling incorporates a new radiator grille, new lower air-intake grille and new-shape fog lamps.  The door mirrors are new, with LED repeaters, and re-styled ‘double five-spoke’ 16-inch alloy wheels on the 1.6 EX and 17-inch alloy wheels on the 2.0 SX are standard.  The rear combination lamps, which have etching-processed lenses, are split across the tailgate shut line and a sporty rear diffuser on the 2.0 SX model allows the exhaust tailpipe to be displayed.

Kia’s new Cerato Hatch will be available with a choice of two DOHC four-cylinder petrol engines featuring CVVT and four valves per cylinder.  The larger 1,998 cc Theta II power unit generates 114.7 kW  6200 rpm with impressive torque of 194.2 Nm  4300 rpm and propels the hatch to 100 km/h in 9.1 seconds, with a top speed of 190 kph.  The smaller 1,591 cc Gamma engine produces 91.2 kW  6300 rpm and torque of 156 Nm 4200 rpm, while acceleration to 100 km/h takes 10.3 seconds.

All the styling, comfort and technical improvements making their debut this year on the 2011 Kia Cerato Hatch are also applied to the Cerato 4-door Sedan and Cerato Koup 2-door models as upgrades for the 2011 model year.  Five-door, five-seater hatch with all-steel unitary construction bodyshell.   All-in-all, the new Kia Cerato Hatch is money well spent.

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Die Ermelo Xtreme Events-klub (EXE), in samewerking met De Wit Motors, bied op Saterdag, 7 Mei, ’n pret 4x4-dag aan en dit beloof om net soos die vorige twee jare, ‘n opwindende dag vol aksie te wees.  Daar is drie 4x4-klasse wat tydens die Xtreme-dag gaan meeding om die gesogte trofee en kontant te wen.  Die drie klasse is standaard, ‘modified’ en ‘supermodified’.   Die dag word nie net vir die lede van die klub aangebied nie, en almal wat van 4x4-aksie hou, word uitgenooi om deel te neem.  Die inskrywingsfooi beloop slegs R150 per voertuig.Indien jy nie ‘n 4x4-voertuig het nie, gaan beleef die aksie en kry die geleentheid om ‘n  Pajero- of Triton-bakkie van De Wit Motors oor ‘n kort hindernisbaan te toetsbestuur.  Inskrywings sluit om 08:30 en die aksie sal om 09:00 in volle swang wees.   Die klub se Xtreme-baan is ongeveer 7km buite Ermelo, op die Amersfoortpad, geleë.  Ingangsfooi vir toeskouers is R20 per volwassene en R10 per kind.  Daar sal ook ‘n biertuin en kosstalletjies wees.  Neem die hele gesin saam en beleef ‘n unieke Xtreme Event.  Skakel Johan Strauss by 082 559 6573 met enige navrae.  LM

TWK Toyota van Piet Retief, het onlangs ‘n reuse inkleur Kompetisie en Pretdag vir die Gr 1, 2 en 3 leerlinge van Laerskool Piet Retief aangebied. Die prente vir die inkleur kompetisie is 3 weke voor die tyd by die skool uitgedeel, en daarna vir ‘n week lank teen die vensters van die handelaar vertoon. Die beoordeling en prysuitdeling het op die pretdag by die Toyota Handelaar plaasgevind, en groot pryse is uitgedeel aan die wenners, hulle ouers en die betrokke klasonderwysers. Vermaak het opgedaag in die vorm van ‘Barney, The Dinosaur’ en hulle eie TWK Toyota Nar. Daar was ook springkastele, gesigverf, en speletjies soos ballon trap, aartappel-loop en ‘musical chairs’. Dit was moeilik om te sien wie dit die meeste geniet, die jongspan, of die mammas en pappas wat vanaf die kantlyn aangemoedig het. TWK Toyota, Piet Retief wil graag die skoolhoof, Mnr Roodt, die betrokke onderwysers, ouers en veral die leerlinge bedank vir hulle deelname. Sonder hulle samewerking sou dit definitief nie so ‘n reuse sukses gewees het nie. MS

Promotion:When it comes to the Pajero, reliability, durability, uncompromising performance and luxury are all on the menu.  Be the action hero, the adventurer, the sophist and more, all at once.  Just climb in and you’ll know you’ve arrived.  The lightweight design and 4-wheel independent suspension provides a superior road-hugging performance, as proven in the Dakar Rally.  The advanced design has been further refined to provide greater comfort to the driver and passengers.  The 3.2 liter direct injection diesel engine with turbo charge and inter cooled common rail is available in the GLS and GLX models.  The more powerful 3.8 liter, 24 valve multi point injection petrol, V6 SOHC MIVEC engine is equal driving pleasure.   An array of repeated crash tests contributes to the safety criteria to achieve the J-NAP 6-star rating for safety.  Thus making the Pajero one of the safest in it’s class.  With a 5 year/100 000km maintenance plan on the GLS model and a 3 year/60 000km maintenance plan on the GLX, it makes the Pajero worth every cent.   To test drive the beautiful Pajero, contact De Wit Motors on 082 331 1817 or visit their showroom at 69 Kerk Street, Ermelo.