The Ceed launches with a range of cost-friendly engines, with a new three cylinder 1.0-litre petrol unit that produces 120 horsepower, a 1.4-litre petrol with 140 horsepower and a new 1.6-litre diesel unit (115 horsepower). All engines are available with a choice of a six-speed manual transmission or a seven-speed automatic transmission. 1 post · Joined 2013. #8 · Sep 10, 2013. With anything related to gearboxes you should take it into a garage. With automatic gearboxes, I would always take it to a specialist, not just an ordinary repair garage, as automatic gearboxes are more complicated, and I like know it's in the right hands. Kia Rio (2017-2023) review The Kia Rio offers good value and practicality - a safe pair of hands in a talented supermini class An automatic transmission is an option for the two 1.0-litre The automatic gearbox is a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission (DCT) and this pairs well with the 1.4 T-GDi; making the most of the power on offer. In addition to the 138PS, you get 242Nm of torque. With the DCT gearbox able to change up in a fraction of a second, the 0-62mph dash is dealt with in 9.2 seconds, and the top speed is 124mph. cbOH2CD.

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