158bhp
Powertrain
1.5 litre 4cyl
50 litres
Fuel tank
£73 fill up
8.6 secs
Performance
130mph
395 litres
Seats up/down
1,291 litres
MODEL TESTED: Ceed 1.5 T-GDi GT-Line S
PRICE: £31,170 POWERTRAIN: 1.5-litre 4cyl petrol mild-hybrid, 158bhp
THE Ceed you see in these pictures is the GT-Line model, which is priced from £25,610. If you want an automatic, however, you need to go for the top-spec GT-Line S; you get a very comprehensive kit list, while the price climbs to £31,170, which still undercuts the Civic.
Tech highlights
A MIDLIFE facelift was introduced to the Ceed range a little over 12 months ago, and along with a new nose and some funky LED tail-lights, it also introduced improved in-car technology and subtle interior trim changes to the Korean model.
Mechanically, little was altered. While its Japanese rivals are
