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2022 Kia Cerato Review and Buying Guide: Big Boot, Small Car

If you’re shopping for a hatch or sedan right now, having the Kia Cerato on your shortlist is essential in 2022 because this current model is virtually unbeatable for value - it’s such a compelling option for buying a new car. Let me explain why.

The Cerato vehicles I drove were provided by Kia Australia for a week in each version, and I have lived with the previous generation Cerato as a fleet vehicle, while also having driven the pre-updated version of this new model. I hope that makes sense. Point is, I’ve experienced the progress of Cerato in the last five or so years, and can tell you with certainty, it’s going to be a very reliable family transport device.

If you want all the legroom, boot space and features of an SUV, but you don’t want to pay as much (or simply don’t have the money), a Kia Cerato is probably the best value new car money can buy.

I'm going to explain why Cerato is a best family car in a few different ways, some of which you may disagree with. But ultimately I drove two versions, the 'S' and GT-Line, courtesy of Kia Australia, and I tried to do it with you in mind, the regular consumer mum or dad who has to live their life, hard and daily, in this vehicle.

I always start with the boot because it's typically the business end of a family vehicle.

I have to confess I didn’t get to do my usual boot measurements during this loan because: life.
But I did shove as much in as possible. We’re talking bags, kid’s bikes, shopping - and what would you know. It all fits. With plenty of change.
This is reason #1 Cerato is one of the best family cars you can buy. The boot is surprisingly long and wider than its suave rear design leads you to think.
There’s about 1.2 metres between the wheelarches and it’s at least 1.2m again in length. Height is between 500-600mm to the boot’s ‘ceiling', and the aperture starts at around 700mm off the ground.
The aperture itself is hampered somewhat by a slightly curvy design, but unless you’re trying to fit a fat square peg in a round hole, it’s not going to inhibit much. A double pram will go easily.



You could easily compare the boot of the Hyundai i30 Sedan_ to see how well it will or won’t take your bulkiest regular items. That’s a pretty good car in its own right, and basically the same size inside and out.
Under the boot floor is a space saver spare, which is common for this kind of car, and there are little side cubby holes on each side to stash things that might roll like bottles of red. No judgement here.
The best part, for me, of Cerato's boot is the fact you have a bootlid which closes everything off from public view and nothing gets in your rearview mirror like it does in an SUV when you over pack.
Also, you can drop the backrests forward in order to feed through long bulky items from Bunnings or BCF etc.
Just in case you get an towing aspirations, Cerato’s braked capacity is 1100kg with 75kg of towball download. It’s enough to pick up a mattress from Snooze or some mulch from the garden centre.

It’s not something you’ll see any other motoring journalist talk about, but I quite liked that the perforations in the back seat leather in Cerato were small enough that they didn’t catch a lot of crumbs, dirt and sand. Instead it slides into the larger folds where it collects and can be easily cleaned. As a potential future owner, you’ll appreciate this, long-term.

Installing a child restrain is so wonderfully easy in a small sedan because there’s no reaching over the seatback fumbling around trying to locate and clip in the top tether, only to find you have to slacken out the strap and go again because the manufacturer thought they would install the tether right down the bottom of the seatback. Geezuz I hate that, especially on a hot day - or when it’s raining. And you’re never installing a child seat on a calm, easy Sunday morning. It’s always under duress. Am I right?

Cerato’s top tether is a few inches up the rear parcel shelf under a little plastic cover. Dead simple. In the hatch they’re located on the seatback again, but they’re fairly easy to reach owning to not being a very big car. like an SUV. This is yet another advantage to having a sedan over a hatch, in addition to your stuff being locked away from prying eyes.
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