Please don't buy a BMW X2. Get one of these instead. (KIA XCeed First Edition Drive and Review)

The XCeed marks KIA's entry into a very odd, but hotly contested marketplace. The tiny crossover-you-should-have-bought-a-hatch segment, personified by cars like BMW's X2 and Audi's Q2. I've often been a fan of KIAs, but I don't like this car segment - so can this vehicle really prove worth your time?
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[@cloudminder5899]

I bought this car recently. The highest spec one. Its a phenomenal car.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

I must admit that I haven't been paying a lot of attention to this car, but I completely agree that this is a better ownership prospect than the X2 and the Q2 for the money.

[@Harpreet06]

Is this a good daily driver? I'm going to have a weekend fun car so just for commuting etc. Will probably get a used one.

[@thepassinglane]

This would sell good in North America

[@ristekostadinov2820]

Kia might offer 1.6 turbo with the GT XCeed, because they offer that engine in the Proceed GT 204hp

[@StephenButlerOne]

I'd end that sencance at, 'don't buy an X2' full stop All the new kia's are very decent.

[@NAKMUAYACADEMY]

Very curious your opinion which Kia is better ceed or xceed? Or maybe Alfa Romeo giulietta or ford fiesta st? Very curious your thoughts

[@ajwest3081]

How does it compare to a Ford Focus Active X?

[@nikolaidoynov1211]

You've mentioned that you were missing a more peppier engine in the line-up. There should be also a 1.6 TGDi (200hp) - at least in Austria it's the case. It's actually the same engine, that you'll find in the ProCeed GT. Pedal-shifters usually are only available in GT-Line / GT models - may be they will come up with a GT-Line variant of the XCeed in the near future.

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Yeah that engine is currently not available here for the XCeed

[@angrymuffinsb]

I’ve had one for work purposes; three months old with 32k on it. Aside from being too small and too eager to stall. It’s a great little car! Don’t get me wrong, wouldn’t be a car id personally buy. But it’s not bad, at all! Update to that; it died on 37K. Cut out when turning the wheels. For some strange reason. It’s been returned

[@Dr_EviiL]

Great review. Thanks

[@jacobthompson8507]

I believe a 1.6 Turbo Petrol is coming later on in the year... might solve the lack of power in the 1.4.

[@sheldonnasapen5800]

Ya and it produces 204hp

[@nistarok123]

It is, and it will. I drove both versions, and I'm already signed up to get the 1.6! Superb car. You basically knock off 2 seconds from 0-60 with that thing, compared to the 1.4.

[@TrajceZMKD]

I bought the 1.0 120hp engine and i have to say it is just enough for me.. I guess it depends on the taste of each individual, but I am telling is does the job pretty good

[@delboy2596]

Not sure i agree about not buying a low end BMW. The 2 series coupe is an excellent car. Even the 220i

[@themanipulator1]

A bmw x2 is literally the most pointless car ever, it's not spacious, comfortable, sporty, good looking or have any real reason to exist. If it had a non German badge on it, it would be utterly shredded by critics

[@tomcardale5596]

Couldn't that be said about the vast majority of small "SUV"s? A sports car is fun on twisty roads, SUVs aren't. A utility vehicle is one you can chuck fencing, cement, cow shit, rubble... in the back of, you can't do that with SUVs.

[@themanipulator1]

@@tomcardale5596 totally agree. Just the x2 is one I find particularly offensive. They're less practical than normal suvs or particularly estates, worse to drive and more expensive to run than a hatch, less economical, aerodynamic and pretty much utterly pointless haha

[@RichieRouge206]

Godawful car for people who like to pay for badge monthly. Id always have the Hyundai anyday. But I prefer estates anyway

[@Luckyjo21]

better looking than the x3 tho

[@ImMikoFreako]

Omg not my fault u cant afford it

[@cornbread70s4]

A great looking vehicle!!! Hope it makes it to the states.....

[@mannyechaluce3814]

They will have to triple the torque and increase the payload, a typical Murican is at least 300lbs...

[@papa_pt]

had an x2 as a loaner as well. After driving the big Mini Cooper, felt a little sick every time I looked over and saw the roundels on the d-pillar (OBVIOUSLY the x2 owes A LOT to the rwd, beautiful straight six e9)

[@TheSpudlyMcgudly]

Wasn't aware the X2 had a D pillar??

[@robertl2856]

Even more variety.....you must get so confused when you return to the carpark !

[@dominicrusho]

Mazda CX-30 would be my choice in this segment.

[@hbguitar]

Jay, I like a lot of what you've said in this video. As a thorough petrol head myself I was persuaded into a Kia Optima Sportwagon having sold a rather unreliable XF SPORTBRAKE which gave me so much trouble in the two years I owned it. The Kia does all the boring stuff I need to do with it so well, and when I'm getting 6-700 miles from a tank I can't complain. Of course I miss having some power but I can forgive it for that as it behaves so well elsewhere. Your description of like for Mercedes models being linear nailed it on the head for me also. Great video!

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Thankyou

[@TheSpudlyMcgudly]

Must be the first time anyone has used the words 'Kia Optima' and 'petrol head' in the same sentence ever

[@hbguitar]

Tim Blundell welcome to the party dickhead I’ve been waiting for you

[@TheSpudlyMcgudly]

@@hbguitar "I'm getting 6-700 miles per tank".. said no petrol head, ever.

[@sl0w_racer]

This feels like a salesman pitch for Kia, and I don't consider £37k for an X2 cheap.

[@racesuey]

This whole segment is weird because Luxury automakers are trying to improve margins by utilizing the FWD platform and regular automakers are trying to improve margins by... well being more "premium." I do agree with you that for the money you could get wagons s with better performance and similar or better utility than these coupe FWD CUVs.

[@bensmithkent22]

Hes def getting a sneaky brown envelope from Kia. Not saying they are bad cars now they are everywhere and the x2 is just awful.

[@danwright5592]

I own a Ceed Sportswagon and it beats this in every category

[@PoloDaBear]

Looks very nice all things considered

[@madPav3L]

Watching this before the end of 2021, Kia does have 1.0, 1.5 (160hp) and 1.6 (200hp) motors for this car.

[@TheRealD4]

Depreciation tho? Base X2 is probably fair bit cheaper if you intend to sell on or lease right?

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Hard to say, finance deals change all the time

[@tjpj1919]

Going for the biggest title ever record 🤣👍

[@isaac198428]

Dude, I thought this whole review was an intro, you just talked about it instead of showing us the car. We caught minor glimpses in between your speech. We didn’t see the dashboard, infotainment unit, rear/front seats, trunk, wheels etc. Weird ‘review’ but the story makes it sound good so I guess congrats. lol

[@molaroismorais1758]

This guy just wanna talk. bla bla blabla...

[@pauljohnson9326]

I agree was hoping to see the car , speed run , pick up , space , infotainment ECT. Stick to carwow

[@ristekostadinov2820]

Lifted estates are much cooler than SUVs, Subaru Outback is also very beatiful and spaceous estate.

[@StephenButlerOne]

I'd rather have an estate all day. Not a lifted one, a traditional one. Big fan of them

[@rickc2102]

I love my Outback. 4 years of flawless performance in 85k miles, a shit-ton of trails explored, a nearly perfect interior space. Fuck luxury brands.

[@StephenButlerOne]

@@rickc2102 totally with you. Just this week I was looking at the worst and best reliability customer rated used cars. I was happy to see my seat leon made the top ten. I wasn't suprised to see the bottom ten mad up of alot of higher end German brands. (uk survey it was)

[@dschonsie]

at the beginning you're like "what a car", at the end more like " it's....well.....ok".........not very convincing

[@JayEmmOnCars]

It looks great, but drives okay

[@izuaff04]

A turbo would be nice...

[@lilpeppa117G]

Is it awd?

[@philipclark7485]

Alas, no

[@TheSpudlyMcgudly]

Weird how you prefer a £75k Mercedes to a £20k one, who'd have thought it...

[@julianevans9548]

Or buy an estate: the physics of not being so pointlessly high will mean it will be better in every way By buying an SUV, you're harming your own pocket and the environment (extra weight hurting emissions, fuel economy, servicing, tyres, etc.) and driving a fundamentally worse car. You're also taking up more room on the road (both in terms of width and height - blocking others' view of the road ahead) and in parking spaces, and annoying other drivers further by blinding them with your high-set headlights. You're also more likely to kill a pedestrian if you hit them because of your higher front end and you're more likely to roll over in a crash. So, more unsafe, slower, worse handling, worse riding, worse for the environment and more expensive. But you get to sit up high - and that feels 'commanding'.

[@julianevans9548]

And they all look like vans with windows. It shows how simple the human brain is: you feel 'superior' when you're higher up. That's the underlying reason why people buy SUVs.

[@julianevans9548]

My criticisms/ranting do not apply to people who find SUVs/crossovers easy to get in and out of due to injuries, disabilities, etc.

[@X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X]

@@julianevans9548 Funny people have not understood the cars that make them look up to others are generally the good ones. SUVs are for people with no physical understanding and the need to make up for it by driving a pointlessly huge car.

[@themanipulator1]

Mate I literally agree with everything you say, iv been saying it for ages. People's stupid need to drive these pointless cars is causing actually decent large cars, especially estates being killed off. Which is completely mental because there better in every measurable way

[@themanipulator1]

@@julianevans9548 probably 5% of the market when you consider how many are sold. If so then 85% of our population would be disabled haha

[@martinpower9593]

I agree its better than the intro X2 but get a better spec and the XCeed is nowhere near the proposition you make then

[@jonathonedwards6741]

Honestly I hate SUV’s across the board bar full off roaders (defender, land cruiser, RR vogue, etc). Small SUVs I don’t understand even more, get a hatch back, “Performance” SUVs shouldn’t exist. I mean honestly what does a small SUV have over a hatchback? Higher ride height sure but how many actually go off road?

[@unexplainedwearenotalone3537]

Only drive normal is top Kia if u drive need speed or strong protection of crash is q2 Audi but Kia is top.

[@graemew7001]

If I had the money for a new daily car then this is quite possibly what I'd come away with, I need high seat for a back issue so I'd be looking at crossovers and having really liked the Sportage from Kia in the past then this is the obvious next choice. I really like this car and in this colour too, now I just need to find £29k.

[@StephenButlerOne]

I too have a knackerd back. Mostly always had estates, (had a coupé of a mad min), but love the practicality of an estate, and the toys of a saloon all in one. Especally quckish estates. But my next car may nave to be someting a bit higher. The time has come. I do hate the crossover segment. But I may have to go there next time. Also may go for a lazy deisel, under tuned to about 110bhp 200tourqe . I can see power being wasted on a crossover. Few years ago had a 180bhp zafira as a loaner, it's wasn't a great match.

[@graemew7001]

@@StephenButlerOne I know what you mean, I used to work on classic British sports cars, MG's, E Type's, Healey's, Lotus and the like....I could get into them now but getting back out wouldn't be a gracious affair 😁. I've had mainly hatchbacks throughout my life but now I'm finding even getting in and out of my mate's BMW 320 and VW Passat a bit of a struggle so I've resigned myself to the crossover idea....reluctantly. My dad has a Mokka and a mate of mine has had the Tiguan and now he's just bought a 3 year old Sportage 1.7 Diesel and they're ideal for the likes of us 2. I thought the Sportage might be a little gutless with only a 1.7 diesel but its actually a really good car to drive and not at all noticably slow. You're right though power in a crossover is like a low powered diesel in a Lamborghini.....daft. A neighbour of mine has a Juke Nismo and it just doesn't make sense to us, 197bhp in a Juke 🤦‍♂️

[@StephenButlerOne]

@@graemew7001 I definalty think we are on the same page. I damaged 4 of my lower disks 20 years ago. Year on year its getting harder to move about. So relucanlty also a crossover type car will be my next. I could go for a propper 4x4, but I have no need for one, and for years hated on people that have daft 4x4s just for the run etc..... So I can't get one of them now.. The only one I'd want is a defender 90 anyhow, but the clutch in them is a no no with a bad back. My lad two cars have been autos as my back effects my left leg, or rather the clutch in town effects my left leg/back. Currenlty got a 18, 2 litre Leon ST (estate) FR 190 7speed DSG. I really like it, plenty quick enough when needed, looks decent (ligjtd are brilliant), had all the toys one would need, and had loads of room. Win win win.

[@graemew7001]

@@StephenButlerOne Yep, same page, different condition. 15 years ago, doing a heavy lifting manual job my back started throwing out. The doc sent me for an MRI and resulted in being told I shouldn't have been doing that job, I've got thickened ligaments in the lower back from birth and I'd made it worse. Now, touch wood if I'm careful it doesn't give too much grief but it can go just doing regular stuff and then I'm moving like an arthritic 90 year old! I don't have a car just now as I'm not working, putting in for loads of office jobs but not got one yet but it'll happen. When I'm looking round at what cars I'll have next I'm also looking at autos (get gout in my left ankle sometimes, sensitive to uric acid and that makes clutch pressing sore) or the likes of SUV or small MPV for the driving position with a manual because the driving position wouldn't irritate my ankle. I'm only bloody 50 but my back makes me feel so much older sometimes haha!

[@StephenButlerOne]

@@graemew7001 I'm just 40, rounded my back 20 years ago! The rest is history so they say 🤷‍♂️

[@kellypaws]

Paddles on a 140 bhp car? What's the point? Are you going to stick them out the window and bloody row it? I's not going anywhere quickly. Own it.

[@pjjulian5243]

Well, kia aren’t trash cars anymore. They got to change that badge though Please do it!!!

[@jeroenjansen2709]

Not much of a test drive. A soft suspension on this type of car would not make sense. Any car feels comfortable when driven on smooth highways and wide roads. Compare it with the X2 on a race track and see which car has the best road holding and performance.

[@JayEmmOnCars]

But I dont care about road holding or performance in this kind of car. If I did I'd get a hatchback.

[@jeroenjansen2709]

The X2 is supposed to be a sporty vehicle. A low slung crossover type alternative to the 3 series

[@kwindaritshidze7859]

Are you sure about bmw?🙂

[@stuartsinclair6269]

This is a great car I own the top end model, 4 six footers in this car is ok Sports button pressed it gives you more power gives you a bit more nip The gearbox is very very smooth you can’t feel it changing while I test drove a £50K GLC Mercedes the Kia blow it away I owned an AClass before this Kia the Kia is slightly better, What people don’t know is, if you wanted a lot more power, spend £100 on a mapping chip which gives you another 50/60 more hp, this process will take 45mins, and sometimes this will bring down your emissions after, it’s a great car I’m proud of, I was the first person in the area to have this model, now there are loads, *If anyone does want to put a higher chip in this car, go for the smallest, If you go higher you may need to upgrade the disc and break pads, because your travelling faster, All in All it’s a great car to have, And I forgot to mention you can run a cable which you can hide to the rear seats via the rear usb in the boot, via a 12v USB adapter, which also runs the front & rear dash cam too cables hidden. Did this guys mention this has heated seats front and rear, And another thing, the Kia’s sat nav isn’t the greatest, maybe it’s because I didn’t pay for live traffic, But if you have Waze Sat Nav on ya mobiles, via a cable this will be on the big screen so you can control everything with live updates, these updates are free and from other Waze users around you, so you will be updated every second of your journeys, Waze I’ve had for 6years now and never failed, Good luck and enjoy this car👍🏻

[@Raven16691]

Of course every Mercedes driver hates the A-class. Because it offers better tech, much earlier for a much smaller price and makes the current models look like an outdated joke 🤣 (*cough* GLC *cough* E-class)

[@SimulatorWhiz]

What are you saying about the E class now?

[@kazimierznorejko5853]

👍

[@danitantas77]

What kind of review is this? You're talking about the interior of the car and all this time you are showing us the road 😕

[@matthewcoupeofficial]

How much did Kia pay you for this? can understand if you had back to back driven both....

[@julianevans9548]

Would you say that if he was saying 'Don't buy the Kia, buy the BMW'?

[@JayEmmOnCars]

KIA paid me nothing, same as all my car reviews.

[@mikescott4008]

Please don’t buy a BMW at all lol

[@paultaylor9652]

Wait till the Kia is 5 years old and the BMW is 5 years old, which still looks something like the newer model, it won't be the Kia, so if you've bought it for the long term, it will look very dated.

[@Yondaily]

Other way around mate

[@pleezoe]

paul taylor It’s the other round buddy, stop that tired old statement, Kia’s and Hyundai’s are here to stay. Wake up.

[@paultaylor9652]

I don't own or never have owned a BMW etc. So I am not biased, but my views still hold.

[@pleezoe]

paul taylor 😂 Your opinion ain’t shyt then, thanks for clarifying.

[@gabrielcaramet3238]

That bmw look old already

[@colinw39ify]

Cheese on wheels

[@Jabber-ig3iw]

Those seats are hideous.

[@imihussain1781]

Kia, Hyundai have cut the gap significantly in the market as a whole. Go back 10-15 years to see how far back the Koreans were and they are there for reliability. They are not there in terms of performance cars but never say never.

[@ImMikoFreako]

What are u comparing? Look at quality of this kia, stitching looks like it was done by apprentice lol. Bmw looks so much better as well. And the engines... kia has nothing here. I see it this way: fir sb who wants to get from a to be, get kia. If sb likes driving, bmw.

[@brendanc5519]

So basically your saying is support the Asian car industry and to hell with european manufacturing. If you go to Asia all you will see is Asian cars like in Japan and Korea. Explains why the British car industry disappeared.

[@valentinorossi7771]

Mainstream here in Iowa and midwest prefer domestic then Japaneese / Korean cars. European cars are rip off. Spare parts, maintenance, repair cost. F***k Euro. We protect them but they refuse to pay us back.

[@mattevans4377]

I'm going to play devil's advocate here: If you insist on getting a car like this, I'm going to point you towards the Nissan QashQai (CashCai). Out of all this type of segment, it's the least flawed, and you'll at least get a real car out of it, even if it's hidden under the guise of a terrible car (SUV looks).

[@eliezerkamalandua3221]

You talk to much... i did not see the car.

[@gene978]

This Guys a Real JOKE. “Hey I just bought a brand new BMW” Please help us on Patron???

[@JayEmmOnCars]

I bought an old BMW. You'll find Patreon very common on much larger channels.

[@RaggyJha]

WHO CARES THAT IT'S NOT FAST FFS. STUP USING THAT AS A METRIC.

[@Random-nf7qb]

It's slow

[@Dockhead]

ofcourse its not fast its a fucking suv with a 1.4 engine probably gross weighing close to 2 ton. honestly peoples heads are burst to bits, its like looking at a mobility scooter and going well its shit because it isnt as fast as a honda crf 250 motorcrossbike.

[@kirilnikolov2448]

@@Dockhead its 1300 kg with dct transmission and if some 1 wants fast car why you would go for kia..? Fast is around 4 sec car you can get VaG and tunned it and there u go

[@Dockhead]

@@kirilnikolov2448 exactly, but this isnt a fast or fastest cars of a certain type video, its a comparison of 2 SUV's i guess and why one should be a better option than the other. people always want extravagant cars and top line speeds but sometimes its nice to have a bit mundane reality.

[@johng81818]

140hp😏 Are you serious?!?! Garbage. They could’ve minimum gave it 200hp and that still ain’t shit if they’re going to try to compare this car to the BMW X2.

[@TheSpudlyMcgudly]

The biggest selling engine in the X2 is the 1.5 turbo petrol. It has just 138bhp - less than this Kia! So yeah, seriously.. why not compare?

[@charliemopic470]

Boring vid.

[@adrianxxxx36]

BMW X1 and X2 are the biggest crap ever.

[@esteemedenergy]

About the dumbest titles on KZbin. A KIA is the most boring car make on the road. It is plain snoring date and ugly. To try to compare to a real performance brand reflects of your abilities to review.

[@JayEmmOnCars]

You need to try a KIA or Hyundai. A Stinger, or an I30N. They are not boring.

[@Yondaily]

JayEmm on Cars he’s living under a rock obviously 🙄

[@robertely686]

Please don't buy either of these two cars - get a life instead

[@1970boggy]

I wouldn't buy one of those even if someone had a gun to my head. Utter crap!

[@Dockhead]

how so in more clarity?