Slightly Shambolic SMMT Reviews: 2023 Kia Xceed 1.5 T-GDi GT-Line "S" - Lloyd Vehicle Consulting

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

A great little review Sir as always, have always liked the Ceed or C'eed when i had one a few years ago.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

It is actually a really good car, especially in the context of 2023. Don't like that electronic handbrake, however....

[@frazzleface753]

Sir - Nice to see a very rare showing of Deane, of Basingstoke & Deane fame!

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

It's in most of the other Slightly Shambolic SMMT Reviews as well, sir!

[@richardhowlett9424]

Thanks for bringing this xceed to us . I could live with the styling, but certainly not the gimmicks.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

It's actually one of the better infotainment systems I encountered on the day, sir, I am afraid!

[@frazzleface753]

Agreed. 'Outer Space Communications...'

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

@@frazzleface753 , it was fun to play around with all the different modes.

[@acuity1980]

I have got to say, I love this review style. Straight to the point, no nonsense and concise! Well done! I'm eyeing one of these up for in about three years (a used one). I'm just a bit confused. The car in this video is a manual, yet when I build an xceed GT line-s on the Kia website, it only shows the DCT as an option. Any idea why that might be?

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Yes, you are absolutely right. It could well be that Kia have changed the models they offer in the UK for 2024. You can still get a manual on all the other trims, only the GT-Line S is offered as an automatic. When you have 35 minutes to do a full review, and you are doing it alone, it's hard to make it differently from this!

[@acuity1980]

Thanks for your reply, Joseph! I suppose that could be an explanation for the lack of manual transmission option. Like I said, I am enjoying this format a lot. It feels a lot more real than most reviews where I feel like a car salesperson is talking to me. 😅

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Well, we have a Slightly Shambolic SMMT Reviews playlist if you really want to see more of this stuff! I filmed seven other cars on the day... I also have lots of other types of reviews, I think I have done something like 450-500 reviews in total on the channel.

[@acuity1980]

@@lloydvehicleconsulting That's a lot of reviews, mate! And I thought I had a lot of videos 😅

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

My total number of reviews is just under 1,600 now from what I understand. If you ever have any problems sleeping at night, you know what to do...

[@camperlustig68]

Good Afternoon Sir!! The KIA abbreviations for there models are somewhat confusing as GD would indicate a forbidden fuel being used. Excellent review as always 😊

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Yes, direct injection petrol engines can often have slightly confusing nomenclature, can't they?

[@muffindell]

The First Edition had every extra that Kia could throw at it, great car

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Yes, I remember when they came out! Thank you ever so much for watching and commenting.

[@zeeonthemap376]

So would you go for the first edition or the new GT line S

[@muffindell]

@@zeeonthemap376 that depends on the engine and tech you want, along with the fact that First Edition cars were only made at the beginning of the model introduction, so if you want a younger car then go for the GT-Line S but some feature options may have been dropped.

[@zeeonthemap376]

@@muffindell can you give me some examples please, which features would have been dropped

[@muffindell]

@@zeeonthemap376 that's something that I can't tell you, you'll have to enter the year model GT-line S and just read through the specs

[@funnyfiveminutes]

Think I read somewhere it's got some kind of hydraulic bump stops for a better ride.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Yes, it may do. The ride was fine, it's a very pleasant car to drive.

[@user-jgn1944]

But. Not everyone wants or needs a Hybrid

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Well, this one isn't a hybrid.