Comparison: Turning circle Kia cee´d vs. competitors 2025

Turning circle is important for city driving, even for a Hatchbacks like the Kia Ceed 1.0 T-GDI are often used in cities because they offer a lot of practicality for their relatively short length, which in this case is 4315 mm. But their practicality is enhanced by a good turning circle, which makes them easier to manoeuvre even in narrow city streets.Turning circle is measured in meters it takes for the Ceed 1.0 T-GDI to complete a whole circle (diameter). With it’s length of 4315 mm and wheelbase of 2650 mm, the Kia Ceed 1.0 T-GDI has a turning circle of 10 m. The best turning abilities you can find amongst similar vehicles has Mitsubishi Space Star 1.0 (A00 ), which is 9 m. For comparison, the wheelbase of the Space Star 1.0 is 2450 mm and the length is 4315 mm. On the contrary, the worst-in-class value of 12 m belongs to the Renault R25 2.0 . It’s wheelbase is 2718 mm and width is 1771 mm.

Table of contents:

Overview of generations
Comparison to similar cars
Comparison to other Kia models
Variants

Kia cee´d - How has the turning circle changed over the generations?

Kia cee´d generations

Kia cee´d generations
Generation year	Turning circle
cee´d, Model year 2007 (ED)	10 m
cee´d, Model year 2009 (Ceed ED (1. Facelift))	10 m
cee´d, Model year 2012 (JD)	10 m
cee´d, Model year 2015 (JD (1. Facelift))	10 m
cee´d, Model year 2018 (Ceed CD)	10 m
cee´d, Model year 2021 (Ceed CD (1. Facelift))	10 m

cee´d, Model year 2007 (ED) 10 m
cee´d, Model year 2009 ) (Ceed ED (1. Facelift) 10 m
cee´d, Model year 2012 (JD) 10 m
cee´d, Model year 2015 ) (JD (1. Facelift) 10 m
cee´d, Model year 2018 (Ceed CD) 10 m
cee´d, Model year 2021 ) (Ceed CD (1. Facelift) 10 m

The difference in Turning circle between first generation (ED) from 2007 and last generation (Ceed CD (1. Facelift)) from 2021 is 0 m.

The turning circle of the current generation of cee´d is 10 m.

Variants

Kia cee´d variants: Ceed vs. Ceed GT vs. Ceed Sportswagon vs. ProCeed vs. ProCeed GT

Turning circle: Kia cee´d variants
Variant name	Turning circle
Ceed	10 m
Ceed GT	10 m
Ceed Sportswagon	10 m
ProCeed	10 m
ProCeed GT	10 m

Ceed 10 m
Ceed GT 10 m
Ceed Sportswagon 10 m
ProCeed 10 m
ProCeed GT 10 m

The turning circle compared to other Kia models

Kia cee´d vs other current cars by Kia

Turning circle: cee´d vs. other models by Kia
Variant name	Turning circle
Picanto	9 m
Sportage	10 m
Niro EV	10 m
Niro Hybrid	10 m
EV3	10 m
e-Niro	10 m
Niro	10 m
XCeed	10 m
Ceed	10 m
Ceed GT	10 m
Ceed Sportswagon	10 m
ProCeed	10 m
ProCeed GT	10 m
Stonic	10 m
EV6	11 m
Sorento	11 m
PV5 Cargo	11 m
PV5 Passenger	11 m
EV9	12 m

Picanto 9 m
Sportage 10 m
Niro EV 10 m
Niro Hybrid 10 m
EV3 10 m
e-Niro 10 m
Niro 10 m
XCeed 10 m
Ceed 10 m
Ceed GT 10 m
Ceed Sportswagon 10 m
ProCeed 10 m
ProCeed GT 10 m
Stonic 10 m
EV6 11 m
Sorento 11 m
PV5 Cargo 11 m
PV5 Passenger 11 m
EV9 12 m

How does the turning circle of the Kia cee´d compare to it's nearest competitors?

Kia cee´d vs. similar cars

Turning circle: Kia cee´d vs. similar cars
Car model	Turning circle
Mitsubishi Space Star 2020	9 m
KIA cee´d 2021	10 m
Nissan Pulsar 2014	10 m
Volvo C30 2006	10 m
Toyota Avensis 1998	10 m
Saab 9000 1985	10 m
Fiat Stilo 2001	10 m
Ford Mondeo 1993	10 m
Nissan Tiida 2008	10 m
Renault Laguna 1994	10 m
Rover 45 2000	10 m
Fiat Croma 1986	10 m
Renault R30 1976	10 m
Dacia Sandero 2008	10 m
Ford Sierra 1982	10 m
Citroen BX 1983	10 m
Renault Safrane 1993	10 m
Opel Insignia 2008	10 m
VW Beetle 1998	10 m
MG ZR 2001	10 m
VW Lupo 1998	10 m
Mercedes-Benz A-Klasse 1997	10 m
Infiniti Q30 2015	11 m
Toyota Auris 2007	11 m
Rover 800 1987	11 m
Alfa Romeo 147 2001	11 m
Fiat Sedici 2006	11 m
Renault R25 1984	12 m