![]() But if driving's still fun to you, think carefully about the Cerato's dynamic limitations. With better tyres we would have no hesitation recommending it as a bargain-priced alternative to Corolla, Mazda3 and Pulsar. Overall, we really liked the Cerato in its role as comfortable, well-appointed, well-priced urban transport. But the ride quality was harsher than it needs to be over road joins, tram tracks and the like, and hinder what is an otherwise extremely competent, comfortable package. Year Please enter your vehicle’s YEAR before continuing KIA SPECTRA Version Location Find the right tires for your KIA Goodyear has a large tire catalog complete with all-season tires, winter tires, sport performance tires, and more. Clearly the Cerato's not trying to be a sports sedan, so its roly-poly ride is not going to be a big issue to suburban owners, and we had little problem over our seven-day test. Give us a little more info, and we’ll show you tires that fit your vehicle. You can then change the wheel size to see alternate sizes on a different diameter wheel. There's also a good chance that better tyres would improve Cerato's bump soaking abilities - one area heavily criticised above. 2006 Kia Spectra 5 Tires Visualizer 8.1' 24.1' 75.6' 16' 4.0' 838 Revs/Mile Tire Size (s) 205/50R16 24.1x8.1R16 Upsizing Wheels or Tires Click the 'Alternate Sizes' button to see a list of similar tire sizes. One other way to improve Cerato's wet weather performance would be to fit different tyres after purchase, perhaps Bridgestones or Dunlops. Shame the Cerato doesn't have it standard, then. As Russell mentioned in our first drive (above) the brakes can grab unnecessarily, and in the wet that is a real hazard - ABS would be a real boon in these circumstances. Attempt any amount of lock - let's say turning from a side street onto a main road with flowing traffic - with a need for acceleration and wheelspin is a real handicap.īraking, too, is a problem in the wet. Grip levels are adequate when cornering at normal speeds, providing you're not trying to accelerate at the same time. In the wet these tyres can be a real liability. In the dry the Hankooks are OK, if a little prone to road hum over coarse bitumen. Our test car came with Hankook Optimo K406 15inch tyres and their performance is a definite lowlight, potentially holding the Cerato back from being a better car. In fact, it is the engine's strong performance that highlights one of the Cerato's two major failings: the Hankook tyres. spec Spectras are now shod with Goodyear Eagle LS's! Here's a link to (and an excerpt from) an Australian article on the Cerato that may shed some light on why the U.S.
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