Kia's new 1.0 3-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine will make its world premiere at next month's Geneva Motor Show in a new generation cee'd GT, writes Brian Byrne.
The car will show a 120hp version of the engine which was entirely developed in-house by Kia. It features a number of innovations, including a dual-thermostat cooling systems for the cylinder head and block.
The target for the development of the new engine was to achieve a 15 percent improvement in efficiency compared to the current 1.6 GDI petrol engine.