This is a vehicle with serious presence. It stands apart from rivals like the curvy Mazda3 and derivative Toyota Corolla. Everywhere you look there’s something interesting, be it the widening front spoiler with detailed grilles and air dams, its swept back LED eyes that rake up the bonnet, the fancy alloy wheels, or my personal favourite - the boot. The boot is huge at 502 litres (don’t let anyone tell you an SUV has a bigger boot than a sedan – most don’t). There are two quick release leavers for the split-fold rear seats, and a space saver spare wheel under the boot floor. It has big cupholders in the centre console, a smallish armrest console box, small trenches in the doors integrated with a small cupholder, and a large storage area under the climate controls. This area is suited to hold more than just a single phone, and comes with another phone-sized shelf with a wireless charging bay to boot. Connectivity - dual USB ports, an auxiliary port and a 12-volt power outlet available. It has 8.0-inch multimedia touchscreen with Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, built-in sat-nav and DAB+ digital radio support, and leather-appointed seat trim. There's also a 4.2-inch colour screen in the instrument cluster, a wireless phone charging bay, LED headlights with adaptive high-beams, an auto-dimming rear vision mirror, dual-zone climate control, heated and ventilated front seats, and a flat-bottomed sports steering wheel. There’s a smallish glove box on the passenger’s side and a sunglass holder in the roof. The driving position is generally very good and very adjustable, with an electric driver’s seat. There is plenty of room for rear seat passengers. The front seats have hard plastic backs on them (good for kids). On the topic of active cruise control, the Cerato is equipped with an impressive suite of active safety features. Included is auto emergency braking (AEB - works at freeway speeds and detects pedestrians and cyclists), blind spot monitoring, lane keep assist with lane departure warning, rear cross-traffic alert, driver attention alert, active cruise control, and adaptive high-beams. It also scores front and rear parking sensors, a relatively high-res reversing camera, six airbags, the expected stability and brake controls, as well as three top-tether and two ISOFIX child-seat mounting points.
This is a vehicle with serious presence. It stands apart from rivals like the curvy Mazda3 and derivative Toyota Corolla. Everywhere you look there’s something interesting, be it the widening front spoiler with detailed grilles and air dams, its swept back LED eyes that rake up the bonnet, the fancy alloy wheels, or my personal favourite - the boot. The boot is huge at 502 litres (don’t let anyone tell you an SUV has a bigger boot than a sedan – most don’t). There are two quick release leavers for the split-fold rear seats, and a space saver spare wheel under the boot floor. It has big cupholders in the centre console, a smallish armrest console box, small trenches in the doors integrated with a small cupholder, and a large storage area under the climate controls. This area is suited to hold more than just a single phone, and comes with another phone-sized shelf with a wireless charging bay to boot. Connectivity - dual USB ports, an auxiliary port and a 12-volt power outlet available. It has 8.0-inch multimedia touchscreen with Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, built-in sat-nav and DAB+ digital radio support, and leather-appointed seat trim. There's also a 4.2-inch colour screen in the instrument cluster, a wireless phone charging bay, LED headlights with adaptive high-beams, an auto-dimming rear vision mirror, dual-zone climate control, heated and ventilated front seats, and a flat-bottomed sports steering wheel. There’s a smallish glove box on the passenger’s side and a sunglass holder in the roof. The driving position is generally very good and very adjustable, with an electric driver’s seat. There is plenty of room for rear seat passengers. The front seats have hard plastic backs on them (good for kids). On the topic of active cruise control, the Cerato is equipped with an impressive suite of active safety features. Included is auto emergency braking (AEB - works at freeway speeds and detects pedestrians and cyclists), blind spot monitoring, lane keep assist with lane departure warning, rear cross-traffic alert, driver attention alert, active cruise control, and adaptive high-beams. It also scores front and rear parking sensors, a relatively high-res reversing camera, six airbags, the expected stability and brake controls, as well as three top-tether and two ISOFIX child-seat mounting points.
