The Sonata 1.8i is a motor car from Hyundai, with front wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
Its 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.8 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 96 bhp (97 PS/72 kW) at 5500 rpm and 144 Nm (106 lbft/14.7 kgm) at 4400 rpm respectively.
The power is transmitted to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted kerb weight is 1165 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 165 km/h or 103 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 5.0/6.9/9.1 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2700 mm | 106.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1515 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Length | 4700 mm | 185 inches | |
| Width | 1770 mm | 69.7 inches | |
| Height | 1405 mm | 55.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1165 kg | 2568 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 65 litres | 14.3 [17.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Hyundai | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1796 cc (109.599 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80.6 × 88 mm
3.17 × 3.46 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.92 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 97 PS (96 bhp) (72 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 144 Nm (106 ft·lb) (14.7 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 39.9 kW/litre 54.2 ps/litre 53.5 bhp/litre 0.88 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
80.18 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1007.5 kPa (146.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 12.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 165 km/h (103 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 83.55 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 61.45 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 82.4 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.27 kg/kW 27.18 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 5.0/6.9/9.1 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 5.0/6.9/9.1 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 20.0/14.5/11.0 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 56.5/40.9/31.0 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 47.0/34.1/25.8 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/70 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/70 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.32 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 324830 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1995 Hyundai Sonata 1.8i added 2013-03-26. Last modified 2026-01-14. |
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