This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front located engine powering the front wheels.
The 3 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 6 cylinder that develops 143 bhp (145 PS/107 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 231 N·m (170 lb·ft/23.6 kgm) at 2400 rpm.
This power is delivered to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 1406 kg.
Top quoted speed is 187 km/h (116 mph).
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 | 1406 kg | 3100 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 62% front | ||
| 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 | Mitsubishi | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2972 cc (181.363 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 91.1 × 76 mm
3.59 × 2.99 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.2 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 145 PS (143 bhp) (107 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 231 Nm (170 ft·lb) (23.6 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 35.9 kW/litre 48.8 ps/litre 48.1 bhp/litre 0.79 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
77.73 Nm/litre
0.94 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium alloy head; cast iron block | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 976.7 kPa (141.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 495.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 7.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 10.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17.8 s
@ 78 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 32.8 s
@ 156 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 187 km/h (116 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 103.12 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 75.84 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 101.71 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.19 kg/kW 22.02 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
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| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | 3.100 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.50 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.TA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | Michelin MXV 3A 205/60 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | Michelin MXV 3A 205/60 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 257 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 260 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.96 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 92598 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 30.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1994 Hyundai Sonata 3.0 V6 added 2002-02-06. Last modified 2013-03-26. |
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