The Borrego 4.6 V8 is a car from Kia, with front wheel drive, a front located engine and a 5 door suv/sports utility vehicle body style.
The 4.6 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 8 cylinder unit that produces 337 bhp (342 PS/251 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 438 N·m (323 lb·ft/44.7 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
The power is supplied to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
Quoted kerb weight is 1998 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater suv/sports utility vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2896 mm | 114 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1631 mm | 64.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1641 mm | 64.6 inches | |
| Length | 4880 mm | 192.1 inches | |
| Width | 1915 mm | 75.4 inches | |
| Height | 1810 mm | 71.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 216 mm | 8.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1998 kg | 4405 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 78 litres | 17.2 [20.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Kia | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.6 litre 4627 cc (282.357 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 87 mm
3.62 × 3.43 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.06 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 342 PS (337 bhp) (251 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 438 Nm (323 ft·lb) (44.7 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 54.3 kW/litre 73.8 ps/litre 72.8 bhp/litre 1.19 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
94.66 Nm/litre
1.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1189.6 kPa (172.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 578.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 171.01 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 125.78 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 168.67 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.95 kg/kW 13.28 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 17/21 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.8/11.2 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 7.2/8.9 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 20.4/25.2 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 17.0/21.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | P245/70 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | P245/70 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 328 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 325 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 230527 | ||
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| RAC rating | 42.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Kia Borrego 4.6 V8 added 2011-01-25. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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