The Kia Cadenza Premium is a saloon (sedan) with 5 doors and a front mounted powerplant which transmits the power through the front wheels.
Its 3.3 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 6 cylinder that produces 293 bhp (297 PS/218 kW) of power at 6400 rpm, and maximum torque of 346 N·m (255 lb·ft/35.3 kgm) at 5200 rpm.
A 6 speed automatic 'box transfers the power to the driven wheels.
Its stated kerb weight is 1665 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2845 mm | 112 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Length | 4966 mm | 195.5 inches | |
| Width | 1849 mm | 72.8 inches | |
| Height | 1476 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 137 mm | 5.4 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1665 kg | 3671 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70.1 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Kia | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.3 litre 3342 cc (203.941 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 83.8 mm
3.62 × 3.3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 297 PS (293 bhp) (218 kW) at 6400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 346 Nm (255 ft·lb) (35.3 kgm) at 5200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 65.4 kW/litre 88.9 ps/litre 87.7 bhp/litre 1.44 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
103.53 Nm/litre
1.25 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1301 kPa (188.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 557 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 178.42 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 131.23 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 175.98 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.62 kg/kW 12.73 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 19/28/22 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.4/8.4/10.7 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.1/11.9/9.4 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 22.8/33.6/26.4 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 19.0/28.0/22.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| 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 | 2.900 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7½ x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½ x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 245/45 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/45 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 320 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 284 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.77 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.04 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 427537 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 31.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2015 Kia Cadenza Premium added 2015-07-05. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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