This automobile has a 5 door multi-purpose vehicle body style with a front located engine powering the front wheels.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.6 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 133 bhp (135 PS/99 kW) at 6300 rpm and 165 Nm (122 lbft/16.8 kgm) at 4850 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed manual gearbox supplies the power to the wheels.
The Kia Carens 1.6 GDI EcoDynamics is claimed to manage a maxiumum speed of 185 km/h (115 mph), manufacturer claimed fuel consumption is 7.8/5.2/6.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 143.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 6/7 seater multi-purpose vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2750 mm | 108.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1573 mm | 61.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1586 mm | 62.4 inches | |
| Length | 4525 mm | 178.1 inches | |
| Width | 1805 mm | 71.1 inches | |
| Height | 1605 mm | 63.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 58 litres | 12.8 [15.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.3 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Kia | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1591 cc (97.089 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 77 × 85.4 mm
3.03 × 3.36 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 135 PS (133 bhp) (99 kW) at 6300 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 165 Nm (122 ft·lb) (16.8 kgm) at 4850 rpm |
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| Specific output | 62.3 kW/litre 84.8 ps/litre 83.6 bhp/litre 1.37 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
103.71 Nm/litre
1.25 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1303.2 kPa (189 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 397.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 11.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 185 km/h (115 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.8/5.2/6.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.8/5.2/6.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 12.8/19.2/16.1 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 36.2/54.3/45.6 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 30.2/45.2/37.9 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 143.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | F | ||
| 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 | 2.700 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 16 ET48.5 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 16 ET48.5 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 R 16 91V | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 R 16 91V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 284 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.56 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 431299 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2015 Kia Carens 1.6 GDI EcoDynamics (2016) added 2015-08-10. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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