The Kia Carens 2.0 GDI is a front wheel drive car, with its engine placed in the front, and a 5 door multi-purpose vehicle bodyshell.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2 litres. It musters power and torque figures of 164 bhp (166 PS/122 kW) at 6500 rpm and 210 Nm (155 lbft/21.4 kgm) at 4700 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels by means of a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
The stated weight at the kerb is 1520 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 200 km/h (124 mph), stated fuel consumption figures are 10.6/6.3/7.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 184.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 5-7 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 | 1520 kg | 3351 lb | |
| 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 | |||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1999 cc (121.986 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 97 mm
3.19 × 3.82 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.84 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 166 PS (164 bhp) (122 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 210 Nm (155 ft·lb) (21.4 kgm) at 4700 rpm |
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| Specific output | 61.2 kW/litre 83.2 ps/litre 82 bhp/litre 1.34 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
105.05 Nm/litre
1.27 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) | 1320.1 kPa (191.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 200 km/h (124 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 109.39 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 80.46 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 107.89 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.43 kg/kW 20.76 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.6/6.3/7.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.6/6.3/7.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.4/15.9/12.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 26.6/44.8/35.8 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 22.2/37.3/29.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 184.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | I | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | E | ||
| 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 automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.77 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.51 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 322080 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2013 Kia Carens 2.0 GDI Automatic added 2013-03-15. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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