The Kia Cerato 1.5 CRDi Saloon is a front wheel drive motor car, with its motor placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon body.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 1.5 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 100 bhp (101 PS/75 kW) at 4000 rpm and 235 N·m (173 lb·ft/24 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual transmission transfers the power to the driven wheels.
It weighs a stated 1345 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed claimed is 174 km/h (108 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 6.4/4.0/4.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 128.0 g/km.
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 | 2610 mm | 102.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1495 mm | 58.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1485 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Length | 4480 mm | 176.4 inches | |
| Width | 1735 mm | 68.3 inches | |
| Height | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 160 mm | 6.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1345 kg | 2965 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Kia | ||
| Engine code | D4FA | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1493 cc (91.108 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 75 × 84.5 mm
2.95 × 3.33 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 101 PS (100 bhp) (75 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 235 Nm (173 ft·lb) (24 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 49.9 kW/litre 67.9 ps/litre 67 bhp/litre 1.1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
157.4 Nm/litre
1.9 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 17.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1978 kPa (286.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 373.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 12.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 174 km/h (108 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 75.38 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 55.44 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 74.35 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.04 kg/kW 30.13 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.4/4.0/4.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.4/4.0/4.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 15.6/25.0/20.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 44.1/70.6/57.6 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 36.8/58.8/48.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 128.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | D | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS. | ||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 15 ET43 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 ET43 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/65 R 15 88H | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/65 R 15 88H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 275 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 258 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.94 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 130724 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 Kia Cerato 1.5 CRDi Saloon added 2005-07-02. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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