The Kia Cerato 2.0 Saloon is a hatchback with 5 doors and a front mounted powerplant which supplies its power through the front wheels.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 2 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 141 bhp (143 PS/105 kW) at 6000 rpm and 186 N·m (137 lb·ft/19 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 4 speed automatic transmission.
It weighs a claimed 1326 kg at the kerb.
The Kia Cerato 2.0 Saloon is said to be able to achieve a top speed of 200 km/h (124 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption is 11.2/6.4/8.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 195.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| 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 | 4340 mm | 170.9 inches | |
| Width | 1735 mm | 68.3 inches | |
| Height | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1326 kg | 2923 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Kia | ||
| Engine code | G4GC | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1975 cc (120.522 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82 × 93.5 mm
3.23 × 3.68 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 143 PS (141 bhp) (105 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 186 Nm (137 ft·lb) (19 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 53.2 kW/litre 72.4 ps/litre 71.4 bhp/litre 1.17 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
94.18 Nm/litre
1.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1183.5 kPa (171.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 493.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.4 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 107.81 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 79.29 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 106.33 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.61 kg/kW 21.07 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.2/6.4/8.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.2/6.4/8.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.9/15.6/12.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 25.2/44.1/34.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 21.0/36.8/28.7 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 195.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | J | ||
| 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 | 2.750 | ||
| 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 | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.77 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 146212 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 Kia Cerato 2.0 Saloon Automatic added 2006-09-10. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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