The Clarus 2.0 GLX is an automobile from Kia, with front wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 2 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 131 bhp (133 PS/98 kW) of power at 5900 rpm, and maximum torque of 171 N·m (126 lb·ft/17.4 kgm) at 4100 rpm.
A 4 speed automatic transmission transmits the power to the wheels.
Stated kerb weight is 1247 kg.
The Kia Clarus 2.0 GLX is said to be able to attain a maxiumum speed of 180 km/h (112 mph), officially stated fuel consumption figures are 15.6/8.6/11.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2659 mm | 104.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Length | 4731 mm | 186.3 inches | |
| Width | 1770 mm | 69.7 inches | |
| Height | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 165 mm | 6.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1247 kg | 2749 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
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| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1998 cc (121.925 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86 × 86 mm
3.39 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 133 PS (131 bhp) (98 kW) at 5900 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 171 Nm (126 ft·lb) (17.4 kgm) at 4100 rpm |
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| Specific output | 48.9 kW/litre 66.5 ps/litre 65.6 bhp/litre 1.07 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
85.59 Nm/litre
1.03 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1075.5 kPa (156 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 7000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.5 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 | 180 km/h (112 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 106.51 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 78.34 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 105.05 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.77 kg/kW 21.32 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 15.6/8.6/11.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 15.6/8.6/11.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.4/11.6/9.0 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 18.1/32.8/25.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 15.1/27.4/21.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½JJ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½JJ x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/65 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
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| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.86 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 323642 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Kia Clarus 2.0 GLX Automatic added 2013-03-20. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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