The Forte Koup EX SULEV is a front wheel drive coupé road car with a front placed engine, from Kia.
The 2 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder unit that produces 166 bhp (168 PS/124 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 201 N·m (148 lb·ft/20.5 kgm) at 4700 rpm.
A 6 speed automatic transmission delivers the power to the wheels.
Claimed kerb weight is 1780 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2751 mm | 108.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1554 mm | 61.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1567 mm | 61.7 inches | |
| Length | 4529 mm | 178.3 inches | |
| Width | 1781 mm | 70.1 inches | |
| Height | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1780 kg | 3924 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Kia | ||
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| 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 | 168 PS (166 bhp) (124 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 201 Nm (148 ft·lb) (20.5 kgm) at 4700 rpm |
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| Specific output | 61.9 kW/litre 84.2 ps/litre 83 bhp/litre 1.36 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
100.55 Nm/litre
1.22 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1263.6 kPa (183.3 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 | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 94.55 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 69.54 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 93.26 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.38 kg/kW 24.02 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 25/34/28 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.4/6.9/8.4 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 10.6/14.5/11.9 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 30.0/40.8/33.6 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 25.0/34.0/28.0 US MPG city/highway/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 | 2.960 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | P205/55 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | P205/55 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 262 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.77 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.20 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 486024 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2016 Kia Forte Koup EX SULEV added 2016-05-02. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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