The Kia Forte Koup SX is a front wheel drive motor vehicle, with the motor positioned in the front, and a 2 door coupé bodyshell.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 2.4 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 173 bhp (175 PS/129 kW) at 6000 rpm and 228 N·m (168 lb·ft/23.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual transmission.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2650 mm | 104.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1560 mm | 61.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1565 mm | 61.6 inches | |
| Length | 4481 mm | 176.4 inches | |
| Width | 1765 mm | 69.5 inches | |
| Height | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 51.9 litres | 11.4 [13.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | |||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.4 litre 2359 cc (143.955 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88 × 97 mm
3.46 × 3.82 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 175 PS (173 bhp) (129 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 228 Nm (168 ft·lb) (23.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 54.7 kW/litre 74.4 ps/litre 73.3 bhp/litre 1.2 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
96.65 Nm/litre
1.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1214.6 kPa (176.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 589.75 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 | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7.0J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7.0J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | P215/45 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | P215/45 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 262 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.96 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 198836 | ||
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| RAC rating | 19.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Kia Forte Koup SX (2010) added 2009-06-30. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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