The Kia Forte Koup SX is a coupé with 2 doors and a front mounted powerplant which transmits the power through the front wheels.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2.4 litres. This unit develops power and torque figures of 173 bhp (175 PS/129 kW) at 6000 rpm and 228 Nm (168 lbft/23.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed manual gearbox delivers the power to the driven wheels.
Claimed kerb weight is 1290 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| 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 | 1290 kg | 2844 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 51.9 litres | 11.4 [13.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| 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 | Higher is better 135.97 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 100 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 134.11 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10 kg/kW 16.7 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 22/32 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.7/7.4 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 9.4/13.6 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 26.4/38.4 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 22.0/32.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| 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 | 2.720 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7.0 x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7.0 x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 215/45 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 215/45 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 | 297154 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2011 Kia Forte Koup SX added 2012-11-30. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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