The Forte LX is a motor vehicle from Kia, with front wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
Its 1.8 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that develops 145 bhp (147 PS/108 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 176 N·m (130 lb·ft/17.9 kgm) at 4700 rpm.
The power is transferred to the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2700 mm | 106.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1562 mm | 61.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Length | 4560 mm | 179.5 inches | |
| Width | 1780 mm | 70.1 inches | |
| Height | 1435 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| 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 | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1797 cc (109.66 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 87.2 mm
3.19 × 3.43 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
147 PS (145 bhp) (108 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
176 Nm (130 ft·lb) (17.9 kgm) at 4700 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
60.2 kW/litre 81.8 ps/litre 80.7 bhp/litre 1.32 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
97.94 Nm/litre
1.18 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1230.8 kPa (178.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449.25 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 | 25/37/30 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.4/6.4/7.8 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 10.6/15.7/12.8 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 30.0/44.4/36.0 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 25.0/37.0/30.0 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 | 6.0 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6.0 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/65 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 262 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.63 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.33 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 297000 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Kia Forte LX (2014) added 2012-11-30. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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