This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style styled by Peter Schreyer with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
The 2.7 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 6 cylinder that has an output of 163 bhp (165 PS/122 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 245 N·m (181 lb·ft/25 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels compliments of a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
Its quoted kerb weight is 1575 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the Korean domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | Peter Schreyer | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2845 mm | 112 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1601 mm | 63 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Length | 4965 mm | 195.5 inches | |
| Width | 1850 mm | 72.8 inches | |
| Height | 1475 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1575 kg | 3472 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 85 litres | 18.7 [22.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated LPG (gas) | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Kia | ||
| Engine code | Mu LPI | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2.7 litre 2657 cc (162.14 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86.7 × 75 mm
3.41 × 2.95 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.16 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 165 PS (163 bhp) (122 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 245 Nm (181 ft·lb) (25 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 45.7 kW/litre 62.2 ps/litre 61.3 bhp/litre 1.01 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
92.21 Nm/litre
1.11 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1158.7 kPa (168.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 442.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal LPG | ||
| 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 104.93 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 77.17 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 103.49 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.96 kg/kW 21.64 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 212.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | K | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | G | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 215/65 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 215/65 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 284 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 230593 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 28.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Kia K7 VG270 LPI added 2011-01-25. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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