The Kia K7 VG350 Noblesse is a front wheel drive motor vehicle, with the engine placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon body designed by Peter Schreyer.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 3.5 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 286 bhp (290 PS/213 kW) at 6600 rpm and 338 N·m (249 lb·ft/34.5 kgm) at 5000 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
The Kia K7 VG350 Noblesse weighs a stated 1620 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed stated is 230 km/h or 143 mph, and carbon dioxide emissions are 221.0 g/km.
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 | 1620 kg | 3571 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Kia | ||
| Engine code | Lambda II | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.5 litre 3470 cc (211.752 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 87 mm
3.62 × 3.43 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.06 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 290 PS (286 bhp) (213 kW) at 6600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 338 Nm (249 ft·lb) (34.5 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 61.5 kW/litre 83.6 ps/litre 82.4 bhp/litre 1.35 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
97.41 Nm/litre
1.18 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) | 1224 kPa (177.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 578.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 230 km/h (143 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 179 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 131.65 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 176.54 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.6 kg/kW 12.69 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 | 221.0 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 | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 245/45 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/45 R 18 | ||
| 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 | 0.77 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.04 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 230626 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 31.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Kia K7 VG350 Noblesse added 2011-01-25. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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