This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1.6 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 177.5 bhp (180 PS/132 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 270 N·m (199 lb·ft/27.5 kgm) at 1500-4500 rpm.
Power is transmitted to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
Quoted kerb weight is 1695 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the Korean domestic market(s). | ||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2895 mm | 114 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1621 mm | 63.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1627 mm | 64.1 inches | |
| Length | 5050 mm | 198.8 inches | |
| Width | 1880 mm | 74 inches | |
| Height | 1455 mm | 57.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1695 kg | 3737 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Kia | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 75.6 × 89 mm
2.98 × 3.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 180 PS (177.5 bhp) (132 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 270 Nm (199 ft·lb) (27.5 kgm) at 1500-4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 82.8 kW/litre 112.6 ps/litre 111.1 bhp/litre 1.82 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
168.96 Nm/litre
2.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2123.2 kPa (307.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| Hybrid drivetrain | |||
| Secondary motor type | electric motor | ||
| Secondary power | 65.0 PS (64 bhp, 47.8 kW) | ||
| Secondary torque | 264.0 Nm (195 ft·lb, 27 kgm) | ||
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| 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 106.18 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 78.09 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 104.72 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.81 kg/kW 21.39 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| 99.00 g/km WLTP | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 245/40 R 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/40 R 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
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| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 809149 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2024 Kia K8 1.6 Hybrid added 2024-08-09. Last modified 2024-08-09. |
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