The Kia K900 Luxury V8 is a 4 door saloon style car with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
The Kia K900 Luxury V8's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 5 litre, double overhead camshaft 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. In this application it develops 420 bhp (426 PS/313 kW) of power at 6400 rpm, and maximum torque of 510 N·m (376 lb·ft/52 kgm) at 5000 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via an 8 speed automatic gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 2091 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3045 mm | 119.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1621 mm | 63.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1628 mm | 64.1 inches | |
| Length | 5095 mm | 200.6 inches | |
| Width | 1900 mm | 74.8 inches | |
| Height | 1491 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2091 kg | 4610 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 75 litres | 16.5 [19.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Kia | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5 litre 5038 cc (307.438 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96 × 87 mm
3.78 × 3.43 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
426 PS (420 bhp) (313 kW) at 6400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
510 Nm (376 ft·lb) (52 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
62.2 kW/litre 84.5 ps/litre 83.4 bhp/litre 1.37 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
101.23 Nm/litre
1.22 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1272.1 kPa (184.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 629.75 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 203.65 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 PS/kg 149.78 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 200.86 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.68 kg/kW 11.15 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 17/26/20 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.8/9.0/11.8 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.2/11.1/8.5 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 20.4/31.2/24.0 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 17.0/26.0/20.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| 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 | 2.810 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8.0J x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9.0J x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | 245/45 R 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 275/40 R 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.57 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.54 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 482086 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 45.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2016 Kia K900 Luxury V8 added 2016-04-27. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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