The Mohave 4.6 V8 is a four wheel drive suv/sports utility vehicle road car with a front positioned engine, produced by Kia.
Powering the Kia Mohave 4.6 V8 is a double overhead camshaft, 4.6 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 340 bhp (345 PS/254 kW) at 6000 rpm and 438 N·m (323 lb·ft/44.7 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed automatic transmission transmits the power to the wheels.
Stated kerb weight is 2124 kg.
It is claimed to achieve a top speed of 190 km/h, or 118 mph.
Full specs
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| Body type | 6/7 seater suv/sports utility vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2895 mm | 114 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1630 mm | 64.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1640 mm | 64.6 inches | |
| Length | 4880 mm | 192.1 inches | |
| Width | 1915 mm | 75.4 inches | |
| Height | 1810 mm | 71.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 217 mm | 8.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2124 kg | 4683 lb | |
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| fuel tank capacity | 82 litres | 18 [21.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Kia | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.6 litre 4627 cc (282.357 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 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 345 PS (340 bhp) (254 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 438 Nm (323 ft·lb) (44.7 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 54.8 kW/litre 74.5 ps/litre 73.5 bhp/litre 1.2 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
94.66 Nm/litre
1.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1189.6 kPa (172.5 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 578.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 190 km/h (118 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 162.3 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 119.37 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 160.08 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.38 kg/kW 13.99 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | four wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.500 | ||
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| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 245/70 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/70 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 328 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 324 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.36 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 525547 | ||
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| RAC rating | 42.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2017 Kia Mohave 4.6 V8 added 2017-07-14. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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