The Kia Optima 1.6T EX Premium is a front wheel drive road car, with the engine placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 1.6 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 178 bhp (180 PS/133 kW) at 5500 rpm and 265 N·m (195 lb·ft/27 kgm) at 1500-4500 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 7 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a quoted 1490 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2804 mm | 110.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1603 mm | 63.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1610 mm | 63.4 inches | |
| Length | 4854 mm | 191.1 inches | |
| Width | 1859 mm | 73.2 inches | |
| Height | 1466 mm | 57.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 135 mm | 5.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1490 kg | 3285 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 59.2% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 70.1 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.27 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Kia | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1591 cc (97.089 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 77 × 85.4 mm
3.03 × 3.36 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 180 PS (178 bhp) (133 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 265 Nm (195 ft·lb) (27 kgm) at 1500-4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 83.4 kW/litre 113.4 ps/litre 111.9 bhp/litre 1.83 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
166.56 Nm/litre
2.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2093.1 kPa (303.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 397.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| 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 121.12 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 89.08 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 119.46 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.23 kg/kW 18.75 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 27/37/31 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.7/6.4/7.6 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 11.5/15.7/13.2 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 32.4/44.4/37.2 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 27.0/37.0/31.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.780 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7.0J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7.0J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | P215/55 R 17 94V | ||
| Tyres rear | P215/55 R 17 94V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 320 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 284 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.72 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.17 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 642620 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2020 Kia Optima 1.6T EX Premium added 2020-02-17. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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