This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front positioned engine supplying power to the front wheels.
Its engine is a turbocharged diesel, 1.7 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 139 bhp (141 PS/104 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 340 N·m (251 lb·ft/34.7 kgm) at 1750-2500 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
The Kia Optima 1.7 CRDi weighs a quoted 1515 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed claimed is 203 km/h or 126 mph, stated fuel consumption is 5.6/4.1/4.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 121.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2805 mm | 110.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1607 mm | 63.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1614 mm | 63.5 inches | |
| Length | 4855 mm | 191.1 inches | |
| Width | 1860 mm | 73.2 inches | |
| Height | 1465 mm | 57.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 135 mm | 5.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1515 kg | 3340 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Kia | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.7 litre 1685 cc (102.825 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 77.2 × 90 mm
3.04 × 3.54 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.86 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 141 PS (139 bhp) (104 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 340 Nm (251 ft·lb) (34.7 kgm) at 1750-2500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 61.5 kW/litre 83.6 ps/litre 82.5 bhp/litre 1.35 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
201.78 Nm/litre
2.44 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 15.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2535.6 kPa (367.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 421.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 203 km/h (126 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 93.02 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 68.42 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 91.75 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.62 kg/kW 24.41 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 5.6/4.1/4.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 5.6/4.1/4.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 17.9/24.4/21.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 50.4/68.9/61.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 42.0/57.4/51.1 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 121.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | D | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | A | ||
| 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 | 2.600 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 215/60 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 215/60 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 262 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.78 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.77 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 441584 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2015 Kia Optima 1.7 CRDi added 2015-11-17. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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