The Kia Optima 1.7 CRDi is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits its power to the front wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.7 litres. This unit develops power and torque figures of 134 bhp (136 PS/100 kW) at 4000 rpm and 325 Nm (240 lbft/33.1 kgm) at 200-2500 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via a 6 speed automatic transmission.
It weighs a stated 1581 kg at the kerb.
It is claimed to achieve a top speed of 197 km/h (122 mph), stated fuel consumption figures are 7.9/4.9/6.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 158.0 g/km.
Full specs
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Applicable to the European domestic market(s). | ||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2795 mm | 110 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1591 mm | 62.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1591 mm | 62.6 inches | |
| Length | 4845 mm | 190.7 inches | |
| Width | 1830 mm | 72 inches | |
| Height | 1455 mm | 57.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 145 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1581 kg | 3486 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 | 136 PS (134 bhp) (100 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 325 Nm (240 ft·lb) (33.1 kgm) at 200-2500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 59.3 kW/litre 80.6 ps/litre 79.5 bhp/litre 1.3 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
192.88 Nm/litre
2.33 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 17:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2423.8 kPa (351.5 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 | 12 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 197 km/h (122 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 85.93 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 63.2 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 84.76 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.82 kg/kW 26.43 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.9/4.9/6.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.9/4.9/6.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 12.7/20.4/16.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 35.8/57.6/47.1 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 29.8/48.0/39.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 158.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | G | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | C | ||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 16 ET41 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 16 ET41 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/65 R 16 H | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/65 R 16 H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 284 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.77 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 268455 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Kia Optima 1.7 CRDi Automatic added 2012-04-17. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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