The Kia Optima 2.0 CVVL is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers the power to the front wheels.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2 litres. This unit develops power and torque figures of 161 bhp (163 PS/120 kW) at 6500 rpm and 196 Nm (145 lbft/20 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic transmission.
The quoted kerb weight is 1470 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 208 km/h (129 mph), claimed fuel consumption is 10.6/5.7/7.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 175.0 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 | 1470 kg | 3241 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Kia | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1999 cc (121.986 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 97 mm
3.19 × 3.82 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.84 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 163 PS (161 bhp) (120 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 196 Nm (145 ft·lb) (20 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 60.1 kW/litre 81.7 ps/litre 80.5 bhp/litre 1.32 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
98.05 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1232.1 kPa (178.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 208 km/h (129 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 111.05 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 81.67 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 109.52 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.24 kg/kW 20.45 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.6/5.7/7.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.6/5.7/7.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.4/17.5/13.3 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 26.6/49.6/37.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 22.2/41.3/31.4 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 175.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | H | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | E | ||
| 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 | |||
| 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 automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.77 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.38 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 441529 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2015 Kia Optima 2.0 CVVL Automatic added 2015-11-17. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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