The Kia Optima 2.0T SX is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies the power to the front wheels.
The 2 litre engine is a turbocharged, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that produces 245 bhp (248 PS/183 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 353 N·m (260 lb·ft/36 kgm) at 1350-4000 rpm.
Power is transmitted to the wheels through a 6 speed automatic transmission.
Its quoted kerb weight is 1614 kg.
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 | 2804 mm | 110.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1598 mm | 62.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1605 mm | 63.2 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 | 1614 kg | 3558 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 61% 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 | 2 litre 1998 cc (121.925 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86 × 86 mm
3.39 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 248 PS (245 bhp) (183 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 353 Nm (260 ft·lb) (36 kgm) at 1350-4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 91.4 kW/litre 124.3 ps/litre 122.6 bhp/litre 2.01 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
176.68 Nm/litre
2.14 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) | 2220.2 kPa (322 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.5 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 153.91 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 113.19 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 151.8 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.83 kg/kW 14.76 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 21/30/24 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.2/7.8/9.8 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.9/12.8/10.2 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 25.2/36.0/28.8 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 21.0/30.0/24.0 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 | 7½J x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | P235/45 R 18 94V | ||
| Tyres rear | P235/45 R 18 94V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 320 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 | 642587 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2020 Kia Optima 2.0T SX added 2020-02-17. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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