The Optima 2.4 is a front wheel drive saloon car with a front mounted engine, from Kia.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 2.4 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 200 bhp (203 PS/149 kW) of power at 6300 rpm, and maximum torque of 252 N·m (186 lb·ft/25.7 kgm) at 4250 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels by means of a 6 speed automatic transmission.
Quoted kerb weight is 1507 kg.
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 | 2794 mm | 110 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Length | 4844 mm | 190.7 inches | |
| Width | 1831 mm | 72.1 inches | |
| Height | 1455 mm | 57.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 135 mm | 5.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1507 kg | 3322 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 59% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 70.1 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 | 2.4 litre 2359 cc (143.955 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88 × 97 mm
3.46 × 3.82 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 203 PS (200 bhp) (149 kW) at 6300 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 252 Nm (186 ft·lb) (25.7 kgm) at 4250 rpm |
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| Specific output | 63.2 kW/litre 86 ps/litre 84.8 bhp/litre 1.39 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
106.82 Nm/litre
1.29 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1342.4 kPa (194.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 589.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 134.56 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 98.96 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 132.71 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.1 kg/kW 16.88 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 24/34 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.8/6.9 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 10.2/14.5 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 28.8/40.8 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 24.0/34.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| 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 | 2.900 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6½ x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½ x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | P205/65 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | P205/65 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 300 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 | 223839 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2011 Kia Optima 2.4 Automatic added 2010-12-05. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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