The Optima 2.7 V6 is a motor car from Kia, with front wheel drive, a front located engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 2.7 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, a 60 degree V 6 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 194 bhp (197 PS/145 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 250 N·m (184 lb·ft/25.5 kgm) at 4500 rpm.
Power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 5 speed automatic gearbox.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1494 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 | 2720 mm | 107.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1562 mm | 61.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1552 mm | 61.1 inches | |
| Length | 4801 mm | 189 inches | |
| Width | 1481 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Height | 1481 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 160 mm | 6.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1494 kg | 3294 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 62% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 62.1 litres | 13.7 [16.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Kia | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2.7 litre 2657 cc (162.14 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86.7 × 75 mm
3.41 × 2.95 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.16 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 197 PS (194 bhp) (145 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 250 Nm (184 ft·lb) (25.5 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 54.4 kW/litre 74 ps/litre 73 bhp/litre 1.2 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
94.09 Nm/litre
1.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1182.4 kPa (171.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 442.83 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 131.66 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 96.83 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 129.85 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.33 kg/kW 17.25 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | P205/60 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | P205/60 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 262 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.31 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 223861 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 28.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2010 Kia Optima 2.7 V6 added 2010-12-05. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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