This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front positioned engine driving through the front wheels.
It is powered by 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 185 bhp (188 PS/138 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 242 N·m (178 lb·ft/24.7 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
A 6 speed automatic 'box delivers the power to the wheels.
The Kia Optima EX 2.4 weighs a claimed 1525 kg at the kerb.
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 | 2804 mm | 110.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1603 mm | 63.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1610 mm | 63.4 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 | 1525 kg | 3362 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70.1 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.27 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Kia | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.4 litre 2360 cc (144.016 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 | 188 PS (185 bhp) (138 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 242 Nm (178 ft·lb) (24.7 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 58.5 kW/litre 79.5 ps/litre 78.4 bhp/litre 1.28 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
102.54 Nm/litre
1.24 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1288.6 kPa (186.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 590 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 123 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 90.46 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 121.31 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.05 kg/kW 18.46 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 28/39/32 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.4/6.0/7.4 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 11.9/16.6/13.6 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 33.6/46.8/38.4 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 28.0/39.0/32.0 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 | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 215/55 R 17 94V | ||
| Tyres rear | 215/55 R 17 94V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 305 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 | 455422 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2016 Kia Optima EX 2.4 added 2016-01-17. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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