The Kia Rio Sedan 1.2 is a front wheel drive motor car, with the engine placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
The Kia Rio Sedan 1.2's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.2 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. In this application it produces 87 bhp (88 PS/65 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 120 N·m (89 lb·ft/12.2 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The Kia Rio Sedan 1.2 weighs a stated 1161 kg at the kerb.
Maximum quoted speed is 168 km/h, or 104 mph, and carbon dioxide emissions are 129.0 g/km.
Full specs
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Applicable to the South African domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2570 mm | 101.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1521 mm | 59.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1525 mm | 60 inches | |
| Length | 4365 mm | 171.9 inches | |
| Width | 1720 mm | 67.7 inches | |
| Height | 1455 mm | 57.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 150 mm | 5.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1161 kg | 2560 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 43 litres | 9.5 [11.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Kia | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.2 litre 1248 cc (76.158 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 71 × 78.8 mm
2.8 × 3.1 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 88 PS (87 bhp) (65 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 120 Nm (89 ft·lb) (12.2 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 52 kW/litre 70.7 ps/litre 69.7 bhp/litre 1.14 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
96.15 Nm/litre
1.16 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1208.3 kPa (175.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 312 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 13.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 168 km/h (104 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 75.98 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 55.88 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 74.94 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.9 kg/kW 29.89 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 | 129.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | D | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | D | ||
| 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 | 2.820 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/65 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/65 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 256 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 203 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.72 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.60 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 295592 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 12.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Kia Rio Sedan 1.2 added 2012-11-24. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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