Kia Sephia 1.5 is an automobile that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front located engine delivering power to the front wheels.
The Kia Sephia 1.5's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.5 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit produces 87 bhp (88 PS/65 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 135 N·m (100 lb·ft/13.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a stated 1038 kg at the kerb.
Maximum claimed speed is 180 km/h (112 mph), quoted fuel consumption is 10.5/6.3/7.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined per ECE 93/116.
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 | 2560 mm | 100.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1465 mm | 57.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1455 mm | 57.3 inches | |
| Length | 4427 mm | 174.3 inches | |
| Width | 1711 mm | 67.4 inches | |
| Height | 1415 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1038 kg | 2288 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Kia | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1498 cc (91.414 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 78 × 78.4 mm
3.07 × 3.09 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.99 | ||
| 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 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 135 Nm (100 ft·lb) (13.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 43.3 kW/litre 58.9 ps/litre 58.1 bhp/litre 0.95 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
90.12 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1132.5 kPa (164.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6500 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 374.5 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 | 180 km/h (112 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 84.98 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 62.5 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 83.82 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16 kg/kW 26.73 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.5/6.3/7.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined per ECE 93/116 | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.5/6.3/7.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.5/15.9/12.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 26.9/44.8/35.8 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 22.4/37.3/29.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 10.60 m | ||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 175/70 R 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175/70 R 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.78 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.17 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 323851 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Kia Sephia 1.5 added 2013-03-22. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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