This car has a 5 door hatchback type body with a front positioned engine supplying power to the front wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1.5 litres. It provides power and torque figures of 79 bhp (80 PS/59 kW) at 5500 rpm and 120 Nm (89 lbft/12.2 kgm) at 2500 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual gearbox transfers the power to the wheels.
The stated kerb weight is 1055 kg.
The Kia Sephia 1.5 SLX is claimed to achieve a top speed of 170 km/h, or 106 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 10.9/6.8/8.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2500 mm | 98.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1435 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Length | 4253 mm | 167.4 inches | |
| Width | 1696 mm | 66.8 inches | |
| Height | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1055 kg | 2326 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 | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 80 PS (79 bhp) (59 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 120 Nm (89 ft·lb) (12.2 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 39.3 kW/litre 53.5 ps/litre 52.7 bhp/litre 0.86 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
80.11 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1006.7 kPa (146 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6500 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| 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 | 170 km/h (106 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 75.92 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 55.84 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 74.88 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.91 kg/kW 29.91 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.9/6.8/8.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.9/6.8/8.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.2/14.7/12.0 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 25.9/41.5/34.0 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 21.6/34.6/28.3 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| 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 | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.17 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 585552 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 Kia Sephia 1.5 SLX added 2019-01-19. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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