This automobile has a 5 door hatchback type body with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 1.8 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 110 bhp (112 PS/82 kW) of power at 5800 rpm, and maximum torque of 152 N·m (112 lb·ft/15.5 kgm) at 4400 rpm.
Power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The stated weight at the kerb is 1109 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 195 km/h or 121 mph, official fuel consumption is 11.4/6.6/8.4 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 | 1109 kg | 2445 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 | 1.8 litre 1793 cc (109.416 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 87 mm
3.19 × 3.43 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 112 PS (110 bhp) (82 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 152 Nm (112 ft·lb) (15.5 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 45.7 kW/litre 62.2 ps/litre 61.3 bhp/litre 1.01 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
84.77 Nm/litre
1.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1065.3 kPa (154.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6500 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 448.25 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 | 195 km/h (121 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 100.57 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 73.96 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 99.19 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.52 kg/kW 22.58 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.4/6.6/8.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.4/6.6/8.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.8/15.2/11.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 24.8/42.8/33.6 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 20.6/35.6/28.0 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 | 6JJ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6JJ x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/60 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/60 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.8 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 585475 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 Kia Sephia 1.8 GLX DOHC 16v added 2019-01-19. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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