The Kia Sephia Saloon 1.8 GLX DOHC 16v is a front wheel drive vehicle, with its engine placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.8 litres. For this model it musters power and torque figures of 110 bhp (112 PS/82 kW) at 5800 rpm and 152 Nm (112 lbft/15.5 kgm) at 4400 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Maximum speed quoted is 185 km/h (115 mph), manufacturer claimed fuel consumption is 14.5/7.3/9.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined.
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 | 2500 mm | 98.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1435 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Length | 4360 mm | 171.7 inches | |
| Width | 1692 mm | 66.6 inches | |
| Height | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| 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 | 185 km/h (115 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 14.5/7.3/9.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 14.5/7.3/9.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.9/13.7/10.1 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 19.5/38.7/28.5 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 16.2/32.2/23.8 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 | 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 | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.83 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 585541 | ||
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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 Saloon 1.8 GLX DOHC 16v Automatic added 2019-01-19. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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