The Sorento 3.5 V6 is a four wheel drive off-road vehicle motor vehicle with a front located engine, sold by Kia.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 3.5 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 192 bhp (195 PS/143 kW) at 5500 rpm and 294 N·m (217 lb·ft/30 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
This power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a quoted 2102 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed quoted is 192 km/h, which is 119 mph, stated fuel consumption is 17.6/9.7/12.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 299.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater off-road vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2710 mm | 106.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1580 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1580 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Length | 4567 mm | 179.8 inches | |
| Width | 1863 mm | 73.3 inches | |
| Height | 1804 mm | 71 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2102 kg | 4634 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Kia | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.5 litre 3497 cc (213.4 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93 × 85.8 mm
3.66 × 3.38 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 195 PS (192 bhp) (143 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 294 Nm (217 ft·lb) (30 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 40.9 kW/litre 55.7 ps/litre 54.9 bhp/litre 0.9 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
84.07 Nm/litre
1.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1056.5 kPa (153.2 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 582.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 192 km/h (119 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 92.61 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 68.11 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 91.34 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.68 kg/kW 24.52 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 17.6/9.7/12.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 17.6/9.7/12.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.7/10.3/7.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 16.1/29.1/22.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 13.4/24.2/18.7 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 299.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | four wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 12.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 245/70 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/70 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.18 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 112684 | ||
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| RAC rating | 32.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Kia Sorento 3.5 V6 added 2003-08-04. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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