Kia Carens 2002

This generation of Kia Carens has been produced from September, 2002 to December, 2006. We can provide information about 8 modifications of this generation. The car has been produced only with front wheel drive.

This Kia is available with three petrol engines with displacement from 1.6 to 2.0 litres and power of from 105 to 138 horsepower un one diesel engine with displacement 2.0 litres and power of 112 HP. All engines have a timing belt driven camshaft, which requires more frequent service than a timing chain, but replacing timing belt is less expensive, and these engines are generally slightly more fuel efficient and quieter (What is an engine chain and belt?).
The car is available with both manual (5 versions), as well as automatic (3 versions) gearbox.

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Kia Carens 2002 average fuel consumption in combined cycle for petrol engine is from 8.1 to 9.1 litres per 100km, whereas for diesel engine - from 7 to 7.6 litres per 100km. The most fuel efficient Kia Carens 2002 petrol engine version is Kia Carens 1.8, consuming 8.1 litres per 100km. While the most fuel efficient Kia Carens 2002 diesel - Kia Carens 2.0 CRDi for 100 kilometers consumes 7 liters of diesel.
According to user reviews, Kia Carens real-world fuel consumption is on average about approximately for 12 percents higher as the manufacturer's claimed fuel economy (on average +14% for petrol engines and +10% for diesel engines). For a more detailed actual fuel economy of each model, select a specific Kia Carens modification.

Kia Carens 2002 CO2 emissions for petrol engine are from 191 to 215 grams per kilometer, whereas for diesel engine - from 185 to 205 grams per kilometer. From Kia Carens with petrol engines the lowest CO2 emissions has Kia Carens 1.8 which produces an average of 191 grams of CO2 per kilometer. In turn, from the Kia Carens diesels least CO2 distributes Kia Carens 2.0 CRDi - 185 grams per km.

The best acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h - 10.6 seconds has Kia Carens 2.0 CVVT version, conversely the tardiest one is Kia Carens 1.8 reaching this speed only in 15 seconds. The maximum top speed is 185 km/h for the 2.0 petrol 138 hp version (Kia Carens 2.0 CVVT).

Lenght of Kia Carens is 449 cm, it is decent size car. For comparison - Kia Carens is about 1 cm longer than Opel Zafira, but 13 cm shorter than Volkswagen Sharan. Kia Carens gross weight is from 1830 to 1965 kg (depending on modification), which is about 10 percent lighter than the average for this age and class. Kia Carens trunk space is 422 litres, by folding down all rear seats boot capacity can be increased to 1632 litres.

This Kia is very cheap for its class - it can be purchased (in Latvia, EU) for around 1000 €. Users calculated Kia Carens 2002 cost of ownership for this generation, got average 3100 € cost per year and 0.21 € cost per one kilometer. Fuel costs were estimated at around 59%, while repair and maintenance costs - around 22% from total. We have an excellent car cost calculator, calculate ownership costs of Kia Carens for your situation and driving habits here! Below you will find more detailed information about Kia Carens prices and costs.

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Kia Carens prices

Kia Carens 2002 - 2006 minivan price in Latvia is from 500 € to 1500 €.
Comparing to analogical vehicles Kia Carens price is very low - Kia Carens is approximately for 51 percents cheaper then average minivans of this age (compare minivans 2002 - 2006 prices). Despite of relatively low price Kia Carens quality is above average (see below), so this Kia can be a good buy.