Kia Sephia 1998 Sedan

This generation of Kia Sephia has been produced from January, 1998 to December, 2003. We can provide information about 3 modifications of this generation. The car has been produced only with front wheel drive.

This Kia is available with two petrol engines with displacement from 1.5 to 1.8 litres and power of from 88 to 111 horsepower. 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 (2 versions), as well as automatic (1 version) gearbox.

Kia Sephia 1998 sedan average fuel consumption in combined cycle is from 7.9 to 9.1 litres per 100km. The most fuel efficient Kia Sephia 1998 sedan version is Kia Sephia 1.5, consuming 7.9 litres of petrol per 100km.

Kia Sephia 1998 sedan CO2 emissions are from 185 to 211 grams per kilometer. Kia Sephia version with the lowest CO2 emissions is Kia Sephia 1.5, which produces 185 grams of CO2 per one kilometer.

The best acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h - 10.3 seconds has version, conversely the tardiest one is Kia Sephia 1.5 reaching this speed only in 15.4 seconds. The maximum top speed is 196 km/h for the 1.8 petrol 4-cylinder 111 hp version ().

Lenght of Kia Sephia is 443 cm, it is medium size car. For comparison - Kia Sephia is about 5 cm longer than Ford Focus sedan, but 3 cm shorter than Honda Civic sedan. Kia Sephia gross weight is from 1590 to 1600 kg (depending on modification), which is approximately the same as the average for cars of this age and class. Kia Sephia trunk space is 370 litres, by folding down all rear seats boot capacity can be increased to 692 litres.

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Kia Sephia modifications