The 1.5-liter Hyundai G4FL or Smartstream G 1.5 MPi engine has been in production since 2018 and is installed on models for the Indian and Chinese market, such as Kia Carens, Seltos or Sonet.
Gamma family: G4FA, G4FL, G4FS, G4FC, G4FD, G4FG, G4FJ, G4FM, G4FP, G4FT, G4FU.
Specifications
| Production years | since 2018 |
| Displacement, cc | 1497 |
| Fuel system | distributed injection |
| Power output, hp | 115 |
| Torque output, Nm | 144 |
| Cylinder block | aluminum R4 |
| Block head | aluminum 16v |
| Cylinder bore, mm | 75.6 |
| Piston stroke, mm | 83.4 |
| Compression ratio | 10.5 |
| Features | ISG |
| Hydraulic lifters | yes |
| Timing drive | chain |
| Phase regulator | Dual CVVT |
| Turbocharging | no |
| Recommended engine oil | 5W-30 |
| Engine oil capacity, liter | 3.8 |
| Fuel type | petrol |
| Euro standards | EURO 6 |
| Fuel consumption, L/100 km (for Kia Sonet 2021) — city — highway — combined |
6.8 4.7 5.4 |
| Engine lifespan, km | ~250 000 |
| Weight, kg | 96 |
The engine was installed on:
- Hyundai Accent 5 (YC) since 2020;
- Hyundai Creta 2 (SU2) since 2019;
- Hyundai Elantra 7 (CN7) since 2020;
- Hyundai Stargazer 1 (KS) since 2022;
- Kia Carens 5 (KY) since 2022;
- Kia Cerato 4 (BD) since 2018;
- Kia Seltos 1 (SP2) since 2019;
- Kia Sonet 1 (QY) since 2020.
Disadvantages of the Hyundai G4FL engine
- On specialized forums, it is mostly praised and no weaknesses were found.
- Like all aluminum engines, it is afraid of overheating, keep an eye on cooling.
- For engines of this family, the timing chain does not differ in resource, let’s see how it will be here.
