Kia engines

Kia is a South Korean car maker, the second carmaker in South Korea and the seventh in the world. Founded in December 1944, it was part of the Kia Group (chaebol), from which it was spun off in 2003. At the moment it is part of the Hyundai Motor Group.

The index of own motors consists of three characters:

  • The first character is the series name.
  • The second digit indicates the volume of the engine: 5 – 1.5 liters, 6 – 1.6 liters, 8 – 1.8 liters.
  • The third letter indicates the type of engine, for example D is a DOHC block head.

Indexes for newer engines are similar to Hyundai and consist of four characters:

  • The first letter indicates the type of fuel: G – gasoline, D – diesel, L – gas version.
  • The second digit is the number of engine cylinders: 3, 4, 6 and 8 respectively.
  • The third letter denotes a series of units, and the fourth distinguishes the motors in it.

The catalog contains engines for the following Kia models: Carens/Rondo | Ceed | Cerato | Optima | Rio | Sorento | Spectra | Sportage.

Engine Kia A3E

The 1.3-liter 8-valve Kia A3E engine was produced at a factory in Korea from 1999 to 2005 and was installed only on the basic modifications of the first generation of the popular Rio model. This power unit is built on the basis of the well-known Japanese Mazda B3 engine. Continue reading Engine Kia A3E

Engine Kia A5D

The 1.5-liter Kia A5D engine was assembled at an enterprise in South Korea from 1999 to 2005 and was installed on the Rio model, a similar S5D engine was installed on the Asian version of the Spectra. This unit was a hybrid of two Mazda engines: a block from the Z5-DE, a cylinder head from the B5-DE. Continue reading Engine Kia A5D

Engine Kia BFD

The 1.5-liter 16-valve BFD engine was produced in South Korea from 1992 to 2001 and was installed on the first two generations of the popular Sephia model and similar to it. This unit is an almost complete copy of the well-known Mazda B5-DE motor. Continue reading Engine Kia BFD

Engine Kia S5D

The 1.5-liter 16-valve Kia S5D engine was produced in South Korea from 2000 to 2004 and was installed on the Asian version of the Spectra model, a similar A5D was installed on the first Rio. This motor was a hybrid of two Mazda units: a block from a Z5-DE, a head from a B5-DE. Continue reading Engine Kia S5D

Engine Kia A6D

The 1.6-liter Kia A6D engine was assembled at the factory of the Korean concern from 2001 to 2005 and was installed on the Rio, Sephia and Shuma models, a similar S6D was installed on the Spectra and Carens. Both of these power units in their design are only clones of the Mazda B6-DE engine. Continue reading Engine Kia A6D

Engine Kia S6D

The 1.6-liter gasoline engine Kia S6D was assembled at a factory in Korea from 2002 to 2011 and was installed on Spectra, Shuma and Carens models, a similar A6D was installed on Rio and Sephia. This power unit in its design is a clone of the popular Mazda B6-DE engine. Continue reading Engine Kia S6D

Engine Kia T8D

The 1.8-liter gasoline engine Kia T8D was assembled at a factory in Korea from 1995 to 2006 and was installed on such mass models as Carens, Sephia, Shuma and the American version of the Spectra. This motor and its variants T8, TB, TE, TED are clones of the Mazda BP power unit. Continue reading Engine Kia T8D

Engine Kia FED

The 2.0-liter 16-valve Kia FED or FE-DOHC engine was produced from 1993 to 2006 and was installed on such popular models as Clarus, Sportage and the American version of the Spectra. This power unit is inherently a variation of the well-known Mazda FE-DE engine. Continue reading Engine Kia FED

Engine Kia FEE

The 2.0-liter 8-valve Kia FEE or FE-SOHC engine was produced from 1994 to 2003 and was massively installed only on the Sportage crossover, but is also sometimes found on the Clarus model. This power unit is essentially one of the varieties of the popular Mazda FE engine. Continue reading Engine Kia FEE

Engine Hyundai-Kia G4ED

The 1.6-liter 16-valve Hyundai G4ED engine was produced in Korea from 2000 to 2012 and was installed on the group’s most popular models, such as Accent, Elantra, Matrix and Getz. There were two versions of this unit: with and without a CVVT type phase regulator at the inlet. Continue reading Engine Hyundai-Kia G4ED

Engine Hyundai-Kia G4GB

The 1.8-liter 16-valve Hyundai G4GB engine was produced by the company from 2001 to 2010 and was installed on such popular models of the Korean concern as Matrix, Elantra and Cerato. There were two different modifications of the unit: 122 hp / 162 Nm and 132 hp / 166 Nm. Continue reading Engine Hyundai-Kia G4GB

Engine Hyundai-Kia G4GC

The 2.0-liter Hyundai G4GC engine was assembled at the plant in Ulsan from 2000 to 2011 and was installed on such popular models of the company as the Sonata, Tucson, Kia Seed, Cerato and Soul. This unit belongs to the updated Beta II line and has an analogue for L4GC gas fuel. Continue reading Engine Hyundai-Kia G4GC

Engine Hyundai-Kia G6BV

The 2.5-liter V6 Hyundai-Kia G6BV engine was produced in South Korea from 1998 to 2005 and was installed on advanced versions of the popular Sonata, Grandeur or Magentis sedans. In some sources, this power unit appears under a slightly different G6BW index. Continue reading Engine Hyundai-Kia G6BV

Engine Hyundai-Kia G6BA

The 2.7-liter V6 Hyundai G6BA engine was assembled at an enterprise in Korea from 1999 to 2012 and was installed on top versions of such popular models as Sonata, Magentis, Santa Fe, Tucson. There was a gas modification of this power unit under its own index L6BA. Continue reading Engine Hyundai-Kia G6BA

Engine Hyundai-Kia G4HE

The company assembled the Hyundai-Kia G4HE 1.0-liter gasoline engine from 2004 to 2011 and installed it only on the first generation of the compact Picanto model throughout the entire production period. This motor is part of the iRDE series, the advantage of which is considered to be low fuel consumption. Continue reading Engine Hyundai-Kia G4HE

Engine Hyundai-Kia G4HG

The 1.1-liter gasoline engine Hyundai G4HG was produced by the company from 2004 to 2013 and was installed on such well-known models of the Korean concern as i10, Atos, Getz, Kia Picanto. In 2010, the iRDE version of the engine for Euro 4 environmental standards was replaced by the iRDE 2 version for Euro 5. Continue reading Engine Hyundai-Kia G4HG

Engine Hyundai-Kia G4FD

Hyundai’s 1.6-liter G4FD or 1.6 GDI engine was first introduced back in 2009 and is installed in a number of popular Hyundai models such as the Tucson, Veloster and Soul. This motor belongs to the Gamma II line and is distinguished by a direct fuel injection system. Continue reading Engine Hyundai-Kia G4FD