Kia Rio

The Kia Rio is a South Korean small car manufactured since 2000 by the Kia Motors Corporation. Since 2016, the 4th generation of the model has been produced in sedan and hatchback bodies. The car is assembled in South Korea, Ecuador, Iran, Russia, China, Malaysia, Mexico and Algeria. In China, the car is officially sold under the name Kia K2 Cross. The car has a front-wheel drive layout and is equipped with gasoline and diesel engines.

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 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 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 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

Engine Hyundai-Kia G4FG

The 1.6-liter Hyundai G4FG engine has been produced at the concern’s Chinese plant since 2010 and is installed on many popular models, such as Elantra, Creta, Rio or Solaris. This unit belongs to the Gamma II line and in fact it is an updated version of the G4FC engine. Continue reading Engine Hyundai-Kia G4FG

Engine Hyundai-Kia G3LC

The Hyundai G3LC 1.0-liter 3-cylinder turbo engine or 1.0 T-GDi has been assembled since 2015 and is installed on many compact models of the Korean concern such as i10, i20, i30, Kona and Kia Ceed. Based on this unit, Smartstream G1.0T turbo engines were created under the G3LE and G3LF indices. Continue reading Engine Hyundai-Kia G3LC

Engine Hyundai-Kia G4LA

The 1.2-liter 4-cylinder Hyundai G4LA engine has been produced in India and Korea since 2008 and is installed in almost all compact models of the concern, such as the i10, i20 and Kia Picanto. There are two generations of this motor, the second is equipped with Dual CVVT type phase regulators. Continue reading Engine Hyundai-Kia G4LA

Engine Hyundai-Kia G4LC

The 1.4-liter 16-valve Hyundai G4LC engine was introduced by the company in 2014 and is known in many markets for such popular models as the Rio 4 and Solaris 2. In Europe, this power unit was found on the i20, i30, Ceed, Stonic and the fifth generation Accent . Continue reading Engine Hyundai-Kia G4LC

Engine Hyundai-Kia D3FA

The 1.1-liter diesel engine Hyundai D3FA or 1.1 CRDi was produced from 2005 to 2019 and was installed on many compact models of the Korean concern, such as i10, i20, Rio and Picanto. There were two generations of this three-cylinder diesel engine for Euro 4 and Euro 5. Continue reading Engine Hyundai-Kia D3FA

Engine Hyundai-Kia D4FC

The 1.4-liter Hyundai D4FC or 1.4 CRDi diesel engine was produced from 2010 to 2018 at a plant in Žilina, Slovakia and installed on models such as i20, i30, Rio, Ceed and Venga. There were two generations of such a unit: for Euro 5 environmental standards and updated for Euro 6. Continue reading Engine Hyundai-Kia D4FC

Engine Hyundai-Kia D4FA

The 1.5-liter diesel engine Hyundai D4FA or 1.5 CRDi was produced from 2005 to 2011 and was installed on such popular models of the company as Accent, Rio, Matrix, Getz or Cerato. In addition to the standard version of such a unit, there were modifications of reduced power. Continue reading Engine Hyundai-Kia D4FA

Engine Mazda B6-DE

The 1.6-liter 16-valve Mazda B6-DE engine was produced by the company from 1993 to 2009 and was installed on Familia, European versions of the MX-3 and Xedos 6, and also on Kia under the A6D and S6D index. From about 1985 to 1995, a carburetor version of such a motor with the B6D index was assembled. Continue reading Engine Mazda B6-DE