The Kia Spectra is a mid-range car from the South Korean manufacturer Kia Motors Corporation. Cars, since 2000, have been manufactured in South Korea for 4 years in body modifications of a sedan and a 5-door hatchback. From 2004 to 2009, the sedan was assembled by the industrial assembly method at the Russian car plant in Izhevsk. In total, about 105 thousand copies were collected. In 2011, a limited series of machines was also created in the amount of 1,700 pieces. The Spectra is a modified version of its predecessor, the Kia Sephia.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 …
The 1.8-liter 16-valve Mazda BP engine was produced by the company from 1989 to 2004 and was installed on such models as Familia, Protege, Lantis and MX-5, as well as on Kia under the T8D index. In addition to the conventional and sports unit BP-ZE, there was a version of the BP-VE with a phase …
The 2.0-liter 16-valve Mazda FE-DE or FE-DOHC engine was assembled from 1987 to 2004 and installed on various versions of the 626 in the GD body and on the Kia Sportage crossover under the FED index. Modifications of this motor in other markets are also known as FE3 or FE-ZE.
