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Technical specifications

Body & Chassis
Four/five-seater, five-door hatchback, with all-steel unitary body-chassis construction. Choice of two transversely-mounted, front engines (gasoline or in 2005, diesel) driving the front wheels via a five-speed manual gearbox or four-speed automatic transmission (depending on model).
Choice of two equipment levels - LX and EX.

Engines
1.0 Gasoline
Type Single-overhead camshaft, four-cylinder, in-line
Capacity 1.0-litres, 999 cc
Max power 61 ps at 5,600 rpm
Max torque 8.8 kgm at 2,800 rpm
Compression ratio 10.0 to 1
Bore & stroke 66.0 mm x 73.0 mm
Valves three per cylinder, total 12
Fuel injection Electronic multi-point injection
Oil capacity 3.0 litres
Materials cast iron block; aluminium overhead, cylinder heads and oil-pan
Emission Control Closed loop, three-way catalytic converter
1.1 Gasoline
Type Single-overhead camshaft, four-cylinder, in-line
Capacity 1.1-litres, 1,086 cc
Max power 65 ps at 5,500 rpm
Max torque 9.9 kgm at 2,800 rpm
Compression ratio 10.1 to 1
Bore & stroke 67.0 mm x 77.0 mm
Valves three per cylinder, total 12
Fuel injection Electronic multi-point injection
Oil capacity 3.0 litres
Materials cast iron block; aluminium overhead, cylinder heads and oil-pan
Emission Control Closed loop, three-way catalytic converter


Transmissions & Gear Ratios
Manual Automatic
1 3.545 2.914
2 1.894 1.525
3 1.192 1.000
4 0.853 0.725
5 0.719 -----
Reverse 3.636 2.642
Final drive 4.437 3.977


Suspension & Damping
Front Sub-frame mounted, fully independent by MacPherson Strut with co-axial coil springs and shock absorbers. 19 mm anti-roll bar, 180 mm of wheel travel
Rear Sub-frame mounted, independent by twin A-frame trailing arms, with parallel coil springs and shock absorbers.

Steering
Type Power-assisted rack and pinion
Ratio 14.0: 1
Gearing 2.8 turns lock-to-lock
Turning circle 4.6 metres
Steering wheel 370 mm diameter
Adjustment steering wheel adjustable for tilt


Brakes
Power Single 224 mm vacuum servo booster
Front 241 mm x 18 mm ventilated discs
Rear 234 mm x 10 mm solid discs
Parking Brake mechanical on both rear wheels


Wheels & Tyres
Type Steel, 14 x 5.0 in - standard
(14 and 15 inch alloy options available - see footnote)
Type 165/60 R14 - standard
(175/50 R15 options available)
Note - in some countries, entry models will be available with 13 x 4.5 inch steel wheels and 155/70 R13 tyres.


Dimensions
Exterior
Overall length 3495 mm
Overall width 1595 mm
Overall height 1480 mm
Wheelbase 2370 mm
Front track 1400 mm
Rear track 1385 mm
Front overhang 645 mm
Rear overhang 480 mm
Ground clearance 145 mm

Interior Front Rear
Headroom 1003 mm 966 mm
Legroom 1041 mm 872 mm
Shoulder room 1290 mm 1292 mm
Hip room 1224 mm 1232 mm


Weights & Capacities
Manual Automatic (1.1 model)
Kerb weight 852 kg 872 kg
Maximum weight 1,350 kg 1,350 kg
Fuel tank 35 litres
Fuel type 95 Ron
Luggage capacity 157 litres (rear seat upright)
882 litres (rear seat folded flat)


Performance
Manual Automatic (1.1 model)
0 to 100 kph 15.1 sec 17.9 sec
Top speed / kph 154 144
Braking 100 to 0 41.3 41.3 metres


Fuel consumption (Litres per 100 km)
1.0 * 1.1 Manual 1.1 Automatic
Urban N/A * 6.1 7.4
Extra urban N/A * 4.3 4.8
Combined 4.8 (target) * 4.9 5.8
CO2 g/km 118 (target) * 119 138


Warranty
Duration 3 years / unlimited kilometers

* Data for 1.0 gasoline engine to be confirmed by the end of February 2004
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Editors´ note

Please note that technical and equipment specifications and options availability for the Picanto LX and EX models, may vary country by country. Please check with your local Kia Distributor for final details and prices.

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