"Kia Spectra" - reviews of owners and characteristics of the Korean sedan

Just over 11 years ago, the first generation of the legendary budget sedans "Kia Spectra" appeared. The car replaced the outdated "Sephia" model, however, despite the common platform, the design and technical characteristics of "Kia Spectra" has its own. In order to understand all the features of this five-door sedan, today we will devote a separate review to it.

"Kia Spectra" - feedback from owners about the appearance

Outside, the car looks very attractive. According to the reviews, "Kia Spectra" has a more harmonious and solid design than its fellow competitors ("Renault Logan" and "Toyota Accent"). However, it is very difficult to find any expressive details in the car, because of what it practically does not stand out from the mass of other cars. Optics, a bumper, a radiator grille - all this though is executed qualitatively, but it is very tasteless. But at the same time you can not call the ugly sedan "Kia Spectra".

Reviews of owners about the interior

Inside, according to motorists, "Korean" looks even more boring. What can you do, the "budget" he is a "budgetary", so here you should not expect luxurious details in the interior. The salon is fully velor, there are two front airbags, three head restraints and, surprisingly, experts, power windows in the basic configuration. And in top versions, the machine is also equipped with air conditioning.

Technical characteristics of the Korean sedan Kia Spectra

The owners' comments indicate a not very wide range of engines. For Russia, the car is equipped with only one power unit. This four-cylinder petrol engine with its working volume of 1.6 liters develops a capacity of 100 horsepower. Aggregated car mechanical five-speed transmission. By the way, in Europe the buyers are offered one more, 125-strong petrol engine in volume of 1.8 liters. For America, there is a completely different engine produced by Hyundai. Its volume is 2.0 liters, and the power is 138 horsepower. But let's not be distracted from the topic and move on to other characteristics. The dynamics of the machine is average, just for its class. To "hundred" "Kia Spectra" accelerates for 11.6 seconds (with the engine for Russia), and "maximal" is 186 kilometers per hour. But the fuel consumption is obviously too high, and not only on paper. On average, the machine consumes about 11-12 liters of gasoline per 100 kilometers of track.

"Kia Spectra" - the price

In the domestic market there is a sedan of the Izhevsk assembly. Buyers can choose one of five vendors' offerings. Among them, the basic ("Norma") costs about eleven and a half thousand dollars. The bundle "Standard" costs customers $ 12 thousand 200 dollars. The "Optimum" version is 1100 dollars more expensive than the previous "Kia Spectra". The owners' comments also mark the completion of the Premium, which costs 14 thousand 300 dollars. However, here the level of equipment is exactly the same as in the "Standard", there is only automatic transmission instead of "mechanics". The top "suite" with air conditioning and a full electropackage costs almost 15 thousand dollars. For "budget" this is quite a normal price.