Kia Magentis

Kia Magentis generations

The catalogue field pokoleniy is 4 because restylings are stored as separate keys. For the reader they sit inside two generations.

The catalogue field `pokoleniy` is 4 because restylings are stored as separate keys. For the reader they sit inside two generations.

1 generation (March 2000 – April 2006), Sedan. The pre-restyle block ran 2000-03-01 to 2002-04-30 with 4 versions. The restyling ran 2002-03-01 to 2006-04-30 with 4 versions. All eight are Gasoline, FWD. Names: 2.0 MT (136 hp), 2.0 AT (136 hp), 2.5 MT (169 hp), 2.5 AT (169 hp) in both the original and the restyle. The 2.0 engines are Inline 4, 1997 cm³; the 2.5 engines are V-shaped 6, 2493 cm³. Boost is No. The tank is 65 L. Rear brakes on the original 2.0 MT (136 hp) are Drum; other first-generation versions list Disc at the rear.

2 generation (April 2006 – December 2010), Sedan. The pre-restyle block ran 2006-04-01 to 2009-05-31 with 5 versions. The restyling ran 2008-12-01 to 2010-12-31 with 10 versions. The tank is 62 L. Diesel appears here. The restyle adds 2.4-litre Gasoline versions that the first half of the generation does not list.

Kia Magentis specs and engine table

Version names are exactly as in the database. Same names are split by power (and fuel where the name collides). Displacement is cm³. Boost, fuel, layout, gearbox and drive use the English labels from the data.

Engine position, where measured, is Front, transverse. Injection, where measured: Distributed injection (multi-point) on most Gasoline versions; Direct injection (direct) on restyle 2.4 AT 200 hp and 2.4 MT 200 hp. Diesel injection is not measured. Valves per cylinder are 4 on every version. Compression ratio, where measured: 10 on first-generation engines that list it; 10.4 on 2 gen 2.7 AT 189 hp; 10.5 on second-generation 2.0 Gasoline; 17.3 on 2 gen 1991 cm³ Diesel. Bore × stroke examples: 85 × 88 on 1 gen 2.0 AT; 85 × 83 on 1 gen restyle 2.0; 84 × 75 on 2.5; 86 × 86 on 2.0 Gasoline of generation 2; 86.7 × 75 on 2 gen 2.7 AT 189 hp; 83 × 92 on 1991 cm³ Diesel. Fuel grade labels: 92 or 95 on Gasoline, Diesel on Diesel. Power rpm, where measured, is 6000 on first generation and on 2 gen 2.0 Gasoline 145 hp and 2.7; 6200 on restyle 2.0 Gasoline 150/164 hp; 4000 on 1991 cm³ Diesel; 3800 on restyle 1998 cm³ Diesel.

Performance and economy (0-100, top speed, mpg)

Consumption in the data is L/100 km (city / highway / combined). mpg is not measured.

1 generation. 2.0 MT 136 hp: 10.6 s to 100 km/h, 207 km/h, 12.6 / 7.1 / 9.1 L/100 km. 2.0 AT 136 hp: 11.9 s, 195 km/h, 13.1 / 7.7 / 9.7. 2.5 MT 169 hp: 8.5 s, 214 km/h, 13.1 / 7.7 / 9.7. 2.5 AT 169 hp: 10.0 s, 206 km/h, 15.2 / 7.6 / 10.4.

1 generation restyling. 2.0 MT 136 hp: 11.5 s, 207 km/h, 12.3 / 6.9 / 8.9. 2.0 AT 136 hp: 11.9 s, 195 km/h; city, highway and combined consumption not measured. 2.5 MT 169 hp: 8.5 s, 214 km/h, 13.6 / 6.7 / 9.2. 2.5 AT 169 hp: 8.8 s, 209 km/h, 15.1 / 7.6 / 10.4.

2 generation. 2.7 AT 189 hp: 9.1 s, 220 km/h, 13.1 / 7.0 / 9.2. 2.0 MT 145 hp Gasoline: 10.2 s, 208 km/h, 10.5 / 6.2 / 7.7. 2.0 AT 145 hp Gasoline: 11.2 s, 195 km/h, 10.8 / 6.4 / 8.1. 2.0 MT 140 hp Diesel: 10.4 s, 201 km/h, 8.1 / 5.0 / 6.0. 2.0 AT 140 hp Diesel: 11.7 s, 200 km/h, 10.4 / 5.6 / 7.3.

2 generation restyling. 2.0 MT 150 hp Gasoline and 2.0 MT 164 hp: 11.1 s, 210 km/h, 9.9 / 6.1 / 7.5. 2.0 AT 150 hp Gasoline and 2.0 AT 164 hp: 11.1 s, 200 km/h, 10.0 / 6.7 / 7.9. 2.4 MT 175 hp, 2.4 AT 200 hp, 2.4 MT 200 hp: 0-100, top speed and consumption not measured. 2.7 AT 193 hp: 9.0 s, 220 km/h, 13.0 / 6.8 / 9.1. 2.0 AT 150 hp Diesel: 11.3 s, 200 km/h, 9.4 / 5.5 / 6.9. 2.0 MT 150 hp Diesel: 10.3 s, 201 km/h, 7.8 / 4.9 / 6.0.

CO2 and eco class are not measured on every version. The lowest measured combined figure is 6.0 L/100 km (2.0 MT Diesel 140 hp and 2.0 MT Diesel 150 hp). The highest measured combined figure is 10.4 L/100 km (2.5 AT in both first-generation blocks). The shortest measured 0-100 is 8.5 s (2.5 MT 169 hp in both first-generation blocks). The highest measured top speed is 220 km/h (2.7 AT 189 hp and 2.7 AT 193 hp).

Dimensions and weight

Length, width, height and wheelbase are not measured in this dataset.

Ground clearance is 160 mm on all 23 versions.

Tank: 65 L in generation 1 (including restyle); 62 L in generation 2 (including restyle). Difference: 3 L.

Kerb weight, where measured, ranges from 1378 kg (1 gen 2.0 MT 136 hp) to 1557 kg (2 gen 2.0 AT 140 hp Diesel). Gross weight, where measured, ranges from 1960 kg (2 gen 2.0 MT 145 hp Gasoline) to 2060 kg (2 gen 2.0 AT 140 hp Diesel). Not measured: kerb on restyle 2.4 MT 175 hp, 2.4 AT 200 hp, 2.0 AT 150 hp Diesel; gross on restyle 2.4 MT 175 hp.

Wheels, where listed: 205/60 R16 and 215/50 R17 on most second-generation versions that name tyres; 2 gen 2.0 MT 145 hp Gasoline lists 205/60 R16 and 215/20 R17. First generation and several restyle versions: wheels not measured.

Suspension: front Independent, spring on all versions. Rear Independent, spring on generation 1 original and all of generation 2; generation 1 restyle rear is Semi-independent, springorts hélicoïdaux, sem. Front brakes Ventilated disc on all. Rear Disc except 1 gen 2.0 MT 136 hp (Drum).

Which version to choose

All 23 versions are Sedan and FWD, so the choice is engine, gearbox and whether the measured figures exist.

For the lowest measured combined consumption: 2.0 MT Diesel, 140 hp (2 gen) and 2.0 MT Diesel, 150 hp (restyle) both 6.0 L/100 km. The restyle Diesel manual is 0.3 L/100 km lower in the city (7.8 vs 8.1) and 0.1 lower on the highway (4.9 vs 5.0) than the earlier Diesel manual. Automatic Diesels use more: 7.3 combined on 2.0 AT 140 hp Diesel and 6.9 on 2.0 AT 150 hp Diesel.

For the shortest 0-100 among measured cars: 2.5 MT 169 hp at 8.5 s. The restyle 2.5 AT 169 hp is 0.3 s slower (8.8 s) than that manual; the original 2.5 AT 169 hp is 1.5 s slower (10.0 s). Generation 2’s fastest measured car is 2.7 AT 193 hp at 9.0 s, 0.1 s quicker than 2.7 AT 189 hp (9.1 s). Torque on those V-shaped 6 engines: 234 Nm (1 gen 2.5 MT), 230 Nm (the other 2.5s), 247 Nm (2 gen 2.7 AT 189 hp), 250 Nm (restyle 2.7 AT 193 hp). Diesel peak torque is 305 Nm on every Diesel version — 55 Nm above the 193 hp 2.7 AT.

For peak power in the catalogue: 2.4 AT 200 hp and 2.4 MT 200 hp (147 kW, 2400 cm³, Direct injection (direct), 6 gears). Their 0-100, top speed, consumption, torque and (for the AT) kerb weight are not measured, so they cannot be ranked on those axes. The other 2.4, 2.4 MT 175 hp, is 25 hp below those two, uses Distributed injection (multi-point), 2359 cm³, 5-speed Manual, and 169 Nm — that torque is 28 Nm below restyle 2.0 MT 150/164 hp Gasoline (197 Nm) even though power is higher.

For a measured 2.0 Gasoline in the restyle, 2.0 MT 150 hp and 2.0 MT 164 hp share 11.1 s, 210 km/h and 7.5 combined; 2.0 AT 150 hp and 2.0 AT 164 hp share 11.1 s, 200 km/h and 7.9 combined. The 14 hp gap does not change those three figures in this dataset. Versus 2 gen 2.0 MT 145 hp (10.2 s, 7.7 combined), the restyle 150/164 manuals are 0.9 s slower to 100 and 0.2 L/100 km lower combined.

First-generation 2.0 cars are the lightest measured (1378–1415 kg kerb) but use more fuel (combined 8.9–9.7 where measured) than second-generation 2.0 Gasoline (7.5–8.1). Original 2.0 MT 136 hp reaches 100 km/h in 10.6 s; the restyle 2.0 MT 136 hp is 0.9 s slower at 11.5 s, with combined consumption 0.2 L/100 km lower (8.9 vs 9.1).

Kia Magentis problems, reliability, oil type

This catalogue does not record fault lists, reliability scores, oil specification, or sale prices. Those items are not measured here. Review language beyond the numbers above is not in the source data.

Power band for the restyle 1998 cm³ Diesel is 150 hp at 3800 rpm and 305 Nm at 1800–2500 rpm; for the 1991 cm³ Diesel it is 140 hp at 4000 rpm and 305 Nm at 2000 rpm. Gasoline 2.0 restyle: 150 or 164 hp at 6200 rpm, 197 Nm at 4600 rpm. Use those figures when matching service data from other sources; this article does not add oil grades that the launch data does not contain.