Kia Quanlima

Kia Quanlima specs: which version, not which generation

There is no later generation to “wait for.” Every comparison below is inside 1 generation (1 generation, 2002-01-01–2006-12-31), body Sedan, 8 factory versions. Two names repeat: 1.3 MT, 1.3 AT, 1.5 MT and 1.5 AT each appear twice and must be split by power (60 vs 75 hp, 88 vs 99 hp).

There is no later generation to “wait for.” Every comparison below is inside 1 generation (1 generation, 2002-01-01–2006-12-31), body Sedan, 8 factory versions. Two names repeat: 1.3 MT, 1.3 AT, 1.5 MT and 1.5 AT each appear twice and must be split by power (60 vs 75 hp, 88 vs 99 hp).

What changes between versions is not the badge. Displacement is 1341 or 1495 cm³. Peak power is 60, 75, 88 or 99 hp. Gearbox is Manual 5 or Automatic 4. Rear suspension is Independent, spring on some automatics and Semi-independent, spring on the manuals and on the 99 hp 1.5 AT. Rear brakes are Drum except on the 60 hp 1.3 AT, which has Disc rear. Ground clearance is 120 mm on seven versions and 170 mm on the 99 hp 1.5 MT.

Generations: one generation, eight versions to choose among

1 generation ran 2002–2006 as a Sedan with 8 versions. There is no restyling listed as a separate generation. Choosing “a later Quanlima” is not a generation choice; it is a version choice inside this window.

Inside that window the buyer’s split is:

• 1.3 (1341 cm³): 60 hp or 75 hp, Manual or Automatic.
• 1.5 (1495 cm³): 88 hp or 99 hp, Manual or Automatic.

Valves per cylinder are 3 on 60 / 75 / 88 hp and 4 on both 99 hp versions. Boost is No on all eight. Cylinder layout is Inline, cylinder count 4. Engine position, where measured, is Front, transverse. Feed is Distributed injection (multi-point) on all eight.

Engine specs table (all 8 versions, names as in the data)

Engine position is Front, transverse on seven versions; on the 60 hp 1.3 AT it is not measured. Compression is 9.5 except 10 on both 88 hp 1.5 versions. Bore × stroke is 71.5 × 83.5 on all 1.3 versions and 75.5 × 83.5 on all 1.5 versions.

Specific output (hp ÷ displacement in litres):

• 1.3 60 hp: 60 / 1.341 ≈ 44.7 hp/L
• 1.3 75 hp: 75 / 1.341 ≈ 55.9 hp/L
• 1.5 88 hp: 88 / 1.495 ≈ 58.9 hp/L
• 1.5 99 hp: 99 / 1.495 ≈ 66.2 hp/L

The 99 hp pair is the densest engine in the catalogue. The step from 60 to 75 hp on the same 1341 cm³ is +15 hp (+25%) and +9 Nm. The step from 88 to 99 hp on the same 1495 cm³ is +11 hp but only +4 Nm, and peak torque moves from 3050 rpm to 4700 rpm.

Performance, mpg and 0–100: measured vs not measured

City, highway and mixed consumption are not measured on all eight versions. There is no mpg figure to rank economy; do not treat a missing number as “this version uses less fuel.”

0–100 km/h (measured only on four Manual versions):

• 1.3 MT (60 hp): 16.9 s
• 1.3 MT (75 hp): 14.7 s — 2.2 s quicker than the 60 hp 1.3 MT
• 1.5 MT (88 hp): 11.5 s — 3.2 s quicker than the 75 hp 1.3 MT
• 1.5 MT (99 hp): 10.5 s — 1.0 s quicker than the 88 hp 1.5 MT, 6.4 s quicker than the 60 hp 1.3 MT

0–100 is not measured on 1.3 AT (60 hp), 1.3 AT (75 hp), 1.5 AT (88 hp) and 1.5 AT (99 hp).

Top speed:

• 1.3 MT (60 hp): 155 km/h
• 1.3 MT (75 hp): 169 km/h (+14 km/h)
• 1.5 MT (88 hp): 176 km/h (+7 km/h vs 75 hp 1.3 MT)
• 1.5 AT (99 hp): 170 km/h
• 1.5 MT (99 hp): 180 km/h (+10 km/h vs the 99 hp 1.5 AT, +4 km/h vs the 88 hp 1.5 MT)

Top speed is not measured on 1.3 AT (60 hp), 1.3 AT (75 hp) and 1.5 AT (88 hp).

The 99 hp 1.5 AT is 10 km/h slower at the top than the 99 hp 1.5 MT and 6 km/h slower than the 88 hp 1.5 MT. If the question is “fastest Quanlima we actually measured,” the answer is 1.5 MT (99 hp), not the 99 hp automatic.

Dimensions, weight, ground clearance, tank

Tank is 45 L on all eight. Wheel sizes are not measured on all eight.

Kerb weight (measured on four Manual versions):

• 1.3 MT (60 hp): 970 kg
• 1.3 MT (75 hp): 955 kg
• 1.5 MT (88 hp): 955 kg
• 1.5 MT (99 hp): 1050 kg

Kerb is not measured on 1.3 AT (60 hp), 1.3 AT (75 hp), 1.5 AT (88 hp) and 1.5 AT (99 hp).

Gross weight: 1440 kg on six versions; 1480 kg on 1.5 MT (99 hp); not measured on 1.5 AT (99 hp). Payload on the measured manuals: 1440 − 970 = 470 kg (60 hp 1.3 MT); 1440 − 955 = 485 kg (75 hp 1.3 MT and 88 hp 1.5 MT); 1480 − 1050 = 430 kg (99 hp 1.5 MT).

Mass per horsepower (kerb ÷ hp, only where kerb is measured):

• 1.3 MT (60 hp): 970 / 60 ≈ 16.2 kg/hp
• 1.3 MT (75 hp): 955 / 75 ≈ 12.7 kg/hp
• 1.5 MT (88 hp): 955 / 88 ≈ 10.9 kg/hp
• 1.5 MT (99 hp): 1050 / 99 ≈ 10.6 kg/hp

The 99 hp 1.5 MT is the lowest kg/hp, but it is also 95 kg heavier than the 88 hp 1.5 MT (1050 vs 955). That extra mass is the price of +11 hp, +1.0 s to 100, +4 km/h top speed, +40 kg gross (1480 vs 1440) and +50 mm clearance (170 vs 120).

Ground clearance: 120 mm on seven versions; 170 mm on 1.5 MT (99 hp) only. If the buying question is “which Quanlima sits higher,” only that 99 hp manual is different in the data.

Front suspension is Independent, spring on all eight. Rear: Semi-independent, spring on both 1.3 MT versions, both 1.5 MT versions and the 99 hp 1.5 AT; Independent, spring on 1.3 AT (60 hp), 1.3 AT (75 hp) and 1.5 AT (88 hp). Front brakes are Disc on all eight. Rear brakes are Drum on seven versions and Disc on 1.3 AT (60 hp) only.

Which version to choose

There is no price in the data, so “what the extra money buys” means what the extra hp, Nm, kg and mm buy.

If you want the shortest measured 0–100 and the highest measured top speed: 1.5 MT (99 hp) — 10.5 s, 180 km/h, 99 hp / 73 kW at 5900 rpm, 134 Nm at 4700 rpm, 4 valves per cylinder, Manual 5, FWD, kerb 1050 kg, gross 1480 kg, clearance 170 mm. It is the only version with 170 mm clearance. It is also the heaviest measured kerb and the lowest measured payload (430 kg).

If you want 1.5-litre power without the extra 95 kg: 1.5 MT (88 hp) — 88 hp / 65 kW at 5600 rpm, 130 Nm at 3050 rpm, 11.5 s, 176 km/h, kerb 955 kg, gross 1440 kg, clearance 120 mm, compression 10, fuel 95. Versus the 99 hp 1.5 MT you give up 11 hp, 4 Nm, 1.0 s and 4 km/h, and you give up 50 mm of clearance, but you keep 95 kg less kerb and 55 kg more payload (485 vs 430 kg). Torque peaks 1650 rpm lower (3050 vs 4700).

If you need Automatic and still want the peak 1.5: 1.5 AT (99 hp) — same 99 hp / 73 kW and 134 Nm as the 99 hp manual, Automatic 4, top speed 170 km/h, 0–100 not measured, kerb not measured, gross not measured, clearance 120 mm (not 170). Fuel 95. Rear suspension Semi-independent, spring, rear brakes Drum. You do not get the 99 hp manual’s extra clearance or its measured 10.5 s.

If you need Automatic and 92 fuel: 1.5 AT (88 hp) or 1.3 AT (75 hp). 1.5 AT (88 hp): 88 hp, 130 Nm, 1495 cm³, compression 10, 0–100 not measured, top speed not measured, kerb not measured, gross 1440 kg, rear Independent, spring, rear Drum. 1.3 AT (75 hp): 75 hp, 114 Nm, 1341 cm³, fuel 92, same gaps on 0–100, top speed and kerb, gross 1440 kg. The 1.5 automatic at 88 hp is +13 hp and +16 Nm over the 75 hp 1.3 AT on +154 cm³.

If you want Automatic and Disc rear brakes: only 1.3 AT (60 hp) — 60 hp, 105 Nm, Automatic 4, fuel 95, rear Independent, spring, rear Disc. 0–100 not measured, top speed not measured, kerb not measured, engine position not measured. It is the slowest engine in the line and the only version with rear Disc.

If you want the cheapest-feeling 1.3 Manual and still a measured sprint: 1.3 MT (75 hp) beats 1.3 MT (60 hp) on every measured performance number: 75 vs 60 hp, 114 vs 105 Nm, 14.7 vs 16.9 s, 169 vs 155 km/h, kerb 955 vs 970 kg. Same 1341 cm³, same Manual 5, same FWD, same 45 L, same 120 mm, same Semi-independent, spring rear, same Drum rear. The 60 hp 1.3 MT is the slowest measured car in the set (16.9 s, 155 km/h) and the worst kg/hp among measured kerbs (≈16.2).

1.3 vs 1.5, manuals only (all figures measured): moving from 1.3 MT (75 hp) to 1.5 MT (88 hp) is +13 hp, +16 Nm, −3.2 s to 100, +7 km/h, same 955 kg kerb, same 1440 kg gross, same 120 mm. Moving from 1.5 MT (88 hp) to 1.5 MT (99 hp) is a smaller time gain (−1.0 s) and a real weight and height change (+95 kg, +50 mm).

Reliability / problems: the data does not list faults, recalls or durability. What you can compare is hardware: 3 vs 4 valves per cylinder, Manual 5 vs Automatic 4, Drum vs Disc rear, 120 vs 170 mm clearance, Independent vs Semi-independent rear. Fuel is 95 on six versions and 92 on 1.3 AT (75 hp) and 1.5 AT (88 hp).

Short ranking from the numbers only

1. Measured pace: 1.5 MT (99 hp), then 1.5 MT (88 hp), then 1.3 MT (75 hp), then 1.3 MT (60 hp). 2. Lightest measured kerb: 1.3 MT (75 hp) and 1.5 MT (88 hp) at 955 kg. 3. Highest clearance: 1.5 MT (99 hp) at 170 mm. 4. Rear Disc: 1.3 AT (60 hp) only. 5. 92 fuel automatics: 1.3 AT (75 hp) and 1.5 AT (88 hp). 6. Do not rank mpg: consumption is not measured on every version.