Generations: what changed when you skip from 1 generation to 2 generation
A 1999 or 2000 Kia Shuma is always 1 generation. A 2001 car can be either: 1 generation until 2001-02-28, 2 generation from 2001-03-01. A 2002 or 2004 car is 2 generation. Production in this dataset ends 2004-09-30; a 2005 Shuma is not in these years.
1 generation ran from 1997-03-01 to 2001-02-28 as a Liftback with six versions: two 1.5 MT (88 hp and 101 hp), two 1.5 AT (88 hp and 101 hp), 1.8 MT (111 hp), and 1.8 AT (111 hp). Rear suspension on every 1 generation version is labelled Semi-independent, springorts hélicoïdaux, sem. Front brakes are Ventilated disc. Rear brakes are Drum on both 101 hp 1.5 versions and not measured on the 88 hp pair and both 1.8 versions. Ground clearance is not measured on all six. Fuel is 92. Wheel size is not measured.
2 generation ran from 2001-03-01 to 2004-09-30 as a Liftback with four versions: 1.6 MT, 1.6 AT, 1.8 MT, 1.8 AT. Rear suspension becomes Independent, spring on all four. Front brakes become Disc. Rear brakes stay Drum on both 1.6 versions and switch to Disc on both 1.8 versions. Ground clearance is measured at 160 mm on all four. Fuel is 95. Displacement of the smaller engine rises from 1498 cm³ to 1594 cm³; the 1.8 stays 1793 cm³. Peak of the 1.8 rises from 111 hp / 152 Nm to 114 hp / 157 Nm. Compression on the 1.8 stays 9.5; the smaller engine moves from 9.3 to 9.5.
A 1999 or 2000 Kia Shuma is always 1 generation. A 2001 car can be either: 1 generation until 2001-02-28, 2 generation from 2001-03-01. A 2002 or 2004 car is 2 generation. Production in this dataset ends 2004-09-30; a 2005 Shuma is not in these years.
Engine specs: every version, named as in the data
All ten engines are Gasoline, 4 cylinders, Inline, 4 valves per cylinder, boost No, Front, transverse, Distributed injection (multi-point), FWD. Manuals are Manual 5-speed; automatics are Automatic 4-speed.
| Version | Generation | hp (kW @ rpm) | Nm @ rpm | cm³ | Fuel | Gearbox | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 MT (88 hp) | 1 | 88 (65 @ 5000) | 135 @ 4000 | 1498 | 92 | Manual 5 | FWD |
| 1.5 AT (88 hp) | 1 | 88 (65 @ 5000) | 135 @ 4000 | 1498 | 92 | Automatic 4 | FWD |
| 1.5 MT (101 hp) | 1 | 101 (74 @ 5000) | 137 @ 4000 | 1498 | 92 | Manual 5 | FWD |
| 1.5 AT (101 hp) | 1 | 101 (74 @ 5000) | 137 @ 4000 | 1498 | 92 | Automatic 4 | FWD |
| 1.8 MT | 1 | 111 (82 @ 5750) | 152 @ 4500 | 1793 | 92 | Manual 5 | FWD |
| 1.8 AT | 1 | 111 (82 @ 5750) | 152 @ 4500 | 1793 | 92 | Automatic 4 | FWD |
| 1.6 MT | 2 | 101 (75 @ 5700) | 144 @ 4500 | 1594 | 95 | Manual 5 | FWD |
| 1.6 AT | 2 | 101 (75 @ 5700) | 144 @ 4500 | 1594 | 95 | Automatic 4 | FWD |
| 1.8 MT | 2 | 114 (84 @ 5600) | 157 @ 4500 | 1793 | 95 | Manual 5 | FWD |
| 1.8 AT | 2 | 114 (84 @ 5600) | 157 @ 4500 | 1793 | 95 | Automatic 4 | FWD |
Power per litre (hp ÷ displacement in litres): 1 generation 1.5 MT / 1.5 AT at 88 hp give 58.7 hp/l — the lowest specific output. The same 1498 cm³ at 101 hp gives 67.4 hp/l — the highest in the model. 1 generation 1.8 MT / 1.8 AT give 61.9 hp/l. 2 generation 1.6 MT / 1.6 AT give 63.4 hp/l. 2 generation 1.8 MT / 1.8 AT give 63.6 hp/l. Buying the 101 hp 1.5 rather than the 88 hp 1.5 is a 13 hp step on the same 1498 cm³, 78 × 78.4 mm bore × stroke, and 9.3 compression; torque only rises 2 Nm (135 to 137). Buying 2 generation 1.8 MT rather than 2 generation 1.6 MT is a 13 hp and 13 Nm step (101/144 to 114/157) for 199 cm³ extra (1594 to 1793), with stroke/bore moving from 78 × 83.4 to 81 × 87.
Engine capacity in the catalogue is only 1498, 1594, or 1793 cm³. Engine code is not measured. Engine mount is not measured.
Performance and economy (mpg-style L/100 km)
0–100 km/h and top speed, version by version:
- 1 generation 1.5 MT (88 hp): 13.8 s, 180 km/h — slowest timed 0–100 in the model.
- 1 generation 1.5 AT (88 hp): 12.0 s, 175 km/h — 1.8 s quicker than the matching Manual, 5 km/h slower on top speed. Kerb weight is 20 kg higher (1120 vs 1100).
- 1 generation 1.5 MT (101 hp): 0–100 not measured, 187 km/h.
- 1 generation 1.5 AT (101 hp): 0–100 not measured, top speed not measured.
- 1 generation 1.8 MT: 10.3 s, 196 km/h — fastest 0–100 in the whole Shuma line.
- 1 generation 1.8 AT: 12.3 s, 185 km/h — Automatic costs 2.0 s and 11 km/h versus that Manual.
- 2 generation 1.6 MT: 11.5 s, 186 km/h.
- 2 generation 1.6 AT: 12.2 s, 180 km/h — Automatic costs 0.7 s and 6 km/h.
- 2 generation 1.8 MT: 10.6 s, 196 km/h.
- 2 generation 1.8 AT: 11.3 s, 190 km/h — Automatic costs 0.7 s and 6 km/h.
Cross-generation 1.8 Manual: 1 generation is 0.3 s quicker (10.3 vs 10.6) at the same 196 km/h, with 3 hp less (111 vs 114) and 35 kg less kerb weight (1100 vs 1135). Cross-generation 1.8 Automatic: 2 generation is 1.0 s quicker (11.3 vs 12.3) and 5 km/h faster (190 vs 185), with 3 hp more and only 5 kg more kerb weight (1135 vs 1130). The 2 generation automatic penalty on the 1.8 is 0.7 s; the 1 generation automatic penalty on the 1.8 is 2.0 s. If you need Automatic, 2 generation 1.8 AT is the stronger timed pair.
Fuel: city, highway, mixed, CO2, and eco class are not measured on nine of ten versions. The exception is 2 generation 1.8 MT: 12.2 / 7.2 / 9 L/100 km. Mixed 9 L/100 km on a 50 L tank is 556 km of mixed range by arithmetic (50 ÷ 9 × 100). No other version can be compared on consumption because the figures are not measured.
Dimensions, weight, tank, clearance
Wheel size is not measured on every version. Fuel tank is 50 L on every version.
Kerb / gross (kg):
- 1 generation 1.5 MT (88 hp): 1100 / 1600
- 1 generation 1.5 AT (88 hp): 1120 / 1630
- 1 generation 1.5 MT (101 hp): 1050 / 1600 — lightest kerb in the model
- 1 generation 1.5 AT (101 hp): 1050 / 1600
- 1 generation 1.8 MT: 1100 / 1600
- 1 generation 1.8 AT: 1130 / 1630
- 2 generation 1.6 MT and 1.6 AT: 1130 / 1630
- 2 generation 1.8 MT and 1.8 AT: 1135 / 1640 — heaviest kerb and gross
Ground clearance: not measured (all 1 generation); 160 mm (all 2 generation).
kg per hp (kerb ÷ hp): 1 generation 1.8 MT 9.91; 2 generation 1.8 MT and 1.8 AT 9.96; 1 generation 1.8 AT 10.18; both 101 hp 1.5 versions 10.40; both 2 generation 1.6 versions 11.19; 1 generation 1.5 MT (88 hp) 12.50; 1 generation 1.5 AT (88 hp) 12.73. The 101 hp 1.5 cars are 50 kg lighter than the 88 hp 1.5 MT (1050 vs 1100) at 13 hp more, so they are the lightest way to get 101 hp — but 0–100 on both 101 hp 1.5 versions is not measured, so you cannot prove they are quicker than 2 generation 1.6 MT (11.5 s, 1130 kg). Payload by subtraction: 500 kg on 1 generation 1.5 MT (88 hp), both 101 hp 1.5 cars, and 1 generation 1.8 MT; 510 kg on 1 generation 1.5 AT (88 hp) and 1 generation 1.8 AT; 500 kg on both 2 generation 1.6 cars; 505 kg on both 2 generation 1.8 cars.
Which version to choose
Want the fastest timed car: 1 generation 1.8 MT (10.3 s, 196 km/h, 111 hp, 1100 kg). Same top speed as 2 generation 1.8 MT, 0.3 s quicker, 35 kg lighter, 92 fuel, rear brakes not measured, clearance not measured.
Want the best-documented 2 generation car: 2 generation 1.8 MT (114 hp, 10.6 s, 196 km/h, 12.2 / 7.2 / 9 L/100 km, rear Disc, 160 mm, Independent, spring rear). This is the only version where economy is not “not measured”.
Need Automatic: 2 generation 1.8 AT (114 hp, 11.3 s, 190 km/h). It beats 1 generation 1.8 AT by 1.0 s and 5 km/h. Do not pick 2 generation 1.6 AT unless you accept 101 hp, 12.2 s, 180 km/h, and rear Drum. Do not pick 1 generation 1.5 AT (88 hp) for top speed (175 km/h, lowest measured); its 12.0 s 0–100 is oddly 1.8 s better than the sister 1.5 MT (88 hp) at 13.8 s — use that pair only if you are comparing the two 88 hp cars to each other.
Stay on 101 hp: 2 generation 1.6 MT has a full timing set (11.5 s, 186 km/h) and 144 Nm versus 137 Nm on 1 generation 1.5 MT (101 hp). The 1 generation 101 hp 1.5 MT is 80 kg lighter (1050 vs 1130) and 7 km/h faster on the one measured speed (187 vs 186), but 0–100 is not measured. 1 generation 1.5 AT (101 hp) has both 0–100 and top speed not measured — the weakest evidence of the ten.
Avoid if you need a complete spec sheet: 1 generation 1.5 AT (101 hp) (0–100, top speed, fuel, clearance, wheels not measured). 1 generation 1.5 MT (101 hp) still lacks 0–100 and fuel. Both 88 hp cars lack fuel, clearance, wheels, and rear-brake labels.
Chassis and brakes as a buying filter: 2 generation is the only generation with measured 160 mm clearance and Independent, spring at both ends. Rear Disc exists only on 2 generation 1.8 MT and 1.8 AT. 1 generation keeps Ventilated disc at the front on all six versions; 2 generation lists front Disc on all four.
Reliability and problems: failure rates, service intervals, and known faults are not measured in this dataset. What is measured and does change by version is fuel grade (92 vs 95), rear brake type, rear suspension label, whether 0–100 and consumption exist, and the kg/hp and hp/l ratios above.
Short list: 2 generation 1.8 MT if you want numbers you can compare, including mpg-style L/100 km; 2 generation 1.8 AT if the gearbox must be Automatic; 1 generation 1.8 MT if the single lowest 0–100 (10.3 s) outweighs missing fuel and clearance figures; 2 generation 1.6 MT if 101 hp and a complete 11.5 s / 186 km/h pair are enough. The two same-named 1 generation 1.5 MT cars are 88 hp and 101 hp; the two 1.5 AT cars are likewise 88 hp and 101 hp — do not treat them as one version.