Kia Venga

Kia Venga: generations: what actually changed

The catalogue lists two bodies of data, both Mini 5-doors, both FWD: 1 generation (2009–2014) and 1 generation, restyling (2014–2018). The restyling is not a new generation in the key count (pokoleniy = 2); it is a facelift of the same Mini 5-doors.

The catalogue lists two bodies of data, both Mini 5-doors, both FWD: 1 generation (2009–2014) and 1 generation, restyling (2014–2018). The restyling is not a new generation in the key count (`pokoleniy` = 2); it is a facelift of the same Mini 5-doors.

What the restyling changes in the measured fields:

• Tank: 48 L → 50 L on every restyling version that lists a tank.
• Gasoline 1.4 MT (90 hp): kerb 1230 kg → 1178 kg (−52 kg); gross 1700 kg → 1710 kg; 0–100 stays 12.8 s; top speed stays 168 km/h; mixed stays 6.2 L/100 km; CO2 stays 147 g/km; Euro 4 stays.
• Gasoline 1.6 AT: 1 generation has one 1.6 AT (125 hp, 4-speed Automatic, Direct injection (direct), 12.2 s, 178 km/h, 9.0 / 5.8 / 7.0 L/100 km). Restyling splits that name into 1.6 AT (124 hp, 6-speed) and 1.6 AT (125 hp, 4-speed), both Distributed injection (multi-point), both 6.5 L/100 km mixed.
• Gasoline 1.6 MT (125 hp): 10.9 s / 182 km/h / 6.7 mixed → 10.6 s / 183 km/h / 5.9 mixed. Kerb is 1230 kg in 1 generation and 1255 kg after restyling (+25 kg). CO2 and eco class on restyling 1.6 MT (125 hp, Gasoline) are not measured.
• Diesel 1.4 MT (90 hp, Turbo, 6-speed Manual): 14.5 s → 14.0 s; mixed 4.7 → 4.5 L/100 km; restyling kerb 1345 kg (pre-facelift kerb not measured).
• Diesel 1.6 MT (115 hp): 0–100 11.5 s → 11.1 s; top speed not measured in 1 generation, 182 km/h after restyling; mixed not measured in 1 generation, 4.4 L/100 km after restyling.
• Diesel 1.6 MT (128 hp): 0–100 stays 11.1 s; top speed stays 185 km/h; mixed 4.9 → 4.5 L/100 km; restyling adds measured CO2 120 g/km and Euro 6. Compression 17.3 → 17; bore × stroke 77 × 84 → 77.2 × 84.5; torque peak 1900 rpm → 1900–2750 rpm.
• Diesel 1.4 MT (75 hp, 5-speed Manual) exists only in 1 generation. It is the slowest Venga in the file: 17.4 s to 100 km/h, 157 km/h.

Unchanged across both generations where listed: FWD; Front, transverse; 4 Inline cylinders, 4 valves per cylinder; front Independent, spring; front Ventilated disc, rear Disc; ground clearance 156 mm.

Engines and specs

Same catalogue names must be split by power (and, for restyling 1.6 AT, by gear count).

1 generation (2009–2014)

Gasoline versions: Direct injection (direct), compression 10.5. Diesel 1.4 MT: compression 17, bore × stroke 75 × 79. Diesel 1.6 MT: compression 17.3, 77 × 84. Diesel injection system: not measured.

1 generation, restyling (2014–2018)

Restyling Gasoline 1.4 MT keeps Direct injection (direct). Both restyling 1.6 AT versions and restyling 1.6 MT (125 hp, Gasoline) use Distributed injection (multi-point). Diesel injection: not measured.

Specific output (hp per litre of listed displacement):

• 1.4 MT 90 hp Gasoline: 90 / 1.396 = 64.5 hp/L
• 1.4 MT 75 hp Diesel: 75 / 1.396 = 53.7 hp/L (lowest)
• 1.6 AT / 1.6 MT 125 hp Gasoline: 125 / 1.591 = 78.6 hp/L
• Restyling 1.6 AT 124 hp: 124 / 1.591 = 77.9 hp/L
• 1.6 MT 115 hp Diesel: 115 / 1.582 = 72.7 hp/L
• 1.6 MT 128 hp Diesel: 128 / 1.582 = 80.9 hp/L (highest)

Torque at the wheels of a buyer’s choice: Diesel 1.6 MT 260 Nm vs Gasoline 1.6 156 Nm is +104 Nm (+67%) for 13 hp less (115 vs 128 on Diesel, or vs 125 Gasoline). Diesel 1.4 MT 75 hp already has 225 Nm — 88 Nm more than Gasoline 1.4 MT 90 hp (137 Nm).

Performance and economy

1 generation

1 generation, restyling

Arithmetic that matters when you pick:

• Fastest 0–100 in the whole file: restyling 1.6 MT 125 hp Gasoline, 10.6 s. Next: 1 generation 1.6 MT 125 hp Gasoline 10.9 s, then a three-way at 11.1 s (both 1.6 MT 128 hp Diesel generations and restyling 1.6 MT 115 hp Diesel).
• Slowest: 1 generation 1.4 MT 75 hp Diesel, 17.4 s — 6.8 s behind the 10.6 s car.
• Highest top speed: 1.6 MT 128 hp Diesel, 185 km/h, both generations. Lowest measured: 157 km/h on 1.4 MT 75 hp Diesel.
• Automatic vs the same 125 hp Gasoline engine, 1 generation: 1.6 AT is 1.3 s slower than 1.6 MT (12.2 vs 10.9) and uses 0.3 L/100 km more mixed (7.0 vs 6.7). City gap is 0.6 L (9.0 vs 8.4). Highway is identical at 5.8.
• Restyling Automatic fork: 1.6 AT 124 hp 6-speed is 0.7 s faster than 1.6 AT 125 hp 4-speed (11.5 vs 12.2) and 2 km/h faster (180 vs 178). Mixed is the same 6.5. City: 8.6 vs 8.3 (the 4-speed uses 0.3 L less in town). Highway: 5.2 vs 5.5 (the 6-speed uses 0.3 L less on the road).
• Gasoline mpg-style mixed after restyling: 1.6 MT 5.9 vs 1.4 MT 6.2 — the larger engine uses 0.3 L/100 km less mixed than the 1.4, and 1.3 s less to 100 km/h (10.6 vs 12.8).
• Diesel mixed after restyling: 1.6 MT 115 hp 4.4 vs 1.6 MT 128 hp 4.5 vs 1.4 MT 90 hp 4.5. The 115 hp car is the thriftiest measured Diesel; the 128 hp car matches the 1.4’s mixed figure while being 2.9 s faster to 100 km/h (11.1 vs 14.0).
• Range at listed mixed and tank: 1 generation 48 L / 6.2 = 774 km (1.4 MT Gasoline); 48 / 7.0 = 686 km (1.6 AT); 48 / 4.5 = 1067 km (1.4 MT 75 hp Diesel). Restyling 50 L / 5.9 = 847 km (1.6 MT Gasoline); 50 / 4.4 = 1136 km (1.6 MT 115 hp Diesel); 50 / 6.5 = 769 km (both 1.6 AT).

Dimensions and weight

Ground clearance is 156 mm on every version. Body is Mini 5-doors. Wheels, where listed: 195/65 R15 and 205/55 R16. Wheel sizes are not measured on Diesel versions and on restyling 1.6 MT 125 hp Gasoline.

Kerb per horsepower (kg/hp), where kerb is measured:

• 1 generation Gasoline 90 hp: 1230 / 90 = 13.67 kg/hp
• 1 generation Gasoline 125 hp: 1230 / 125 = 9.84 kg/hp
• Restyling 1.4 MT 90 Gasoline: 1178 / 90 = 13.09 kg/hp
• Restyling 1.6 AT 124: 1194 / 124 = 9.63 kg/hp
• Restyling 1.6 AT 125: 1194 / 125 = 9.55 kg/hp
• Restyling 1.6 MT 125 Gasoline: 1255 / 125 = 10.04 kg/hp
• Restyling 1.4 MT 90 Diesel: 1345 / 90 = 14.94 kg/hp (heaviest per hp)
• Restyling 1.6 MT 115 Diesel: 1356 / 115 = 11.79 kg/hp
• Restyling 1.6 MT 128 Diesel: 1356 / 128 = 10.59 kg/hp

The restyling Gasoline 1.4 MT is 52 kg lighter than the pre-facelift 1230 kg car at the same 90 hp, which is why kg/hp drops from 13.67 to 13.09 with no change in 0–100 (still 12.8 s). Restyling Diesel 1.6 cars are 126 kg heavier than restyling 1.6 AT (1356 vs 1194) and 101 kg heavier than restyling 1.6 MT Gasoline (1356 vs 1255). Payload peaks on restyling 1.6 AT (536 kg) and restyling 1.4 MT Gasoline (532 kg); the three heaviest restyling cars sit at 454–455 kg payload.

Rear suspension English label in the file: Gasoline versions that list wheels use Semi-independent, torsion. Diesel versions and restyling 1.6 MT 125 hp Gasoline use Semi-independent, springorts hélicoïdaux, sem.

Which version to choose

If you want one Automatic: only 1.6 AT exists. In 1 generation there is a single 1.6 AT (125 hp, 4-speed, Direct injection (direct), 12.2 s, 7.0 mixed, 1230 kg). After restyling, prefer 1.6 AT (124 hp, 6-speed) when 0–100 and highway use matter: 11.5 s vs 12.2 s, 5.2 vs 5.5 L/100 km highway, 180 vs 178 km/h. Prefer 1.6 AT (125 hp, 4-speed) when city litres matter: 8.3 vs 8.6 L/100 km. Mixed is a tie at 6.5. Both restyling automatics share 1194 kg kerb, 1730 kg gross, 50 L, 155 g/km CO2, Euro 4, Distributed injection (multi-point). Neither automatic matches restyling 1.6 MT 125 hp on mixed (5.9) or 0–100 (10.6 s).

If you want the quickest Gasoline Mini 5-doors: restyling 1.6 MT (125 hp). It is 0.3 s faster than 1 generation 1.6 MT 125 hp (10.6 vs 10.9), 1 km/h faster (183 vs 182), and 0.8 L/100 km lower mixed (5.9 vs 6.7). City drops from 8.4 to 7.1 (−1.3 L). The cost in the weight table is +25 kg kerb (1255 vs 1230) and −15 kg payload vs the pre-facelift 470 kg (455 vs 470). Injection changes from Direct injection (direct) to Distributed injection (multi-point). CO2 and eco class on this restyling row are not measured.

If you want the lightest kerb and the largest Gasoline payload: restyling 1.4 MT (90 hp, Gasoline): 1178 kg, 532 kg payload, same 12.8 s / 168 km/h / 6.2 mixed as the 1230 kg 1 generation twin. You give up 35 hp and 1.9–2.2 s to the 125 hp manuals. Fuel 95, Euro 4, 147 g/km.

If annual kilometres are high and you will stay in Diesel: restyling 1.6 MT (115 hp) has the lowest measured mixed in the file (4.4 L/100 km), 11.1 s, 182 km/h, 260 Nm, 50 L, 1356 kg. Restyling 1.6 MT (128 hp) matches that 11.1 s, adds 3 km/h (185), uses 0.1 L more mixed (4.5), and is the only Diesel with measured CO2 (120 g/km) and Euro 6. City use is worse on the 128 hp car (5.5 vs 5.1). 1 generation 1.6 MT 128 hp is 0.4 L/100 km thirstier mixed (4.9) with CO2 and eco class not measured. 1 generation 1.6 MT 115 hp has 11.5 s; top speed and all three consumption figures are not measured — do not treat those blanks as “no consumption”.

If you want Diesel torque without the 1.6: restyling 1.4 MT (90 hp, Diesel, 6-speed) is 14.0 s and 4.5 mixed, 220 Nm, 1345 kg. 1 generation 1.4 MT 90 hp Diesel is 0.5 s slower (14.5) and 0.2 L mixed higher (4.7); kerb not measured. Skip 1 generation 1.4 MT (75 hp) unless 225 Nm at 1750 rpm and 4.5 mixed on a 5-speed are the only goals: 17.4 s and 157 km/h are the floor of the range, and it was not carried into restyling.

If you are looking at 2010–2013 cars (years inside 1 generation): the Gasoline shortlist is 1.6 MT 125 hp over 1.6 AT 125 hp (10.9 vs 12.2 s, 6.7 vs 7.0 mixed) and over 1.4 MT 90 hp (12.8 s, 6.2 mixed, 13.67 kg/hp). The Diesel shortlist is 1.6 MT 128 hp (11.1 s, 185 km/h, 4.9 mixed) over 1.6 MT 115 hp (incomplete consumption) and over both 1.4 Diesels.

If you are looking at 2014–2018 cars: restyling is the better measured set for tank (50 vs 48), Gasoline mixed on 1.6 MT (5.9 vs 6.7), Automatic 0–100 if you take the 6-speed 1.6 AT 124 hp (11.5 vs 12.2), Diesel mixed on 1.6 MT 115 hp (4.4, previously not measured), and Euro 6 on 1.6 MT 128 hp. Ground clearance does not improve (156 mm). Drive stays FWD.

What the extra displacement buys (same generation, Gasoline manuals): 1396 cc 90 hp vs 1591 cc 125 hp is +35 hp, +19 Nm, −1.9 s (1 generation 12.8 → 10.9) or −2.2 s (restyling 12.8 → 10.6), +14 or +15 km/h, and on restyling actually −0.3 L mixed (6.2 → 5.9). The 1.6 is the Gasoline default unless you need the 1178 kg kerb of restyling 1.4 MT.

What Diesel buys versus Gasoline at similar hp: restyling 1.6 MT 128 hp Diesel vs restyling 1.6 MT 125 hp Gasoline: +3 hp, +104 Nm, +0.5 s to 100 (11.1 vs 10.6 — Gasoline still quicker), +2 km/h (185 vs 183), −1.4 L mixed (4.5 vs 5.9), +101 kg kerb (1356 vs 1255). Restyling 1.4 MT 90 Diesel vs 90 Gasoline: same hp, +83 Nm, +1.2 s (14.0 vs 12.8 — Gasoline quicker), −1 km/h, −1.7 L mixed (4.5 vs 6.2), +167 kg (1345 vs 1178).

No sale price is in the data. Reliability, oil grade, coolant, and warning-light behaviour are not in the data; they are not measured here. The choice is fully determined by gearbox (only 1.6 AT is Automatic), fuel (Gasoline 95 vs Diesel), and whether you take 1 generation or 1 generation, restyling.