KIA Carens · 1.6 LX · Minivan · 2004 ‐ 2006

KIA began manufacture in 2004 of automobiles model Carens, modification 1.6 LX and terminated it in 2006. This 5-door minivan has a length of 4.5 meters, weight 1.3 tons and is designed to sit 5 people total.

«Carens 1.6 LX» is a front-wheel drive vehicle with a 5-speed manual gearbox. This automobile can speed up for 13.5 s to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 170 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a peak output of 105 hp at 5800 rpm.

Fuel tank capacity of this vehicle is 55 liters of petrol, so when normal fuel consumption is 8.2 l per 100 km (6.8 liters on the highway, 10.6 liters in the city), accordingly allows to go approximately 671 km without refueling.

The front wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks brakes and attached to the undercarriage using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rear wheels have disks brakes and fixed to the chassis by dint of suspension type «Independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 195/60R15.

KIA Carens is not examined for crash test Euro NCAP. Furthermore to dynamic safety systems (ABS, EBD), it is also has passive safety systems (driver, passenger airbags).