Kia Optima Hybrid: Stronger Than Conventional Brothers ~ THE AUTOMOTIVE WORLD BLOG

The Korean manufacturer is responsive to the needs of European customers and now offers the Optima as a hybrid. The result: With 190 hp performance and € 29,900 base price Kia offers a powerful and affordable hybrid model.

Outwardly the hybrid vision differs not from the conventionally powered Optima. In figures, the sedan is 4.85 meters long and 1.83 meters wide and has a wheelbase of 2.80 meters. This provides space inside. In addition, the materials used in a valuable aspect.

Specifically for the European market brings its Kia Optima with a hybrid drive on the market. A two-liter gasoline engine and an electric motor to provide for use in the city for a fuel-efficient progress. Driving in electric mode it lasts only about 1.5 kilometers. Then support the gasoline engine to electric drive.

Outwardly the hybrid vision differs not from the conventionally powered Optima. In figures, the sedan is 4.85 meters long and 1.83 meters wide and has a wheelbase of 2.80 meters. This provides space inside. In addition, the materials used in a valuable aspect.

The sedan with a coupe-like rounded roof and a classically shaped trunk shows dynamic and sporty elegance. Attributes that do not apply to the selection engine offered in Germany. Only a diesel with 136 hp or a gasoline engine with 170 horsepower available to the customer choice. The Optima Hybrid provides, however, a system output of 140 kW / 190 hp and thus the best drivers in the mid-size sedan.
Purely electric only very short distances

Developed by Kia parallel hybrid system accelerates the Optima in 9.4 seconds from zero to 100 The top speed is specified by the manufacturer at just over 190 km / h Kia estimates the average consumption of 5.4 liters per 100 kilometers, the carbon dioxide emissions of 125 grams per kilometer.

Gasoline engine and electric motor to drive the front wheels through a six-stage automatic transmission. The petrol engine can be separated by a coupling from the electric drive. In all-electric mode with power from the vehicle battery to the Optima Hybrid will then reach a maximum speed of almost 100 km / h The range in battery-electric operation at Kia's at 1.5 kilometers. This only works at lower than the maximum electrical, for example when driving through a village. The Optima comes standard with a start-stop system.

Also for the Kia Optima Hybrid granted for a period of seven years or 150,000 kilometers. This warranty applies to the lithium-polymer battery of the hybrid system. The Kia Optima Hybrid starts with a base price of 29,900 euros.

The Sedan are dynamic and sporty elegance. Attributes that do not apply to the selection engine offered in Germany. Only a diesel with 136 hp or a gasoline engine with 170 hp are available. The Optima Hybrid provides, however, a system output of 140 kW / 190 hp and thus the best drivers in the mid-size sedan.

Developed by Kia parallel hybrid system accelerates the Optima in 9.4 seconds from zero to 100 The top speed is specified by the manufacturer at just over 190 km / h Of the indicators on the quality cockpit, the driver receives all relevant travel information.

Despite the additional drive components, the vehicle offers enough space for payloads. The Kia Optima Hybrid starts with a base price of 29,900 euros.

Gasoline engine and electric motor to drive the front wheels through a six-stage automatic transmission. In all-electric mode achieves the Optima Hybrid, a maximum speed of almost 100 km / h The range in battery-electric operation at Kia's at 1.5 kilometers. This only works at lower than the maximum electrical, for example when driving through a village.

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