Vehicle
Kia Opirus
Kia's first full-size saloon, sold as Amanti in North America and the first Kia to share a platform with Hyundai — a stretched version of the Grandeur XG's floorpan. That is the fact that opens most diagnoses on it: the Sigma, Delta and Lambda V6s, the transaxle behind them and much of the electrical architecture are Hyundai's, so Grandeur and XG documentation applies where Kia's own is thin. The 2007 facelift is a substantial powertrain change rather than a styling one, and a pre- and post-facelift car should not be assumed to share parts.
Generations
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GH 2003–2011
Sold in North America 2004-2009. Five-speed automatic before the 2010 six-speed; the LPi engine is Korea-only and carries an entirely separate fuel system.
- Body styles
- Sedan
- Platform
- Hyundai Y4
- Engines
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- 2.7 V6 — petrol · Delta, then Mu
- 3.0 V6 — petrol · Sigma
- 3.5 V6 — petrol · 149 kW (200 hp) · Sigma
- 3.3 Lambda V6 — G6DB · petrol
- 3.8 Lambda V6 — G6DA · petrol · 198 kW (266 hp)
- 2.7 LPi V6 — LPG bi-fuel · Korea
- Transmissions
- 5-speed automatic · 6-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
Service information
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