Vehicle
Kia Optima
The mid-size sedan, now badged K5 globally. Sonata platform and engines, including the Theta II recall years — the same stop-driving advice attaches to the same noises.
Generations
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First generation 2000–2005
The MS, sold as the Magentis in most of the world. It is a Hyundai Sonata EF in a different body, so Sonata information covers the powertrain and there is far more of it — the Sirius II fours and the Delta V6s are the same engines under the same codes.
- Body styles
- Sedan
- Platform
- Hyundai-Kia Y4
- Engines
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- 1.8 — G4GB · petrol · Beta II
- 1.8 — G4JN · petrol · Sirius II
- 2.0 — G4JP · petrol · 100 kW (134 hp) · 180 Nm (133 lb-ft) · Sirius II
- 2.4 — G4JS · petrol · Sirius II
- 2.5 V6 — G6BV · petrol · 124 kW (166 hp) · 230 Nm (170 lb-ft) · Delta
- 2.7 V6 — G6BA · petrol · Delta, from 2001
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 4-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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Second generation 2005–2010
The MG, on a platform Kia used alone rather than a shared Sonata one, and the first Optima with a diesel — the 2.0 D4EA, which is the engine most European cars carry. Its petrol fours are Theta rather than Sirius II, so the older Mitsubishi-derived references stop applying here.
- Body styles
- Sedan
- Platform
- Kia MG
- Engines
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- 1.8 — G4KB · petrol · 98 kW (131 hp) · 166 Nm (122 lb-ft) · Theta
- 2.0 — G4KA · petrol · 106 kW (142 hp) · 189 Nm (139 lb-ft) · Theta
- 2.4 — G4KC · petrol · 119 kW (160 hp) · 219 Nm (162 lb-ft) · Theta
- 2.7 V6 — G6EA · petrol · 138–142 kW (185–190 hp) · 247–250 Nm (182–184 lb-ft) · Mu
- 2.0 CRDi — D4EA · diesel · 103–110 kW (138–148 hp) · 305 Nm (225 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 6-speed manual · 4-speed automatic · 5-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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TF 2010–2015
Theta II petrol — the recall years, where the noise matters more than the stored code.
- Body styles
- Sedan
- Platform
- Hyundai YF
- Engines
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- 2.0 II — THETA · petrol · 121 kW (162 hp) · 197 Nm (145 lb-ft)
- 2.4 II GDi — THETA · petrol · 148 kW (198 hp) · 250 Nm (184 lb-ft)
- 2.0 turbo GDi — petrol · 191–204 kW (256–274 hp) · 365 Nm (269 lb-ft)
- 2.4 hybrid — hybrid · 124 kW (166 hp) · 212 Nm (156 lb-ft)
- 1.7 CRDi — diesel · 100 kW (134 hp) · 325 Nm (240 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 6-speed manual · 6-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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JF 2015–2020
Turbocharged and hybrid variants join.
- Body styles
- Sedan · Estate
- Platform
- Hyundai LF
- Engines
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- 1.6 turbo GDi — petrol · 132 kW (177 hp) · 265 Nm (195 lb-ft)
- 2.0 Nu GDi — NU · petrol · 113–121 kW (152–162 hp) · 196 Nm (145 lb-ft)
- 2.4 II GDi — THETA · petrol · 138 kW (185 hp) · 241 Nm (178 lb-ft)
- 2.0 turbo GDi — petrol · 175–180 kW (235–241 hp) · 350–353 Nm (258–260 lb-ft)
- 2.0 GDi hybrid — hybrid · 115 kW (154 hp) · 189 Nm (139 lb-ft)
- 2.0 GDi — plug-in hybrid · 115 kW (154 hp) · 189 Nm (139 lb-ft)
- 1.7 CRDi — diesel · 104 kW (139 hp) · 340 Nm (251 lb-ft)
- 1.6 turbo — diesel · 100 kW (134 hp) · 320 Nm (236 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 6-speed manual · 6-speed automatic · 7-speed dual-clutch
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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DL3 2019–present
Badged K5 globally; Smartstream engines.
- Body styles
- Sedan
- Platform
- Hyundai N3
- Engines
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- 1.6 turbo GDi — petrol · 132 kW (177 hp) · 265 Nm (195 lb-ft)
- 2.0 Smartstream — petrol · 110–118 kW (148–158 hp) · 192–196 Nm (142–145 lb-ft)
- 2.5 GDi — SMARTSTREAM · petrol · 143 kW (192 hp) · 246 Nm (181 lb-ft)
- 2.0 GDi hybrid — hybrid
- Transmissions
- 6-speed automatic · 8-speed automatic · 8-speed dual-clutch · 7-speed dual-clutch automatic · 8-speed dual-clutch automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
CAN data
Bus databases covering this vehicle, mirrored from the open-source opendbc project.
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