Vehicle
Kia Sephia
Kia's own compact, and the model whose name history most often sends a diagnosis to the wrong car. It was sold as Sephia, Mentor and Shuma depending on market, and in North America the second-generation liftback took the name Spectra in 2000 — but from 2005 the Spectra badge moved onto the entirely different first-generation Cerato, which is a Hyundai-platform car with none of this one's parts. So a "Kia Spectra" is this car up to 2004 and a Cerato afterwards. Mechanically the early cars are Mazda underneath — the B-series engines and much of the transaxle are Mazda's — which is where their documentation is.
Generations
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First generation 1992–1997
Kia's first self-designed chassis, on Mazda B-series engines. Sold as Mentor in much of the world and as Timor in Indonesia.
- Body styles
- Sedan
- Platform
- Mazda B
- Engines
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- 1.5 four-cylinder — petrol · Mazda B-series engine code B5
- 1.6 four-cylinder — B6-DE · petrol · Mazda
- 1.8 four-cylinder — BP-ZE · petrol · Mazda
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 4-speed F4A-EL automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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Second generation 1997–2004
Sold as Sephia, Mentor, Shuma and — in North America from 2000 — Spectra. Kia's own 1.8 T8D joins the Mazda engines.
- Body styles
- Sedan · Hatchback
- Platform
- Kia Sephia II
- Engines
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- 1.5 four-cylinder — petrol · Mazda B-series engine code B5
- 1.6 four-cylinder — petrol · Mazda B-series engine code B6
- 1.8 four-cylinder — T8D · petrol · 93 kW (125 hp)
- Transmissions
- 4-speed F4A-EL automatic · 5-speed G5M manual
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
Service information
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