Will the Koreans place a small engine in a big heavy car again?

There is a reason why the Civic was always 1.8l minimum.

Will it still be all show and no go? Is that what buyers of our soil prefer?

Until now i couldn't digest how a 1.3+- tonne Elantra can run on a 1.6l engine.

Which engine? When can preorder ?

This post has been edited by mystvearn: Mar 19 2013, 03:37 AM

Yup gotta agree with you here. Except for the turbo cars, the other NA engines are underpowered except the Forte 2.0L. K5 is underpowered.

that's what im seeing too.. consider new slyphy might launch about the same periods(maybe)..the price can make them go direct competing each other

Civic and Altis in Singapore is always come in 1.6L or 2.0L.. There is no 1.8L for them actually..

its okay, there is still rio 1.4 and forte 1.6 accompany k5
oso got saga blm, persona, exora, etc, etc, so many underpowered cars as i read from this forum

actually personally i think underpowered or not depends pretty much on individual.
those who said that or that is underpowered probably drive a 2.4 or higher/better car, these upgraded from 1.0 or 1.3 probably wont complaint much.


d segment - 2.0 underpowered, >2.0 ok
c segment - 1.6 underpowered, 1.8 not bad, 2.0 ok
b segment - <1.5 underpowered

what i learn from lowyat automotive engineer

will naza get in the 2.0 engine for K3?

Sorry, I do not have the details at this point in time. It will be in the 3rd quarter, barring any unforseen delay.

Yes Naza will bring 2.0 model based on this article http://salam.hmetro.com.my/myMetro/article...ih/2013/Article

This post has been edited by AMLAN: Mar 20 2013, 09:32 PM

Ok cool. then let's just wait till they officially launch in Msia few more months to go only, can't wait to see the actual car.

Really cun !

Got 1.6 and possible 2.0. Does it mean no 1.8?

1.8 is elantra platform...i think they wont share it with K3...probably just stick to 1.6 & 2.0

Yeap. Elantra 1.6 is srsly pathetic. Can hardly move. 1.8 slightly better but still no real oomph. Just for simple normal crusing. Doesnt really have the oomph in a honda ivtec engine.
The forte 1.6 has a terrible engine.

Already underpowered summore sucks fuel like water. Cant imagine how much fuel the 2.0 will drink

My 2.0 6speed forte rm50 Ron95 can run 330km+-
Roughly same with my ex-car Vios
Btw, 75% hiway and 25% city.

My guess is that it will be 1.6 and 2.0 only. 1.6 to offer at the lowest price point possible (with maximized specs) and 2.0 for performance hungry buyers! :-)

high CC engines for a C seg can't really get any worst for highway cruising.

its the City FC that's very disturbing.

No doubt high cc car consume more fuel for city drive.
If you want good fc for city drive, get full hybrid car lah...or viva 660,the best in its class

My point here is among all the 2.0 cars, forte fc consider quite good ady, at least better than civic 2.0, becoz I driven civic 2.0 for 1 week before, can't even get 300km

Pricing for K3 should be 88K for 1.6 low spec, 94-95K for 1.6 high spec. Price will lower than elentra at least 3-4K, as naza always aim to outsell them.
The improved 1.6 engine should be ok, 130hp compare to current 124hp. Bear in mind that k3 mostly will lighter than current forte, current 1350kg, k3 around 1200kg. Base on http://www.automobile-catalog.com/make/kia..._1_4d/2013.html

If the k3 really 1.2ton, or even 1.25ton, with 130hp, i would say it perform better than current, bang for bucks?

What car are you comparing to? Vios 1.5? Elantra 1.6 FC already beaten City and on par with current Altis 1.6 in city driving. Old Forte 1.6 FC somewhere close to non-FL ALtis 1.6 '08.
0-100km/h comparison:
Elantra 1.6 in 11.5s
Forte 1.6 in 11.5s
Altis 1.6 in 11.8s
Vios 11.8s
City 12s

Old Forte 1.6 empty weight with full tank is 1261kg. Elantra 1.6 weight 1220kg. New K3 should be similar to Elantra at 1220kg. Elantra 1.6 FC in mild city driving at 12km/L while Forte at 10.6km/L. Heavy traffic jam, both reduced by 1.6km/L more.

This post has been edited by goodguyextremist: Mar 25 2013, 09:30 PM