KIA Carens · 1.6 CVVT X-tra · Minivan · 2009 ‐ 2011

From 2009 KIA began production of cars type Carens, modification 1.6 CVVT X-tra and terminated it in 2011. The weight of the car is 1.4 tn and a length of 4.5 meters, It is shaped as minivan with five doors, and can be placed in a 5 men including the driver.

«Carens 1.6 CVVT X-tra» have a front-wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual gearbox. This car can speed up for 11.6 seconds to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 178 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a peak power of 126 hp at 6300 rpm.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage with help of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks, 275 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage through suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the next size - 205/65R15.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of KIA Carens got the many number of stars - 4, which means that it is a well safe vehicle. Furthermore to passive safety systems (head/curtain, side, passenger, driver airbags), it is also equipped with active safety systems such as EBD, ABS.