G4FC Engine Information

The Kia Spectra 5 sold in malaysia here is powered by a 1.6L Gamma CVVT engine with timing chain jointly developed by Hyundai and Kia.

Managed to find some details of the engine in the following website:

http://oldcar-korea.tistory.com/77

Some quick facts of the engine:

Engine Model: G4FC (1.6L MPI)
Displacement: 1,591CC
Output Power: 121PS/6,200RPM
Torque: 15.6kg.m/4,200 RPM
Engine Type: Inline 4 cylinder DOHC 16 valves
Engine Material: Aluminum
Bore × Strokes: 77.0 mm × 85.44 mm
Compression Ratio: 10.5: 1
Fuel Injection Method: Electronic Multi Point Injection (MPI)
Ignition System: Distributorless ignition (DLI)
Emission: EURO 4

Review, Review, Review...

Nope, not my review yet.

When I got to know about Naza's promotion and rebate on the Spectra 5 a couple of months ago, I thought that it might be the time for me to change my 8 years old ride. So I browsed the net to look for some info and reviews of the car:

http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2007/11/22/071763.html

http://autos.yahoo.com/2009_kia_spectra5-reviews_user/

http://www.cars.com/go/crp/research.jsp?makeid=24&modelid=7671&year=2008&section=reviews

http://miserablebliss.ca/blog/2007/07/31/2007-kia-spectra5-review/

http://cars.about.com/od/2001/fr/05_spectra5_tst.htm

Please take note that most of the reviews here are for the 2L version which is not available here. So do expect the power and torque of the car will be lower for the 1.6L version.

I'm also surprised to read that the Spectra 5 has won the award for the 'best car':

http://blogs.automotive.com/6223866/miscellaneous/2008-kia-spectra5-wows-us-news-world-report/index.html

http://www.kia-world.net/index.php/2007/12/14/kia-spectra5-ranked-no-1/

Not forgetting we have a very good forum here in Malaysia about this car:

http://www.motortrader.com.my/asp/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=23915&whichpage=1

With all these information, I was able to conclude that this Korean car is actually much better compares to those previous Korean cars which has negative perceptions in term of its reliability and fuel consumption.

First Impression

I first to get to know about this car sometimes earlier last year, when I bumped into it in one of the shopping mall in town. First impression from outside was like, wow, quite a nice Korean hatchback. Upon checking the specs and fittings, found that it was really worth the money, eventhough the price at that time was RM73k with a few k discount which I can't remember now.

My New Ride - Kia Spectra 5

I'm creating this blog just to share my experience with the new Kia Spectra 5 that I've just taken delivery not too long ago. I will not go much into the introduction of the car as it is available over Naza Kia's website. Please take note that I'm not related nor have any interest in Naza Kia. I will just blog here my experience and findings of the car for the benefits of the existing and potential owners. So just keep an eye on this blog if you are considering to own this car.