Production began at the HICOM AMM plant in Pekan, and was later transferred to Naza's NAM plant in Gurun. The Spectra liftback was also assembled in Malaysia between 20. In Russia production of the Spectra continued until 2011, produced by Izh-Avto. Three trim levels were available in the US: an entry level "S", slightly upgraded "GS", and the top-of-the-range "GSX".Īrab American Vehicles (AAV) manufactured the Spectra in Cairo, Egypt, circa 2002. As part of this update, both body variants were facelifted, and the range was rationalized under the single "Kia Spectra" name. The Sephia (sedan) and Spectra (liftback) continued to be sold alongside one another until the 2002 model year updates were introduced. For the 2000 model year, the liftback variant was launched, sold under the name " Kia Spectra". The North American market received the Sephia sedan for the 1998 model year. The Sephia production totals were 628,168. In South Korea, the Sephia label was retired in 2000 and replaced by the Spectra. Kia used a DOHC 1.5-liter and its own new DOHC 1.8-liter engine (the T8D engine, originally developed for the Kia Elan) and an improved air conditioning system. In 1997, the Sephia was completely redesigned as a four-door sedan and five-door liftback, this time in-house by Kia itself with help from Mazda. Kia presented a conceptual convertible version of the first generation Sephia, which was named "Kia Sephia Cabrio" at some auto shows. To make a car suitable for the Brazilian market, Kia went through the trouble of studying Brazilian road surfacing and importing 1,000 litres (260 US gal) of Brazilian gasoline to properly program the engine management. It was only offered with the 1.5-liter twin cam engine with 112 PS (82 kW) and was considered a competitor to the domestically built Chevrolet Omega and Volkswagen Santana. In Brazil, the car went on the market in March 1994. Its key rivals in Europe were budget-priced Eastern European and Far Eastern imported products including the Daewoo Nexia, Hyundai Accent, Proton Persona and Skoda Felicia. It was similar in size to best-selling European small family cars like the Ford Escort, but was priced similarly to smaller cars like the Ford Fiesta.
It was launched in Europe in the spring of 1994 as the Kia Sephia in some markets and in others, including the United Kingdom, as the Kia Mentor. Kia licensed the engine design from Mazda, but manufactured it themselves.
2006 kia sephia update#
An update came in the 1995 model year when grille and tail lights were restyled and all US-market Sephias except California-market RS/LS models got upgraded to the new 1.8-liter DOHC four-cylinder BP engine as used in the Mazda Familia (BG). This was the first Kia to be exported to the US. In the United States, sales began in late 1993 for the 1994 model year. A total of 472,920 Sephias were sold over the life of the original Sephia.
2006 kia sephia full#
The Sephia proved quite successful, selling over 100,000 in its first full year in the home market (1993). The car was presented in September 1992 to replace the aging Capital, which was rapidly losing market share. Engines available were the B-series engines, with the 1.5-liter rated at 59 kilowatts (79 hp), the 1.6-liter 78-kilowatt (105 hp), and the 1.8-liter BP engine at 91-kilowatt (122 hp) from 1994.
The first-generation Kia Sephia is the first car that was actually designed by Kia with their own chassis.
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