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Kia Sephia

🇰🇷 South Korea ·1993–2001· sedan / hatchback

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6 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Kia Sephia SLX Dunkelblau: Thomas doerfer· CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. 2. Kia Grand Sephia 1: Loyale 2.7 Turbo· CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. 3. Kia Sephia front 20071205: Rudolf Stricker· CC BY-SA 3.0
  4. 4. Kia Sephia rear 20071205: Rudolf Stricker· CC BY-SA 3.0
  5. 5. Kia Sephia rear 20081125: Rudolf Stricker· Attribution
  6. 6. Sephia Taxi Back: Loyale 2.7 Turbo· CC BY-SA 4.0
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Kia Sephia, photo 1 of 6
1/6 Thomas doerfer· CC BY-SA 3.0

base stats

  • power 79 hptop version
  • popularity 26 in NL#2438 most common
  • weight 1,129 kgaverage, ready to drive

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

what the fuel types mean

  • petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.

spec sheet

built
1993–2001
body
sedan, hatchback
engine
1.5 L–1.8 L
cylinders
4
turbo
no
power
79 hp
drive
front-wheel drive
gearbox
automatic, manual
seats
—
doors
—
weight
1,129 kg
fuel use
—
CO₂
—
US rating
21–28 mpg
EV range
—
US size class
Compact Cars
avg new price NL
—

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

26 are registered in the Netherlands today, #2438 of all models. Most common build year: 1994 (8 cars).

19941999

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

names it's registered under (2)
  • Sephia E2 15
  • Sephia 11

🇺🇸 US versions (26)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1993–2001. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

yearversionenginegearboxdrivefuelmpgL/100
2001Sephia/Spectra1.8 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular249.8
2001Sephia/Spectra1.8 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2310.2
2000Sephia/Spectra1.8 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2310.2
2000Sephia/Spectra1.8 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2210.7
1999Sephia1.8 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2310.2
1999Sephia1.8 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular249.8
1998Sephia1.8 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2310.2
1998Sephia1.8 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular249.8
1997Sephia1.6 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular249.8
1997Sephia1.6 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular278.7
1997Sephia1.8 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2310.2
1997Sephia1.8 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular249.8
1996Sephia1.6 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular278.7
1996Sephia1.6 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular249.8
1996Sephia1.8 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2111.2
1996Sephia1.8 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular249.8
1995Sephia1.6 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular249.8
1995Sephia1.6 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular259.4
1995Sephia1.6 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular259.4
1995Sephia1.6 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular288.4
1995Sephia1.8 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2310.2
1995Sephia1.8 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2210.7
1994Sephia1.6 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular249.8
1994Sephia1.6 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular269.0
1993Sephia1.6 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular249.8

Sources: RDW open data, fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.

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