Kia does not build many cars like the Kia Sephia: a 4-door sedan / 5-door liftback / 5-door station wagon (Indonesia) with 1.5 , built from 1992 to 2003 when airbags, anti-lock brakes and Japanese build quality became the world standard.
How it came about
The Kia Sephia is a compact car that was manufactured by the South Korean automaker Kia Motors from September 1992 to 2003. The first generation Sephia was badged Kia Mentor in some markets, and as the Timor S515/S516 in Indonesia. This convention continued on with the second generation version, which was also badged Kia Shuma and Kia Spectra.
The hardware
Under the skin sits 1.5 other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. The gearbox is a 5-speed manual / 4-speed Ford F-4EAT transmission / F4A-EL automatic. The layout matters: the engine drives the front wheels, the packaging choice that gives a small car a big cabin. The wheelbase is 2500 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Family and rivals
Where it sits in Kia's history is not in doubt: the Kia Capital / Kia Concord came before it; the Kia Cerato / Kia Forte followed it; it was built at Hwaseong. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Subaru Impreza, the GM (General Motors) Hummer H1, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class. Its Kia stablemates include the Kia K5 (Optima) and the Kia Magentis.