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Kia Optima Sportswagon 1.6 T-GDI 180

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About the Optima Sportswagon 1.6 T-GDI 180

The 2018 Kia Optima Sportswagon 1.6 T-GDI 180 is a front-drive turbocharged saloon of 1,561 kg with 177 bhp, which works out at 113 bhp per tonne. Front drive caps what it can put down off the line — 60 ft takes 2.51 s — so most of what it has to give arrives once it is already moving. Against the 14,946 cars in the set it is the 6,486th quickest to 60 mph, and the 25th quickest of the 205 Kias here. Its 85.1 mph trap speed sits about where its 0-60 puts it, so it launches and pulls in roughly equal measure. The simulation is trimmed to 2 of 2 published acceleration figures for this car.

On paper

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Questions

What is the Kia Optima Sportswagon 1.6 T-GDI 180 0-60 time?

The Kia Optima Sportswagon 1.6 T-GDI 180 reaches 60 mph in 7.99 s, simulated on dry asphalt at 20 °C with a 1 ft rollout. That makes it the 6,486th quickest of the 14,946 cars in the set.

What is the Kia Optima Sportswagon 1.6 T-GDI 180 quarter mile time?

16.22 s at 85.1 mph. It reaches the eighth mile in 10.42 s and clears the first 60 ft in 2.51 s. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.

How much power does the Kia Optima Sportswagon 1.6 T-GDI 180 have?

177 bhp and 1,561 kg, which is 113 bhp per tonne. It is front-drive, turbocharged, with 7 gears and a quoted top speed of 209 km/h. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.

What cars are comparable to the Kia Optima Sportswagon 1.6 T-GDI 180?

Closest here on pace: Subaru Levorg 1.6 CVT 170 (7.98 s), Saab 9-5 2.0 TiD 190 (7.99 s), Holden Statesman 3.8 V6 200 (7.95 s). Each one can be raced against the Kia Optima Sportswagon 1.6 T-GDI 180 in the panel at the top of this page. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.

Are these real measured times?

No. Every figure on this page is produced by a physics simulation, not by a stopwatch at a drag strip. The Kia Optima Sportswagon 1.6 T-GDI 180 is modelled from its published kerb mass, rated power, drivetrain and gearing, then trimmed until it reproduces 2 of its 2 published acceleration figures. Conditions are the same for every car in the set: dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.

Figures regenerated 2026-10-12. Every number on this page is computed by the simulator at build time, so the page and the app can never disagree.