In article <n6ervv0dgtqh4pvrm50tndljla8esiavm7@4ax.com>, Jason <none.of.your.business@see.left.of.at.com> wrote:
>On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 22:27:44 GMT, theta00k@yahoo.com wrote:
>
>>In article <vk9ovvsm8c8obnslqbe7ac1o7roklu238j@4ax.com>, Jason
> <none.of.your.business@see.left.of.at.com> wrote:
>>>On 6 Jan 2004 10:32:21 -0800, xiaoding2@mindspring.com (Xiaoding)
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>Jason <none.of.your.business@see.left.of.at.com> wrote in message
>>> news:<n6ilvvkqg5j5old814b1e79fhaar2buk08@4ax.com>. ..
>>>>> No, I don't read the Kia groups. Still, Kia vehicles are basically
>>>>> identical to Hyundai vehicles. There are a few body panels that are
>>>>> different but the parts under the hood are identical.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>That has got to be complete BS.
>>>
>>>No, it's not.
>>>
>>>Rio=Accent
>>>- Both use the same 1.6L I4 "Alpha" engine.
>>
>>No, they don't.
>
>The engine used in the Getz, Matrix, Accent, and Rio are all "Alpha"
>engines. The Accent and Matrix are 1599 cc where as the Getz and Rio
>are only 1594 cc. The 5 cc difference is made up from the slight
>difference in the piston crown.

As I said, the Rio engine is not the Alpha engine. It's Kia's own, developed
in the late 90's. Have you ever actually LOOKED under the hood of Rio??

Also piston "crown" has no bearing on engine displacement calculation.
Displacement=Pi*(square of the cylinder diameter)*(piston stroke)

>>>Spectra=Elantra
>>>- Both use the same 2.0L I4 "Beta II" engine.
>>
>>Spectra doesn't have Beta engine.
>
>I'm not sure on this one. The displacement is a couple cc different
>but that can easily be made up with different pistons as with the
>Alpha. I'll look into it.
>
>>>Optima=Sonata
>>>- Both use the same 2.4L I4 "Sirius II" and 2.7L V6 "Delta" engine.
>>>
>>>Amanti=XG350
>>>- Both use the same 3.5L V6 "Sigma" engine.
>>>
>>>In addition to the shared engines, why don't you try taking a look
>>>under your hood. I've dug around under mine (and pulled half of the
>>>components out. Most of my belts are labeled with the "Kia" logo,
>>>half a dozen other parts are also labeled as "Hyundai/Kia".
>>
>>What kind of car do you have?
>
>A 2003 Sonata LX and a 2002 XG350L (a replacement for the 2001 XG300).
>
>>>The vehicle pairs come with basically the same features and offer the
>>>same options.
>