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Potentia 2.0
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Potentia 2.0

First generation · 1992–2002RWD

This Potentia 2.0 is a first-generation sedan built from 1992 to 2002. A 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine with the Mazda FE name sends power to the rear wheels through a 4-speed automatic, with four doors and five seats.

1992-2002Year
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Specifications

Powertrain
Engineering details
Engine2.0L I4 (Mazda FE)
Displacement2.0 L
Cylinders4
FuelPetrol
Transmission4-speed Automatic
DrivetrainRWD
Dimensions & body
Doors4
Seats5

STORY

The Kia Potentia was a rear-drive executive sedan sold only in South Korea, built from 1992 on the body of the HC-generation Mazda Luce. Kia changed the grille and front bumper, gave the rear bumper a different trim strip, and built it at Hwasung. The base engine was Mazda's 2.0-litre FE four, and the President version carried a 3.0-litre V6. It was aimed at the Hyundai Grandeur. A facelift of 1997 (some say about 1998) added a 2.5-litre V6 and an LPG 2.0, and the Enterprise followed as a larger Kia sedan. Production ended in 2002 by most accounts, though some say the Potentia ran only through 2001.

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