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Potentia 3.0 V6

First generation · 1992–2002RWD

The Potentia 3.0 V6 is a rear-wheel-drive sedan of the first generation, built from 1992 to 2002. A 3.0-litre V6 petrol engine with the Mazda JE name works with a 4-speed automatic. It has four doors and five seats.

1992-2002Year

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Potentia 3.0 V6, every angle

Exterior

Engineering passport

Specifications

Powertrain

Engineering details

Engine3.0L V6 (Mazda JE)

Displacement3.0 L

Cylinders6

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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