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Posted by: Neanderthal Dec 25 2011, 11:35 PM

I'm wondering how many different 2.0 mills the H/K empire has produced in the last several years.

After test driving a Soul recently, I started looking at specs.

Researching the Soul mill, I see KIA says it's 1999 cc, 164 HP @6500 and 148 TQ @ 4800.
The Forte, OTOH, has a 1998 cc motor rated 156 HP @6200 and 144 TQ @4300.

Finding bore x stroke and history has so far proved fruitless.

Referencing back to my 2007 Spectra, it has a 1975 cc engine rated at 138 HP @6000 and 136 TQ @4500.

Is either the Soul or Forte motor derived from the Spectra 1975cc, or are they new-sheets?

What Hyundais are/were these engines used in? What 2.0 motor does the Sonata/Optima T use? Is it one of the above-referenced?

Any site that discusses the history and derivations of these various engines would be interesting.

Thanks for any help with this.