Kia Motors is celebrating the world premiere of its new fuel efficient, ethanol-gasoline powered Soul Flex today, at the 26th Salao Internacional do Automovel, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Kia Soul Flex is the first Korean FFV (Flexible Fuel Vehicle) which can run on an ethanol-gasoline mixture, 100% ethanol or 100% gasoline. It is especially designed for the Brazilian market, where 'flex' models account for more than 85% of the new car sales. automobile news
Currently, Brazil is ranked No2 in the world, in terms of ethanol production, and consequently its motorists enjoy the low cost of ethanol, which is priced at 40% less than gasoline. As well as lower fuel costs, the industrial product tax (purchase tax) on new flex vehicles is only 11%, 2% lower than gasoline models.
The newly-introduced Soul Flex, with its unique exterior design features, boasts a 44% improvement in fuel efficiency compared with the existing gasoline model and superior power (94 kW) and torque (161 Nm) outputs, which are improved by 3.2% and 3.7% respectively from the original model. hot news today
Differences from the gasoline model include the newly adapted fuel injection & catalyst system as well as engine compression ratio – changes which combine to achieve enhanced fuel economy.
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