Production chronology2000–2009
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
Wikipedia lead ↗10 years
← Kia
Kia / Model record
KiaSpectra
Production2000–2009
Recorded originSouth Korea
ClassMidsize Cars
Also known asKia Spectra5
Background
The Kia Spectra is a compact car produced by Kia Motors between 2000 and 2009. It took many design components from its predecessor, the Kia Sephia, which ceased production in the year 2000 in most countries. It succeeded the Kia Sephia and it was replaced by the Kia Forte.
Text adapted from “Kia Spectra” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
US EPA model years2002–2009
Model years represented in FuelEconomy.gov; a US-market observation, not a worldwide production range.
EPA FuelEconomy.gov ↗Observed bounds
Canadian NRCan model years2002–2009
Model years in Natural Resources Canada retail fuel-consumption data; Canadian-market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Natural Resources Canada ↗8 years
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations2005–2008
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗4 years