Stinger in the wild

[ScotchanDry]

When the Kia Stinger was still being developed I was very interested how it would turn out, and have been following with interest the evolution of this model. Today I spotted one in the wild and I have to say im still impressed it looked as good as I expected.

[commodorenutt]

I can't stand the Datsun 240k styled rear doors on these things, or the Optima. And the tail lights look like someone forgot to trim off the sprue when they were moulded...

But apart from that they look pretty nice.

[Mercury Bullet]

Originally Posted by commodorenutt

I can't stand the Datsun 240k styled rear doors on these things, or the Optima. And the tail lights look like someone forgot to trim off the sprue when they were moulded...

But apart from that they look pretty nice.

Still haven't seen one in the flesh.

But totally agree on the rear door, saw that and yuk!
What were they thinking?

[Ford17]

Originally Posted by commodorenutt

I can't stand the Datsun 240k styled rear doors on these things, or the Optima. And the tail lights look like someone forgot to trim off the sprue when they were moulded...

But apart from that they look pretty nice.

My eyes seem to focus directly on the large chunk of metal in the C pillar area.

[Wretched]

see a white one on clarendon st each day (Sth Melb). They look good.

[Rallye Sport]

Starting to see a few around Perth. Spoke to a journo taking some pics for a write up. He had nothing but praise for it.
Interested to see if a tuning culture starts up or if any turn up to the tuning and track days.

[GO FURTHER]

It's got the looks, the goods and hard to go past that 7 year warranty

If I was not looking at a Mustang as my next car, and wanted a four door, this would have to be on my list.

[Tassie f100]

Originally Posted by GO FURTHER

It's got the looks, the goods and hard to go past that 7 year warranty

If I was not looking at a Mustang as my next car, and wanted a four door, this would have to be on my list.

If the Stinger goes harder,probably handles better,and uses less fuel to do it,why would you waste money on a Mustang.We can presume that the Kia will be better built than the Ford,and comes with a better warranty

[Bent8]

Originally Posted by Tassie f100

If the Stinger goes harder,probably handles better,and uses less fuel to do it,why would you waste money on a Mustang.We can presume that the Kia will be better built than the Ford,and comes with a better warranty

When the 2018 Mustang lands here with the 10-speed auto, it will annihilate the Stinger GT... my feeling is car reviewers won't even bother comparing them.

It's already covering the quarter mile in 12sec flat @ 190kph

[Wretched]

Originally Posted by Tassie f100

If the Stinger goes harder,probably handles better,and uses less fuel to do it,why would you waste money on a Mustang.We can presume that the Kia will be better built than the Ford,and comes with a better warranty

Stinger and Mustang are really two different markets with some overlap.
One is a four door GT hatch the other is a 2 door coupe.

[GO FURTHER]

Originally Posted by Tassie f100

If the Stinger goes harder,probably handles better,and uses less fuel to do it,why would you waste money on a Mustang.We can presume that the Kia will be better built than the Ford,and comes with a better warranty

A Mustang will have better resale value and street cred though.

[pyrex]

Originally Posted by Rallye Sport

Starting to see a few around Perth. Spoke to a journo taking some pics for a write up. He had nothing but praise for it.
Interested to see if a tuning culture starts up or if any turn up to the tuning and track days.

Check out Jonny Tig on facebook.
Intake, intercooler and exhaust already

[Junkyard-Dog]

Looks pretty good to me. I also followed the development with interest.

It will be interesting to see what the South Korean car manufacturers do in the next decade. I reckon we will see more performance cars from them.

[danzvtil]

That blue is a cracking colour, the only fly in the ointment is that red tail light extension into the rear quarter, the designer needed to lift their pencil.

[malazn mafia]

Looks pretty well put together. That badge is a disgraceful looking thing, looks like something from the reject shop

[GO FURTHER]

Originally Posted by malazn mafia

Looks pretty well put together. That badge is a disgraceful looking thing, looks like something from the reject shop

First mod.

Yeah... If it was mine, the rear badge would be replaced with an oval "Turbo" badge. The front with an oval "GT" one.

But if they could be easily removed leaving no marks... Then remove them both, and leave people guessing.

[malazn mafia]

Originally Posted by GO FURTHER

First mod.

Yeah... If it was mine, the rear badge would be replaced with an oval "Turbo" badge. The front with an oval "GT" one.

But if they could be easily removed leaving no marks... Then remove them both, and leave people guessing.

If I ever drive one, I'd replace the kia oval badges with ford ones, remove the stinker badges and just have red or black turbo badges from an Fg-x on them. This is what Ford did back in 1999 with the Festiva anyway so I guess it is forgivable

[Falcon SXR8]

Looks way bigger in real life than the impression I got from photos

[jaydee]

Could almost put an Aston Martin badge on it and voila!
I said "almost".

[FairmontGS]

Originally Posted by jaydee

Could almost put an Aston Martin badge on it and voila!
I said "almost".

Interestingly, my first thought was Jaguar XE. It's a good looking car.

[Lunch]

I liked em to begin with, saw a red 1 the other day, missus liked it, I thought it was ok, it seems the more I see them the less I like, performance is a no brainer but that price tag? Wtf!? It’s a Kia

[Danny]

Originally Posted by Lunch

I liked em to begin with, saw a red 1 the other day, missus liked it, I thought it was ok, it seems the more I see them the less I like, performance is a no brainer but that price tag? Wtf!? It’s a Kia

Look beyond the badge and the memories of its first cars imported here. It is head and shoulders a better car inside and out than any Falcon ever was at the same price point. Hands down.

Sit in one and you’ll get it. What the engineers at Kia have done with this car boggles the mind. Lexus and Mercedes Benz quality.

[Lunch]

Originally Posted by Danny

Look beyond the badge and the memories of its first cars imported here..

I’m not passing an opinion based on their first pos cars, I’m a big fan of the new direction they’ve taken, I especially like that they’ve taken 1 particular shape grille and stuck with it across all the newer models, a signature like bmw do with their grilles or skyline taillights or mustang taillights, I even tried to convince both my missus and mother in law to convert to Kia when they updated cars a few years back, when I say ‘it’s a kia’ I mean ‘$60k for a kia’ is asking quite a lot, it’s an enormous jump from the humbly priced cars they cut their teeth on

[Tonz]

and in 2019 Mr Penske will drop these onto supercars and Mr Dane will pi** himself in fear.

[Ben73]

I have always thought it looked horrible in the pictures. Much better in real life though

[jgmdat]

First mod, ditch the wheels and the KIA badges. And the chrome up front.

[hackney]

Originally Posted by jgmdat

First mod, ditch the wheels and the KIA badges. And the chrome up front.

And put a “Chevy”/bogan badge on it!Lol.

[Junkyard-Dog]

The front chrome does look out of place.

[chevypower]

Already had the opportunity to take one for a drive a few weeks ago. Got it over 200km/h. It’s fast, fun, and it handles so well. If you’re coming from a Falcadore, you will be pleasantly surprised about the driving dynamics, but you will be disappointed with the rear legroom. Then you will say “I don’t sit back there anyway,” and you will just love it.

[raised by monkeys]

Looks wise I think they look a bit tacky. Like the BRZ/86 looked flashy at first then 3months later I couldn’t stand it. I think it cheapens the development of this car. For example, I love the focus RS styling which is bold and simple. Interested to see what happened with the stinger in 5yrs time though, imagine what monsters tuner shops will be developing with testing and an abundance of aftermarket parts