Kia Stinger GT

[TLO]

Anyone ever driven one of these?

[BryanBusby]

Would lease but not own

[sedated]

Originally Posted by BryanBusby

Would lease but not own

I bought a new KIA back in 2012 (after the company redesign) and still drive it, nothing but regular maintenance since the purchase. A friend bought one a couple years after I gave a positive review and he still has his. Limited sample size but reliability hasn't really been a question, and doesn't have the maintenance costs of the German counterparts (but is lacking the cache).

Love the Stinger and still considering it when my current one eventually craps out.

[BryanBusby]

Originally Posted by sedated

I bought a new KIA back in 2012 (after the company redesign) and still drive it, nothing but regular maintenance since the purchase. A friend bought one a couple years after I gave a positive review and he still has his. Limited sample size but reliability hasn't really been a question, and doesn't have the maintenance costs of the German counterparts (but is lacking the cache).

Love the Stinger and still considering it when my current one eventually craps out.

You know for KIA's overall, it's about a 50-50 from what I heard/know.

I usually am wary of most newer models until they have 5+ year worth to look over history.

[The Franchise]

I drove a Kia when they first came out. I crawled so you ****ers could fly.

[DrunkBassGuitar]

Originally Posted by The Franchise

I drove a Kia when they first came out. I crawled so you ****ers could fly.

I had a kia rio for years. no power windows, no cd player, no power steering lol

kia owes me a nice car for putting up with that shit for so long

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by DrunkBassGuitar

I had a kia rio for years. no power windows, no cd player, no power steering lol

kia owes me a nice car for putting up with that shit for so long

I had a Kia Sephia when they first came out. Drove that thing for 6 years until it shit the bed.

[Dunerdr]

Can it play left tackle?

[Dunerdr]

I hate to admit it, as a die hard american made guy, but i like how these look driving. I saw one pass by at the end of my street and thought it was a 4 door sports car or something.

[Bearcat]

I've never driven one, but I believe they get pretty good reviews and are priced well.... and I think it gets pretty damn good gas mileage for a 360hp V6, from what I remember.

[ToxSocks]

Never driven one but ive always liked them. They had one at the dyno shop a few months back and they were tweaking the twin turbos. Thing sounded bad ass.

[ptlyon]

We'll see ya in a Kia!

[DJ's left nut]

I really like them. They had one year with a pearl blue and a cream interior that I was thinking strongly about buying a couple years back but they're hard to find.

By all accounts they're great drivers cars. I know that Kia/Hyundai had REALLY done a nice job with those dual scroll turbos that greatly reduce turbo lag and give you really nice power earlier in the power band than, say, GM was getting. You're not getting peak power at 1,200 RPM or anything, but it's WELL below the 5K you're seeing on a lot of other turbos.

So I'll bet that twin turbo V-6 is a DAMN fun engine.

EDIT:

Here's an example for sale of the one I was eyeballing:

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-...e=supplemental

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

I really like them. They had one year with a pearl blue and a cream interior that I was thinking strongly about buying a couple years back but they're hard to find.

By all accounts they're great drivers cars. I know that Kia/Hyundai had REALLY done a nice job with those dual scroll turbos that greatly reduce turbo lag and give you really nice power earlier in the power band than, say, GM was getting. You're not getting peak power at 1,200 RPM or anything, but it's WELL below the 5K you're seeing on a lot of other turbos.

So I'll bet that twin turbo V-6 is a DAMN fun engine.

EDIT:

Here's an example for sale of the one I was eyeballing:

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-...e=supplemental

I test drove a BMW 3 series several years ago and the turbo lag on their 4 cylinder models just killed me... putting the pedal to the floor on the highway and drinking a cup of coffee before there was any response at all. I wouldn't have even cared THAT much about lag at a light changing green, but in traffic is a totally different story.

Their inline 6s are night and day better (especially in sport mode, where it's keeping you in a slightly higher RPM).

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

I test drove a BMW 3 series several years ago and the turbo lag on their 4 cylinder models just killed me... putting the pedal to the floor on the highway and drinking a cup of coffee before there was any response at all. I wouldn't have even cared THAT much about lag at a light changing green, but in traffic is a totally different story.

Their inline 6s are night and day better (especially in sport mode, where it's keeping you in a slightly higher RPM).

I test drove an X5 about 5 years ago and can honestly say that I've enjoyed few engines as much as that BMW I-6. It's just so well tuned, so responsive and seems to have all the power where you want it. Very good note for a V-6, doesn't feel heavy but feels plenty powerful.

I REALLY enjoyed that thing (but realized that the X-5 just isn't very useful when we drove it for an entire weekend). It convinced me that I'll have a BMW sedan someday, but that I wasn't terribly interested in their SUV.