seanmccubb
Active Member
I picked up my GT2 AWD in Ceramic Silver (Wet Cement) on Friday 12/15/2017 and it is all I expected and more! This car is amazing, from the build quality to the power, it doesn't seem like a first gen car at all. The Ceramic Silver color is amazing. In the sun it has a pearl shine to it but in the dark, it looks matte. <3
The Smart Cruise Control w/ Stop & Go works amazing, It's perfect for traffic and you can start it at any speed as long as it's above 0 mph. The lane keep assist is also very well done, you can cruise down the highway without touching the wheel or the pedals for quite some time. It does warn you to keep your hands on the steering wheel if it doesn't detect any resistance, so you can just rest them at the bottom or even press your knee against it and it stops warning you.
To clear up some things about the shift paddles, if you're in sport or custom it WILL NOT automatically take you out of manual mode unless you come to a stop. I don't mind this as you can just tap the - paddle and it will go back into manual mode. The other modes will return to standard drive mode after the paddles have not been pushed for six seconds. I understand why they did this as I almost never used the paddle shifters when I was in these other modes.
The auto-hold and ISG (Idle Stop & Go) work great! It's not like other cars where the ISG will turn on every time you stop your car, even when you stop for a second. In the Stinger, you have to press down the brake pretty hard to activate both of them, pretty cool feature. And yes like others have seen the ISG sometimes doesn't work. Here are some conditions that the manual list.
"brake vacuum pressure is adequate, the battery is sufficiently charged, outside temperature is between 14F to 95F and the engine coolant temperature is not too low."
The power is amazing with almost no lag as I can tell, the shifts are super quick and the handling in comfort and sport mode are both really good.
All of the interior is super nice, all of the metal pieces are cold to the touch, the Nappa leather is perfect with an amazing shade of burgundy red. All of the infotainment is very easy to navigate with the HUD being very cool also.
Let me know if you have any questions, I'll be glad to answer them!
tl;dr: Go out and dive one of these if you're on the fence. They're amazing.
The Smart Cruise Control w/ Stop & Go works amazing, It's perfect for traffic and you can start it at any speed as long as it's above 0 mph. The lane keep assist is also very well done, you can cruise down the highway without touching the wheel or the pedals for quite some time. It does warn you to keep your hands on the steering wheel if it doesn't detect any resistance, so you can just rest them at the bottom or even press your knee against it and it stops warning you.
To clear up some things about the shift paddles, if you're in sport or custom it WILL NOT automatically take you out of manual mode unless you come to a stop. I don't mind this as you can just tap the - paddle and it will go back into manual mode. The other modes will return to standard drive mode after the paddles have not been pushed for six seconds. I understand why they did this as I almost never used the paddle shifters when I was in these other modes.
The auto-hold and ISG (Idle Stop & Go) work great! It's not like other cars where the ISG will turn on every time you stop your car, even when you stop for a second. In the Stinger, you have to press down the brake pretty hard to activate both of them, pretty cool feature. And yes like others have seen the ISG sometimes doesn't work. Here are some conditions that the manual list.
"brake vacuum pressure is adequate, the battery is sufficiently charged, outside temperature is between 14F to 95F and the engine coolant temperature is not too low."
The power is amazing with almost no lag as I can tell, the shifts are super quick and the handling in comfort and sport mode are both really good.
All of the interior is super nice, all of the metal pieces are cold to the touch, the Nappa leather is perfect with an amazing shade of burgundy red. All of the infotainment is very easy to navigate with the HUD being very cool also.
Let me know if you have any questions, I'll be glad to answer them!
tl;dr: Go out and dive one of these if you're on the fence. They're amazing.
