Is this a fair comparison?

[GenesisG70]

2019 Kia Stinger vs. 2019 Nissan Maxima Comparison | Kelley Blue Book

In my eyes the Maxima is more of a competitor to a Sonata or Optima?

 

[NismoDPB]

The 2.0 trims are probably a good comparison. The maxima is typically in that price range from what I remember.

 

[GenesisG70]

Yeah I agree the Maxima should get compared with a 2.0 Singer cuz the GT Stingers would blow off the Maxima.

 

[NismoDPB]

Guess I should have read the article because that's pretty much exactly what they said haha.

I would imagine the maxima would walk the 2.0 stinger but the stinger offers more standard equipment and even optioned is the better value. So yea 2.0 fair. The GT not fair at all

 

[Doel]

2019 Kia Stinger vs. 2019 Nissan Maxima Comparison | Kelley Blue Book

In my eyes the Maxima is more of a competitor to a Sonata or Optima?

I think a lot of people on here have too narrow a viewpoint in what the Stinger competes against. You compare our car to the G70, A4/5, BMW 3/4 series, Mercedes C class and you get the same response. "Our car is bigger! More cargo room! That means they're in a different class! You can't compare our car to that one!!!!". While those responses are true, what it really comes down to for most of the people that buy this car is "does it have 4 doors? Can 4 adults sit in it? Is it sporty? " Any car that can answer those questions yes will be cross shopped by a lot of people and, same class or not, are fair game to compare against each other.

So with that said, I would say the Maxima is a competitor of both the Stinger and the Optima, I could see someone cross shopping either car against the Maxima. I had a 2016 Max before the Stinger, it's a fine car, but it's FWD, had a ton of torque steer and wheel spin, and didn't handle that well. It did have better engine/exhaust sound though.

 

[NismoDPB]

You compare our car to the G70, A4/5, BMW 3/4 series, Mercedes C class and you get the same response. "Our car is bigger! More cargo room! That means they're in a different class! You can't compare our car to that one!!!!". While those responses are true, what it really comes down to for most of the people that buy this car is "does it have 4 doors? Can 4 adults sit in it? Is it sporty? " Any car that can answer those questions yes will be cross shopped by a lot of people and, same class or not, are fair game to compare against each other.

That's far too broad. By that sentiment you can compare any car based on the fact that they are both automobiles, which you can, but it may not be that useful of a comparison. The idea behind compartmentalizing car classes is to provide useful comparisons to the consumer. So when someone says "An M340i is faster" I say, yeah well an M340i as a much smaller, lighter vehicle with a similar power output and I could have guessed it was faster. But I can also deduce that the person who buys an M340i is not all that concerned with interior space or practicality, and was probably not interested in a lumbering grand touring sedan, other than the merits that they both indeed are cars. Like wise using the criteria above is why one would not compare an Audi S4 to an BMW M5, where literally the only thing they have in common is that they are both "sporty" sedans.

But I agree with the fact that the optima or even cadenza is the more natural competition to the maxima, as a 2.0 stinger in this case is merely a preference in body style, but is a better match considering the Maxima's sportier intentions than what an optima or cadenza would possess.

 

[YEH]

The Kia that most directly competes w/ the Maxima is the Cadenza.

But auto rags often compare things in diff. segments based more on price.

 

[MisterMac]

If somebody, anybody, considered shopping two cars against each other - regardless of the pre-established classifications - then those two vehicles are in competition with each other.

 

[eflyguy]

There have been "media" comparisons which put the Stinger into a Compact class.. so as Mac says - compare it to whatever you want. I think a lot of the comparisons focus on the mix of handling and performance, not so much on size/capacity.

 

[Lawrence Williams]

I don't own one........YET but part of the draw for me is the Stinger GT fills the bill as a luxurious, sporty machine at a price that blows my mind..... so in a sense, not really much compares to it....

 

[app_master]

2019 Kia Stinger vs. 2019 Nissan Maxima Comparison | Kelley Blue Book

In my eyes the Maxima is more of a competitor to a Sonata or Optima?

To answer your heading question; NO bro

 

[Dochidalgo]

Well, I owned a 2016 Nissan Maxima SR (the "sport" version, with minimal tech nannies, no sunroof thank God, impractical alcantara seats, very roomy cockpit, very confy seats) with a very good exterior design not very striking but original since it was the debut of the eighth edition of the model, very good balance between engine power (300 HPs / transmission with sport selector) and suspension for my habit of driving fast. My Stinger GT2, with a very striking design, all the technology available in a car with 365 HPs biturbo, good interior space, confy and supportive seats, RWD as my former 97 Trans am, a usefull sunroof, at a fair price on an Audi, BMW or MB, but a poor calibration of the suspension, in my humble opinion.

 

[RUFFSTUFF]

If they put a decent transmission in the Maxima it would be a great car.

 

[Doel]

If they put a decent transmission in the Maxima it would be a great car.

the biggest problem with the CVT in the Maxima is that you simply can't modify the car with any serious power adders. Turbo blows the transmission. If you want to leave it stock, the CVT is actually quite good. I had some weirdness with mine but it actually "downshifted" into the power faster and "upshifted" faster than the Stinger does. The biggest problem with the Maxima is that it's FWD, spin and understeer city. I used to own a 2016 Max.

 

[TODDK]

Came from a Maxima

Maxima is a good car with more interior room then the Stinger. Maxima trans is lackluster but the car does pull hard on pushing the go pedal, the 3.3 stinger is faster for sure. I had sway bars and coilovers on the maxima and it handle great.

Stinger wins on tech, handling, speed, looks

Maxima wins on interior room, paint

 

[Socalstinga]

I think the more salient point here is that they are comparing a 2.0 4 cyl to a 3.5 V6. All other comparisons, IMO, are fair game. But to compare two cars, 4cyl vs. V6, is just dumb.

 

[TODDK]

I think the more salient point here is that they are comparing a 2.0 4 cyl to a 3.5 V6. All other comparisons, IMO, are fair game. But to compare two cars, 4cyl vs. V6, is just dumb.

The compare for the MSRP. Society wants to know what it cost a month, not how much.

 

[RUFFSTUFF]

Nissan paint is horrible... let's see how this Stinger holds up.

 

[RUFFSTUFF]

If you want to leave it stock, the CVT is actually quite good.

No, it is not quite good. Not only is the fake shifting bad, but then it gets worse when it has to hunt for the fake gear to go to...

 

[Dochidalgo]

I think the more salient point here is that they are comparing a 2.0 4 cyl to a 3.5 V6. All other comparisons, IMO, are fair game. But to compare two cars, 4cyl vs. V6, is just dumb.

Well, I was talking about my former Maxima, with V6 engine only.