2022 Stinger 2.5 Gt line YouTube "review".

[jjx456]

 

[MerlintheMad]

Lol. "If you're definitely committed to this GT-Line, do NOT drive the 3.3L; just trust me on that."

 

[monusa]

Lol. "If you're definitely committed to this GT-Line, do NOT drive the 3.3L; just trust me on that."

Not so sure about that one capn.............If the 4 cyl were still the 2.0, no argument there as I test drove the 3.3 "after" i bought my 2.0. NIGHT AND DAY no doubt.

However, if that 2.5 performs as "advertised", NIGHT AND DAY becomes just "night and day". (see what i did there). Still waiting to test drive one to either confirm or de-value my thoughts on the 2.5.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Not so sure about that one capn.............If the 4 cyl were still the 2.0, no argument there as I test drove the 3.3 "after" i bought my 2.0. NIGHT AND DAY no doubt.

However, if that 2.5 performs as "advertised", NIGHT AND DAY becomes just "night and day". (see what i did there). Still waiting to test drive one to either confirm or de-value my thoughts on the 2.5.

Well, he's driven both, I have not; so, those are his words, not mine (not a direct quote, more of a condensed paraphrase). He seemed pleased with the 2.5L and this is the first commentary on it I've seen/heard. I'm sure there is a noticeable difference when the 3.3L is called upon to deliver all the goods; otherwise, there probably is very little difference between the 2.5L and 3.3L: just a guess on my part.

 

[monusa]

Watching the vid now.....there is another one that is just a POV drive with no commenting just the drive and there are moments where I could see the 2.5 pull "similar" but yet not the same as the 3.3.

I still believe when the time comes and all is said and done, i will opt for the 3.3 but still intrigued at driving the 2.5 just because I want to see the difference between that and my 2.0.

Here is the other one:

 

[monusa]

Car is NOT purple, Micro Blue instead...

 

[vipeboy2000]

with the new 2.5t, most people won't feel a massive difference i don't think with the pretty massive jump in power/torque . Actual performancewise, they are much closer now with the 4 cylinder 0-60 numbers being 5.2 seconds vs the 2.0 6.6 seconds. At this point it's more of how the power is delivered and noise/vibration of the 4 cylinder. I've yet to ride/drive any premium brand vehicle equipped with a 4 cylinder that feels premium and not buzzy/4 cylindery sounding/feeling and i've been in most of the big offerings... 2017 528i, 2016 Audi a5, 2019 e300.

 

[Snatchell]

Lol. "If you're definitely committed to this GT-Line, do NOT drive the 3.3L; just trust me on that."

Not so fast...

I owned a GT2. I'm stepping down to a more tame, more economical car. The GT's V6 is intoxicating, but the Stinger is more than just the engine. The thing I like about the 2.5L is the fact that it's MPI & GDI. No more carbon on the intake valves. Also no more LSPI. Plus it's only a half a second slower 0-60 and gets better MPG. ...and it's $14K cheaper than the GT2. I also had the 2018 GT2 with the Brembo brakes that had the pulsating issue. Got it "fixed" 4 times and it never went away. No staggered wheels and tires too. On the GTs you cant rotate tires because of this so the warranty on tires is like 12K miles. The difference in size of front and rear tires is only an inch or so. Make them all the same and you can rotate them. One of my pet peeves on the GTs.

There are a few things about the 2022 GT2 that I will miss on the GT-Line. The 360 camera system. That's a biggie. HUD is another... Cooled seats... nicer dash display. cornering headlights were cool - I don't know if I'll miss them.

I'm thinking now about Panthera Metal or Ceramic Silver with red leather... defiantly RWD. The AWD system is great when it's new - but get some wear on the tires and then have to get a new tire... look out! You will need to replace all the tires or the transmission will slip sometimes.

 

[Snatchell]

with the new 2.5t, most people won't feel a massive difference i don't think with the pretty massive jump in power/torque . Actual performancewise, they are much closer now with the 4 cylinder 0-60 numbers being 5.2 seconds vs the 2.0 6.6 seconds. At this point it's more of how the power is delivered and noise/vibration of the 4 cylinder. I've yet to ride/drive any premium brand vehicle equipped with a 4 cylinder that feels premium and not buzzy/4 cylindery sounding/feeling and i've been in most of the big offerings... 2017 528i, 2016 Audi a5, 2019 e300.

Holy cow! The 2.0LT did 0-60 in 6.6 seconds! So a full 2 seconds slower than the 3.3LT! Now the 2.5LT only .5 seconds slower. Not bad at all.

I had a 2015 2.0L Sonata Turbo - I drove the 2018 2.0LT Stinger and said - nah - too close to the Sonata - then I drove the GT2 and said HELL YES! Bought it then and there. I've been in absolute love with Stingers ever since.

I also just don't like the Genesis G70 - it looks like every other sport sedan out there. The Stinger is much sexier IMHO and the hatchback is the cherry on top.

 

[Snatchell]

Wanna get confused... Check this out!

Crazy Korean 2021 Stinger 2.5L...

 

[vipeboy2000]

Wanna get confused... Check this out!

Crazy Korean 2021 Stinger 2.5L...

first time i heard... wish the radiator grill was larger!

 

[JSolo]

Not so fast...

I owned a GT2. I'm stepping down to a more tame, more economical car. The GT's V6 is intoxicating, but the Stinger is more than just the engine. The thing I like about the 2.5L is the fact that it's MPI & GDI. No more carbon on the intake valves. Also no more LSPI. Plus it's only a half a second slower 0-60 and gets better MPG. ...and it's $14K cheaper than the GT2. I also had the 2018 GT2 with the Brembo brakes that had the pulsating issue. Got it "fixed" 4 times and it never went away. No staggered wheels and tires too. On the GTs you cant rotate tires because of this so the warranty on tires is like 12K miles. The difference in size of front and rear tires is only an inch or so. Make them all the same and you can rotate them. One of my pet peeves on the GTs.

There are a few things about the 2022 GT2 that I will miss on the GT-Line. The 360 camera system. That's a biggie. HUD is another... Cooled seats... nicer dash display. cornering headlights were cool - I don't know if I'll miss them.

I'm thinking now about Panthera Metal or Ceramic Silver with red leather... defiantly RWD. The AWD system is great when it's new - but get some wear on the tires and then have to get a new tire... look out! You will need to replace all the tires or the transmission will slip sometimes.

Can you elaborate on this? Are you saying the awd system deteriorates in some manner? I would expect tires with less tread to perform more poorly in rain/snow vs a new tire. That's a given.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Can you elaborate on this? Are you saying the awd system deteriorates in some manner? I would expect tires with less tread to perform more poorly in rain/snow vs a new tire. That's a given.

I can weigh in: I'm on my third set of rear tires, and will soon replace the front tires with the third set: they are c. 4K miles off, in other words, the rears are 4K miles ahead of the fronts when the fronts get replaced. I've never noticed any transmission "slipping": I don't even know what @Snatchell means by that. The only risk is the OD of the front and rear tires being different enough to cause issues in the AWD: the OD front and rear needs to be the same or very close to the same. Clearly, having the rears wear down faster than the fronts is not a design issue (OE produces a 2mm larger OD in front with brand new rubber): neither is replacing the worn out rears first and the fronts later: we do it all the time. You just don't want to slap a brand new tire on one side when the opposite side is almost worn out. But that's not an AWD thing, it is a potential handling hazard. And ECS won't like it either: but unless you are carving curves or almost peeling out, you won't notice any funniness in how power and brakes are applied to the disparate tires.

 

[JSolo]

Having owned a rwd car before with staggered tires, the rears did indeed wear out faster. At a rate of roughly 2 rears:1 front set. On a square set up with properly rotated tires, wear should be identical f/r unless one is being a hooligan

The car above was a g37s rwd with summer tires. I don't brake or accelerate hard, but did corner fast.

 

[Snatchell]

I can weigh in: I'm on my third set of rear tires, and will soon replace the front tires with the third set: they are c. 4K miles off, in other words, the rears are 4K miles ahead of the fronts when the fronts get replaced. I've never noticed any transmission "slipping": I don't even know what @Snatchell means by that. The only risk is the OD of the front and rear tires being different enough to cause issues in the AWD: the OD front and rear needs to be the same or very close to the same. Clearly, having the rears wear down faster than the fronts is not a design issue (OE produces a 2mm larger OD in front with brand new rubber): neither is replacing the worn out rears first and the fronts later: we do it all the time. You just don't want to slap a brand new tire on one side when the opposite side is almost worn out. But that's not an AWD thing, it is a potential handling hazard. And ECS won't like it either: but unless you are carving curves or almost peeling out, you won't notice any funniness in how power and brakes are applied to the disparate tires.

I can't swear my transmission "slipping" was a result of tires with slightly different circumferences, but there was a slipping feeling occasionally. The Kia mechanic said it was impossible because it was a "dual clutch" transmission - which is incorrect, it is a regular automatic. Long story short - they couldn't reproduce the slipping issue, so I ended up selling the car. There were a few other issues too. One had nothing to do with the car and more to do with my son driving it way too fast.

 

[RM7]

With any AWD system, the tires need to be significantly different diameter to screw things up. You can screw things up, but there's usually a number for this in the manual and it's not a couple mm, that would just be in the noise and error for tire production, let alone some treadwear.

 

[MerlintheMad]

There were a few other issues too. One had nothing to do with the car and more to do with my son driving it way too fast.

Lol. A green Charger once resided with my in-laws' family but my father-in-law thought better of it (this was way back in '77): I did get in one ride with my teenaged brother-in-law, as he showed me a bit of what the muscle could do.

 

[monusa]

A green Charger once resided with my in-laws' family

Like the pic from "Bullitt".......

 

[MerlintheMad]

Like the pic from "Bullitt".......

Pretty much. But I hadn't made that connection when I switched my avatar to Bill Hickman.

 

[monusa]

Pretty much. But I hadn't made that connection when I switched my avatar to Bill Hickman.

Yeah.......That's him getting ready to get down to business in the Charger. Didn't remember his name but know the movie pretty good....dude never cracked a smile.