Genesis beating Stinger with Manual Transmission

[0FSGVN]

https://jalopnik.com/unlike-the-kia-stinger-the-2019-genesis-g70-will-get-a-1823647402

Sorry, I have no idea how to make link previews work on here. But Stinger's closest competitor is getting a manual and we aren't!

 

[mldavis2]

Yeah, 4-banger, not the six. Manuals are fun (which is why I kept my GTO instead of my G8) but slushboxes are faster. There isn't a race car on earth now that uses a stick for that reason. They are just fun to drive, and I'll guess that Genesis will not sell many 4-cylinder sticks.

 

[AV8R]

I guess it’s down to personal taste but the genesis is ugly and more expensive.

 

[mldavis2]

I think they missed the point with the stick shift Genesis. The Genesis is targeted at comfort combined with style (opinion of course) and a sense of upscale competition. Who is going to buy a pseudo-luxury car with a 4 cylinder and a manual gearbox? Not in the U.S. market.

 

[Bigserver1]

I guess it’s down to personal taste but the genesis is ugly and more expensive.

I agree the G70 is the worst looking genesis, but I don’t believe it’s going to be more expensive. Based on what I’m seeing online, US pricing will be $50k for the top trim, and that will include features missing from the US GT2.

The G80 sport is a larger vehicle with more premium features than the G70, and its 56k. There’s no way the G70 will be much more than 50k, or they’d never sell any.

 

[Marc Collins]

https://jalopnik.com/unlike-the-kia-stinger-the-2019-genesis-g70-will-get-a-1823647402

Sorry, I have no idea how to make link previews work on here. But Stinger's closest competitor is getting a manual and we aren't!

The last paragraph is all that matters here...

 

[westcoastGT]

I'll bet Kia couldnt sell 100 manual GT Stingers in North America .........................

 

[Charly]

I'll bet Kia couldnt sell 100 manual GT Stingers in North America .........................

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[xot1]

Manual is the cheap version.