Stinger Race Car

[CaliSting]

Dont know if this has been posted but 3400 lb Stinger race car.

 

[robz32]

fantastic!!!!....just what this platform needed. Hopefully this will help development of future parts.

 

[Salman]

Love the high wing ! .. thanks for the upload.

 

[CaliSting]

Mods I can see on their face book site. They seem to have found a two piece brake rotor that works with what appears to be stock calipers, Neo Tech coilovers, those appear to be 18 inch wheels, can’t tell if anything has been done to motor.

 

[bumble bee]

Intresting....

 

[Kazz]

3 observations: different wheels front & back, automatic trans, man they strip everything non-essential!

FUN!

 

[Robs]

Wonder if he’s fixed the rear hatch rattle

 

[CaliSting]

3 observations: different wheels front & back, automatic trans, man they strip everything non-essential!

FUN!

The car now has all same wheels and is a bit more complete. See the shop facebook page:
우리카 프라자

 

[MerlintheMad]

Dont know if this has been posted but 3400 lb Stinger race car.

It was just a matter of time. Probably happening all over the planet. Despite Kia insisting this is not a "track car". Well, no street car was made to BE a track car. That's what stock car racing is all about: racing with anything that moves. I have a friend who is killer at racing riding lawn mowers. Stripped to the bare essentials, the Stinger is going to be a good race car.

 

[CaliSting]

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They use 18x10.5 15 offset Volk wheels with 265/35/18 tires square.

 

[CaliSting]

It was just a matter of time. Probably happening all over the planet. Despite Kia insisting this is not a "track car". Well, no street car was made to BE a track car. That's what stock car racing is all about: racing with anything that moves. I have a friend who is killer at racing riding lawn mowers. Stripped to the bare essentials, the Stinger is going to be a good race car.

I don’t know. It’s an awfully big car. Would take tons of development work to make it competitive in most series. Suspect smaller G70 will race in some seres. A 3400 lb race car is a bit heavy. I follow most of series globally and haven’t seen Stingers showing up yet. Tough car to develop. Not only isn’t it a track car but it has some strikes against it . Heavy, standard automatic transmission, lack of race teams willing to take it on as a car to race in series. Don’t think we will see many as Stinger isn’t really a viable car unless somone with money steps in and sponsors a team with some big cash. Smaller KIAs do well in touring car series. But don’t see a real place for this awkward turtle .

Nissan, Porsche, Chevy, Ford all make race car versions of some of their popular street cars for race teams to use as a base. Don’t think we will see Kia making a Stinger race car any time soon.

However still fun to see small shop in Korea having fun!

 

[MerlintheMad]

You're correct, of course, about the challenges, size, weight and all that. But it can be done. Some people, like the great Stirling Moss, just love a challenge/handicap. What would be really fun(ny) is if the Stinger received its own class, just because it piqued enough interest aesthetically.

 

[CaliSting]

You're correct, of course, about the challenges, size, weight and all that. But it can be done. Some people, like the great Stirling Moss, just love a challenge/handicap. What would be really fun(ny) is if the Stinger received its own class, just because it piqued enough interest aesthetically.

Yes anything can be done. I have built race cars out of cars people would not expect but most had real potential. Doubtful for Stinger. How many Chevy SS or Chrysler 300 SRTs do we see in road circuit races? No driver or a team wants to drive a car that puts them at disadvantage unless they are getting paid well.

But now onto whether car could be fun enthusiast track car. That I do think is a possibility.

 

[MerlintheMad]

But "track car", Kia said no. Of course, they were waving their hand at the idea the Stinger was created with the track (at least partially) in mind. Yet they tested the performance at the Ring, which of course is the greatest track in the world. So of course everyone is going to be thinking, "I think that Kia protests too much". It is a gran turismo. But "GT" automatically puts "race track" in everyone's mind.

 

[Paul32]

The car now has all same wheels and is a bit more complete. See the shop facebook page:
우리카 프라자

Makes a good looking race car......

 

[Paul32]

I don’t know. It’s an awfully big car. Would take tons of development work to make it competitive in most series. Suspect smaller G70 will race in some seres. A 3400 lb race car is a bit heavy. I follow most of series globally and haven’t seen Stingers showing up yet. Tough car to develop. Not only isn’t it a track car but it has some strikes against it . Heavy, standard automatic transmission, lack of race teams willing to take it on as a car to race in series. Don’t think we will see many as Stinger isn’t really a viable car unless somone with money steps in and sponsors a team with some big cash. Smaller KIAs do well in touring car series. But don’t see a real place for this awkward turtle .

Nissan, Porsche, Chevy, Ford all make race car versions of some of their popular street cars for race teams to use as a base. Don’t think we will see Kia making a Stinger race car any time soon.

However still fun to see small shop in Korea having fun!

Hey, watch your language.

 

[CaliSting]

But "track car", Kia said no. Of course, they were waving their hand at the idea the Stinger was created with the track (at least partially) in mind. Yet they tested the performance at the Ring, which of course is the greatest track in the world. So of course everyone is going to be thinking, "I think that Kia protests too much". It is a gran turismo. But "GT" automatically puts "race track" in everyone's mind.

Lots of cars that aren’t track cars are tested on the ring. Part of Ring runs by big manufacturers is big open circuit to test a bunch of different scenarios - lots of cars that have been tested on Ring haven’t seen light of day on race circuits including SUVs. Also partially marketing to say car was developed in Germany on the Ring. Grand touring in world of sedans doesn’t conjur Track car to me. It means big comfy sport sedan to go touring on long road trip. Stinger sort of comes up short on that front too. It’s a car that has a hard time figuring out what it is. Not quite a track car. ...not quite a true GT Sedan.

Certainly basics of car are decent. Multi link rear, beefy transmission and rear end with lsd, stellar 365 hp but boring motor. Front end of car is weaker with cheap strut front end verses nicer double wishbone of g80 that is built on same platform.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Hey, watch your language.

Hey, yeah. "Awkward turtle"! Really now!

 

[MerlintheMad]

Lots of cars that aren’t track cars are tested on the ring. Part of Ring runs by big manufacturers is big open circuit to test a bunch of different scenarios - lots of cars that have been tested on Ring haven’t seen light of day on race circuits including SUVs. Also partially marketing to say car was developed in Germany on the Ring. Grand touring in world of sedans doesn’t conjur Track car to me. It means big comfy sport sedan to go touring on long road trip. Stinger sort of comes up short on that front too. It’s a car that has a hard time figuring out what it is. Not quite a track car. ...not quite a true GT Sedan.

Certainly basics of car are decent. Multi link rear, beefy transmission and rear end with LSD (Limited Slip Differential), stellar 365 hp but boring motor. Front end of car is weaker with cheap strut front end verses nicer double wishbone of g80 that is built on same platform.

If by "true GT Sedan" you mean pay c. $70K+ then I agree; it's not.

But that was the whole shtick: Get close in everything BUT cost.

How can a motor be stellar and boring?

 

[Paul32]

Hey, yeah. "Awkward turtle"! Really now!

More like a Cheetah....