“2021 Kia Stinger GT Spied on Nurburgring” Video just posted.

[Paladin611]

This is good news. Check it out below:

 

[CKeeler]

looks exactly the same

 

[Endlessly]

This is good news.

Can you elaborate? I don't see what about the video is good news.

 

[Nasscar]

Can you elaborate? I don't see what about the video is good news.

I think that the fact that there actually is a 2021 Stinger that is getting tested. As opposed to the next generation Stinger being cancelled.

 

[norinse]

looks exactly the same

I think it’s the “test mule” that was photographed earlier in Europe. It’s the 2018-20 body with the 2021 mechanical enhancements. Hyundai/Kia does all their performance testing at the Nurburgring, but they don’t want images of their new cars to leak early, so they use older bodies to test new engine and suspension components.

The fact that they’re running laps around the ‘Ring with a Stinger means there is new performance stuff to be tested, which is a good thing.

 

[westcoastGT]

I think it’s the “test mule” that was photographed earlier in Europe. It’s the 2018-20 body with the 2021 mechanical enhancements. Hyundai/Kia does all their performance testing at the Nurburgring, but they don’t want images of their new cars to leak early, so they use older bodies to test new engine and suspension components.

The fact that they’re running laps around the ‘Ring with a Stinger means there is new performance stuff to be tested, which is a good thing.

The mid life upgrade will have the same body , just a few tweeks , lights , mirrors , maybe diffusers but no major body panel changes

 

[Dodger Blue]

I think it’s the “test mule” that was photographed earlier in Europe. It’s the 2018-20 body with the 2021 mechanical enhancements. Hyundai/Kia does all their performance testing at the Nurburgring, but they don’t want images of their new cars to leak early, so they use older bodies to test new engine and suspension components.

The fact that they’re running laps around the ‘Ring with a Stinger means there is new performance stuff to be tested, which is a good thing.

Hopefully it's mostly goodies that can be swapped onto ours.

 

[ElChanclo]

they don’t want images of their new cars to leak early, so they use older bodies to test new engine and suspension components.

Interesting, but then why bother with the coveralls? If anything having them on draws more attention than "oh just a regular old stinger on the track".

 

[Ty Davis]

I think the true significance of this video, is that it hints at alterations to the chassis.
Albert Beirmann, the Stinger suspension tuner, comes from BMW. At BMW, he got used to tweaking the suspension calibration during initial development and again for the refresh model halfway through the model cycle.

Hopefully, he continues this trend @ Hyundai/Kia/Genesis.
In fact Hyundai is no stranger to suspension mods mid cycle too, as they did it for the Optima and Sonata a while back.

I'm hoping all of this leads to a better suspension for the 2021 Stinger. We need it, particularly the RWD with Electronic Dampers models.

 

[norinse]

Interesting, but then why bother with the coveralls? If anything having them on draws more attention than "oh just a regular old stinger on the track".

I don't work in the car industry, so I don't really know. But the camouflage and covers are standard stuff. Who knows what its concealing. There is one Internet rumour that, since the cover has mesh on the hood, the fake hood vents will become real vents on the 2021. Since the Stinger is coming from the Hundai/Kia performance centre, it would draw attention regardless. I