Merkur720
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Nice review with some technical info!
While sister-brand Hyundai is no stranger to our Wards 10 Best Engines list, 2018 marks the first time Kia is making an appearance with one of its engines.
And what an engine it is.
The 3.3L, all-aluminum, gasoline-direct-injected V-6 with two turbochargers, mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission, propels Kia’s new sporty Stinger hatchback with incredible ease, winning over the driving-enthusiast hearts of our judges.
The 3.3L makes 365 hp, but the real kicker is its 376 lb.-ft. (510 Nm) of torque.
Hit the throttle and that thrust arrives as quickly as 1,300 rpm, making it easy to get up to pace with traffic, or exceed the speed limit when entering a freeway. Kia says 0-60 mph (97 kph) can arrive in 4.7 seconds, besting some Porsche Panameras.
What’s also great is that peak torque sticks around all the way up to 4,500 rpm. Passing slow-moving big rigs when cruising along at 70 mph (113 km/h)? Not a problem in the Stinger.
While it can sound like a V-8 under hard acceleration, the 3.3L also is remarkably sedate when it needs to be, such as puttering around town running errands. Noise, vibration and harshness is limited with a plastic dual recirculation valve within the turbocharger, among other things.
The 3.3L mill, developed by Hyundai-Kia’s joint engineering team, has several unique features, including a sodium-filled stem and head on each exhaust valve, which the automaker says is an industry first among V-6s. Read more: 2018 Winner: Kia Stinger 3.3L Twin-Turbo V-6
While sister-brand Hyundai is no stranger to our Wards 10 Best Engines list, 2018 marks the first time Kia is making an appearance with one of its engines.
And what an engine it is.
The 3.3L, all-aluminum, gasoline-direct-injected V-6 with two turbochargers, mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission, propels Kia’s new sporty Stinger hatchback with incredible ease, winning over the driving-enthusiast hearts of our judges.
The 3.3L makes 365 hp, but the real kicker is its 376 lb.-ft. (510 Nm) of torque.
Hit the throttle and that thrust arrives as quickly as 1,300 rpm, making it easy to get up to pace with traffic, or exceed the speed limit when entering a freeway. Kia says 0-60 mph (97 kph) can arrive in 4.7 seconds, besting some Porsche Panameras.
What’s also great is that peak torque sticks around all the way up to 4,500 rpm. Passing slow-moving big rigs when cruising along at 70 mph (113 km/h)? Not a problem in the Stinger.
While it can sound like a V-8 under hard acceleration, the 3.3L also is remarkably sedate when it needs to be, such as puttering around town running errands. Noise, vibration and harshness is limited with a plastic dual recirculation valve within the turbocharger, among other things.
The 3.3L mill, developed by Hyundai-Kia’s joint engineering team, has several unique features, including a sodium-filled stem and head on each exhaust valve, which the automaker says is an industry first among V-6s. Read more: 2018 Winner: Kia Stinger 3.3L Twin-Turbo V-6
