2019 Stinger GT - It's Good...For a KIa

[DCBStingerGT]

2019 Kia Stinger GT AWD review.

 

[MerlintheMad]

I left this comment:

"... for a Kia", is getting old; way overused meme.

1:36 "...busy Logan canyon road"? Logan, Utah? (is there another Logan canyon in the world?)

You are a good talker. But your video sounds "schizophrenic". There are two of "you", the driving loud guy and the quiet standing guy.

The Stinger aftermarket is already good and getting better all the time. The kiastinger.com Stinger Forum has far more active posters who are modders/tuners than people like me who are simply stock car owners.

Twin turbos are more responsive than a twin scroll turbo. But an inline six is a completely different animal, as you point out. Acceleration lag is minimal on the Stinger. You just need to engage the kick down switch. Push harder (faster)!

Hyundai Corp does target the enthusiasts who want/demand a manual transmission: the Genesis G70 has a manual if you want one; same running gear and mostly the same platform as the Stinger, but sportier and shorter wheelbase (aka no hatch: less practicality for long distance traveling and carrying stuff).

RWD, or AWD with RWD bias (the new MY20s are reported to come with D-AWD, which means a setting that goes 90%+ RWD: the "D" stands for "Drift mode"): Being an automatic doesn't restrict the Stinger from hooning one bit (much though I hate the very thought of treating a Stinger that way).

I have a Silky Silver GT1, in West Jordan.

 

[eljay]

is there another Logan canyon in the world?

North of Santa Barbara, in the Los Padres National Forest—but no road, just a trail.

 

[turboAWD]

The G70 manual is 2.0T only, AFAIK, Merlin. I don't think Hyundai/Kia makes a 3.3T + manual combo anywhere in the US. Maybe in Korea?

 

[SteveCo]

(is there another Logan canyon in the world?)

Make sure your windows are rolled up tight ...

 

[MerlintheMad]

Learn new things on the Stinger Forum, even geography.

The reviewer is evidently a local guy, which of course is interesting to me. (He won't let me edit my comment, though, which is annoying as hell.)

 

[MerlintheMad]

The G70 manual is 2.0T only, AFAIK, Merlin. I don't think Hyundai/Kia makes a 3.3T + manual combo anywhere in the US. Maybe in Korea?

I didn't know that it was restricted to the 2.0L. Thanks for the added info.

 

[GenesisG70]

A lot of these reviewers forget to mention is that in the context of the competition the Stinger faces, so called S5 , 3 Series, etc. The Stinger is such an amazing car, on the competition not only the initial cost of purchasing the car is higher than the stinger but if something goes wrong or you are out of warranty after couple of years on your German it will become a money pit.

 

[usagi]

stinger doesn't compete with 3 series. it competes with 440i gran coupe.

 

[AdamNZ]

Why does he think the interior is like a BMW? It's much more, um, 'inspired' by Mercedes.

 

[ElChanclo]

(the new MY20s are reported to come with D-AWD, which means a setting that goes 90%+ RWD: the "D" stands for "Drift mode")

Was that for ALL 2020 AWD stingers, or just the GTS spec?

 

[MerlintheMad]

Was that for ALL 2020 AWD stingers, or just the GTS spec?

Speculating that the GTS is the frontrunner of a 2020 option at least.

 

[antne]

The raised center head rest on the back seat , ya that damn with faint praise thing "for a Kia".