Automobile Magazine Kudos

[RVance]

https://www.automobilemag.com/news/...C5F5E6BF363E798224A9E70138C60E3BB83D76E722D5F

 

[MerlintheMad]

I have the three Automobile Magazine long term Stinger reviews. The Original Venice Crew really gave the Stinger high marks. This assessment that the GTS is the best Stinger is interesting. Should make Stinger Forum GTS owners happy.

 

[RVance]

I'm firmly in the cooled/heated/ventilated seat demographic and I leave the lovely "Orange Crate" color of my youthful desire to the new younger enthusiasts.

 

[YEH]

From the moment I turned the steering wheel, I noticed that the steering felt noticeably firmer and more accurate than what I remember from our long-termer. This hunch was verified as I navigated through the twisty bends, as I always had confidence that the Stinger would go exactly where I wanted.

Part of its Teutonic disposition comes from the fixed, not adaptive, suspension. Our long-term car had a propensity for getting squirrely when it encountered road imperfections when driven at brisker paces. I noticed almost none of that in the GTS. It seems Kia applied some of the suspension tuning Genesis developed in the G70 to the Stinger, since the two cars now ride much more similarly. At one point I had MotorTrend associate online editor Duncan Brady in the passenger seat, and we noticed how well the Korean sedan damped even the biggest bumps, quickly regaining its composure.

Wonder if Kia made running changes to the steering and suspension to the non GTS spec Stingers (or if they are waiting for the MCE to make such changes)?

 

[CKeeler]

Wonder if Kia made running changes to the steering and suspension to the non GTS spec Stingers (or if they are waiting for the MCE to make such changes)?

I think it’s more to the fact that the one they drive didn’t have the electronic suspension versus the long term car they had.

 

[YEH]

Ah, so the GTS doesn't have the ECS...

Nonetheless, Kia did change the steering tune for the GTS, and they can certainly make changes to the suspension of the Stingers w/ ECS to get rid of that wiggly rear.