I found a couple of Kia Stinger "first drive" reviews

[Brian Keenan]

Reviewers who've driven the Kia Stinger have nothing but good things to say about it. I think this car is, as mentioned, "the real deal". Check it out!

The handling circuit, slalom, acceleration runs and drifting exercises convince me that the Kia Stinger GT is the real deal — a bona fide sport sedan. That statement comes as no surprise to Guillaume, who tasked his team with engineering a vehicle that “looks the way it drives and drives the way it looks.” Kia even honed handling dynamics at a famed German racing circuit, but the objective wasn’t to set lap records like a race car. “That goes against the spirit in which the new Stinger was created,” explains Guillaume, “We used the Nürburgring to ensure the Stinger is capable of taking every kind of extreme road in its unflappable stride.”

The comments from Kia’s chief designer support my seat-of-the-pants impressions ― despite a specification sheet and chassis tuning that supports racing circuit prowess; the Stinger GT is a premium sport-tuned gran turismo for an everyday driving enthusiast, not a hardened competitor to the Audi S4, BMW M3, or any other challenger in that racy segment. Rather than fit ridiculously sticky tires, expensive carbon-ceramic brakes or a slew of nonsensical go-fast upgrades to chase numbers on a stopwatch, the engineering team focused its efforts on something that most automakers have long forgotten ― evoking driving emotion. The Stinger has character, and it's fun to drive. BMW used to build vehicles like this ― is it possible that Kia has engineered a more emotional vehicle than the Bavarians?

Kia Has A Worthy Challenger To German Premium Sedans:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/michael...-the-all-new-korean-sport-sedan/#535b44a237e7

http://driving.ca/kia/stinger/reviews/road-test/first-drive-2017-kia-stinger

 

[Larry Denen]

Thank you! The Stinger is sounding really impressive. I really can't wait to get a test drive. I'm anxious!!!

 

[Jenny Wang]

Thanks Brian! I think this answers a few of our "handling" questions. It sounds like it's going to be exactly what most people here want. For me, personally, I'm not needing something to handle all that well. I'm more in love with the looks of the Stinger than anything else.

 

[ballistic]

i hope it's not all hype but those reviews sound really good. phenomenal actually. where in the world did this car come from?! kia has really shocked me.