Jeremy Clarkson reviews the Stinger

[MerlintheMad]

A couple days ago, a sudden traffic stoppage in the middle lane occurred (I observed this from the left lane). A small SUV's driver was caught flat-footed and literally had no time to slam on the brakes: s/he yanked the steering wheel to the right fast enough to win this "moose test", because I've never seen a vehicle leave one lane and enter the next lane so quickly. It does my heart good to know that our Stingers win this dodging test. I could care less about how that translates into "handling". But it seems to me that if a car is responsive it is also "handling"; otherwise the driver would not be able to control the vehicle's direction with these kinds of steering wheel demands?

 

[KAS]

It does my heart good to know that our Stingers win this dodging test. I could care less about how that translates into "handling". But it seems to me that if a car is responsive it is also "handling"; otherwise the driver would not be able to control the vehicle's direction with these kinds of steering wheel demands?

I couldn't agree more.

If I was travelling at 70km/h just as a tree was falling and it ended up in the middle of the road, I'd rather be in a Stinger than any other car in those videos.

 

[Gargamel]

Have you seen these x-ray scans layers of people?
This one looks like around a mans hips area, sort of.

New 4 series... That is one hideous front grill (that's the base trim)
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[MuseMamaATX]

I agree with Jeremy Clarkson when he talks about comparing the feeling to the Europeans. I seriously looked at a new AMG A35 and a near new M3. I even looked into an Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio, but concluded it was way overpriced for the reliability offered and a terrible interior. Alfa must have used Ray Charles to design the interior and Stevie Wonder to approve it. (Please, no offence meant to vision impaired people.) I was very, very close to purchasing the fully optioned AMG A35 when someone asked me if I’d ever considered a Stinger. I did heaps of research, as I always do (and enjoy immensely) and couldn’t find any reason not to look at one. With the circa minimum $20K to $40K AUD difference to European cars of similar ilk, after getting into a Stinger I simply couldn’t see the advantage in a Euro badged car. I’ve driven heaps and heaps of very nice and some very fast cars. I had the same thoughts as Jeremy about Euro comparisons now that I own a Stinger with one exception. The only difference I had to him, was that I’d not put any similar Audi up for consideration as I don’t think the affordable ones have a soul. They remind me of a Toyota Camry, which are driven by people who, as JC says, have lost the will to live.

Hilarious about the Camry. So true and so true about the affordable Audi's --bad solution and pure sad badge snobbery at its worst.

 

[ecko04]

TBH, I love brand snobs. They help to keep the prices down for the rest of us.

They pull up next to us at stop lights. They thumb their nose at our KIAs then promptly lose a race to the speed limit.
When they turn off they ride away saying, well I still have a “insert brand here” and they have a KIA, and this makes them happy.
And when we turn off we’re quite happy with our KIA.

Both leave with the same end result, happiness.