Kia Stinger Diesel

[Kia Stinger]

Well! Europe gets a diesel-powered Kia Stinger GT. It's got a 2.2 liter engine with 197 horsepower at 3,800 rpm and 325 lb-ft of torque between 1,750 and 2,750 rpm. 0-62 miles per hours comes in 8.5 seconds with a top speed of 140 mph. There are a few other differences... The rear axle gets solid disc brakes (not ventilated). Tires? 225/50 R17s. Wheels? 7.0Jx17 alloys. The 2.0 and 3.3 get 18 and 19... 

The transmission is setup for fuel efficiency so we're looking at a 3.386 final drive ratio compared to 3.727 and 3.538.

When? Fourth quarter of 2017 (all versions)...

 

[Jenny Wang]

The only diesel I ever drove in was a Volkswagen Jetta. I think it was a Jetta. I just know it didn't smell very good. I'd rather have an electric Stinger than a diesel one.

 

[Brian Keenan]

I've never owned a diesel and never had a desire to. I once test drove a BMW 335d and can say I couldn't tell any difference with smell or performance. I know diesel engines are very torquey but horsepower was down compared to the 335i. I'm cool with there being no diesel Stinger here in America. I'd consider an electric if it had a lot of power like a Tesla.

 

[ballistic]

nope. don't care about a diesel engine. never had one. never wanted one. i'm fine with 93 octane.

 

[Kia Stinger]

The 2.2 liter TDI that Europe is getting is said to have 195 wheel horsepower. I'm not sure what the torque is but I'm confident it'll be, well, pretty torquey...

 

[app_master]

I've had a Hyundai Santa-Fe with that diesel motor in 2010-2013. It was really quite refined even back then. You would assume it will be even better now and would be nice with an 8 speed transmission. Yes when driving diesel passenger cars, "torquey" is the right word for it. They just pull pretty hard from low rev without effort, although exhausted normally at higher revs.

For me I'm looking for a performance car, not a fuel saving device...so also not interested even if it became available here.

 

[Brian Keenan]

I never heard that diesel cars run out of breath at high rpm. Is that a diesel-specific thing or just the norm when a car is geared better down low?

 

[hereward]

In real world, day-to-day driving, a diesel has attractive characteristics in terms of torque grunt and mileage. Yes, overtaking on a two-lane road or merging into traffic from an on-ramp would need some minor planning and care as compared to a 336 HP GT engine. I drive a BMW 328d and I find it eminently adequate for my daily and long distance driving. It's just not gratifying news that Kia is limiting the diesel to Europe.