Sabs
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Kia Stinger: Why I'd Buy It (Motor Trend)
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westcoastGT
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I was just about to post this as well , very nice article !!
MerlintheMad
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"... after all, it's more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow, and with a 6.6-second 0-60 time, the slow Stinger, well, isn't."
Well said. (but what happened to 5.9?)
Well said. (but what happened to 5.9?)
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TwiceStung
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The 2.0 seldom gets love like this, but I’ll tell ya, driving between Asheville and Charlotte and back yesterday I could have taken a nap. Wait......that would be in a Tesla I guess. Anyway, humming along at 75, 80, ish and still being able to pass at will is sweet.
soulvengeace
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Butt dyno tells me it's closer to the 5.9 then the 6.6. It's a nice little engine once it gets going.
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MerlintheMad
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So, where do you think his "6.6" is coming from? That's quite a difference from Kia's stated figure.
soulvengeace
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Not sure. I haven't really tried to launch the car very often, but it seems somewhat inconsistent whether it takes off or sort of bogs down, so you don't always get a hard launch.
MerlintheMad
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I've noticed variable engine response. So many factors and the car is complex! Taking off has made me dizzy a couple of times (but not for a while now; I'm used to the rush). But it definitely doesn't rocket from a rolling acceleration like it does from a dead stop. Plenty of power for passing, though, and that's all I expected when I went with the 3.3L. I'm sure the 2.0L has good pep too. But I wanted it all.
soulvengeace
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I've noticed variable engine response. So many factors and the car is complex! Taking off has made me dizzy a couple of times (but not for a while now; I'm used to the rush). But it definitely doesn't rocket from a rolling acceleration like it does from a dead stop. Plenty of power for passing, though, and that's all I expected when I went with the 3.3L. I'm sure the 2.0L has good pep too. But I wanted it all.
Haha, I bet! 3.3 just wasn't in the budget for me, but I was surprised by how peppy the 2.0l was and I really liked the color.
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dalton4life
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2019 Stinger 2.0 RWD has plenty of get up and go for me. 90% of them time it's driven in city with plenty of traffic.
Oryan
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Car and Driver's 0-60 tests are with a roll-out if I remember correctly, not a standing start. That'll easily take several tenths off of a "0-60" time.
MerlintheMad
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How does that work? How slow is the roll before they measure from "zero"?
BlaydeX15
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It's a 1ft roll out, so basically, they launch from a stop but don't start the timer until the car moves 1 ft. Cuts down on wheel slip and guessing reaction times.
Oryan
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Dragy is capable of measuring 0-60 and can give your 1-foot rollout 0-60 as well. On our cars the 1ft-60 is about .2-.3 faster than the recorded standing 0-60.
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MerlintheMad
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At the quarter mile, isn't that c. a couple of car lengths?
Oryan
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At the quarter mile? That's at least a car if not more just getting to 60. 3 tenths at the quarter is getting dragged.
