Clearly Canadian
Stinger Enthusiast
Warning: Wall of Text
I originally planned to get a GT (GT1) but as soon as I test drove the GT Limited (GT2) with the heads up display I immediately knew I wanted that feature (love it!). Not sure if it's worth $5k but oh well l guess. I ordered Panthera/Thunder Grey (red interior) but later caved and got a Ceramic/Ghost Grey (black interior) which was sitting on the lot with 190 km on the odometer. I gave a breakdown of how much I spent in another thread. I did make an irritating error. I asked for 50% tint which as it turns out is basically stock tint. 50% is essentially not noticeable. $300 totally wasted and wife is not approving another tint job :-( So much for hiding the carseat in the back seat!
Dealership
The dealership has been good but very disorganized. I counted 8-9 different people that I've been dealing with which is way too many. They all want to help, which is good, but information transfer falls apart with that many people involved. They brought in the wrong colour rims for my winter tires but what really impressed me was that they let me take the car with the wrong rims and said they will just put them on another car later. That made me happy.
Exterior-Positive
-I absolutely love the way this car looks. I've been acting like a teenager ever since I started the purchasing process of this car. It's just so sleek and sporty looking. I also like that there's virtually no other stingers on the road. Definitely my mid-life crisis car
Looking forward to getting it rebadged to the broken K sometime soon.
Exterior-Negative
-It was mentioned in another thread that the vents collect debris. I can confirm that there were all kinds of pebbles and small rocks in there. Not sure if this is a design flaw but it is not ideal. However there will always be a tradeoff between track/race features and practical daily driving. The vents are clearly a track feature.
-I do have a rattling hatch.
-Why are the door handles always the dirtiest part of the car?? Until they automate the opening of the doors I have to touch them and I'm always getting in my car with dirty hands.
-The car picks up more snow/salt/sludge than even our SUV. Not sure why. I'm constantly shoveling it out of the garage.
-The auto hatch has only worked once for me. It mostly does not detect my presence.
Interior & Tech-Positive
-Love the lighting. VIOLET!!! Who even uses that word anymore? Love it! Lol. I suspect that the cabin lighting shows up better (ie specific colours) with the black interior.
-Carplay. Love carplay. But why isn't it wireless?? Has anyone figured out if bluetooth is redundant now that there is carplay?
-Native Kia navigation. This is an awesome system that I learned how to use accidentally. It's even better than the Apple navigation inside carplay. And the way it integrates with the HUD is perfect. Did I mention that I learned it by accident? In my other vehicle you need a PHD to figure out how the navigation works.
-When interacting audibly with the car it temporarily lowers the music automatically AND LOWERS THE FAN BLOWER. Mind=blown.
-HUD as mentioned at the top. Awesome feature and very crisp. I like how the navigation and all the safety features integrate into it, especially the blind spot notification.
-The sound quality is good. Not amazing, but pretty good. It has enough bass for me.
-I like how low it sits. Makes me feel like i'm driving a sports car (let's be honest, it's not)
Interior & Tech-Negative
-Maybe it's just me but this car suffers from one of my all-time pet peeves. When you lean your leg against the transmission tunnel on one side and the door on the other (sorry, manspreading), it's uncomfortable. There's a hard edge there that makes me want to put my hand or some other cushion in between my leg and whatever it is leaning against. Did they not test this?
-Why does the radio start every time I unplug my phone from the USB after shutting the engine off?
-When the driving mode is displayed in your dash, why do they all have the same line that says
Economical on one side and Performance (if I recall correctly) on the other? It seems redundant to me. At least have a dot that shows where the particular driving mode is on that continuum.
-Button quality. The online reviewers all seem to focus on the way the buttons/dials on the circular vents feel. I agree those are nice. But the rest of the buttons just don't have the click response I need to ensure I've turned something on without directly looking at it. Example: the auto brake hold feature -- press it, you'll have no idea it is on if you don't manually look at the icon showing up on your screen. I found this disappointing.
-360 degree camera. While it is cool to have it, I don't find it helps much as I can't tell where my car is in relation to the stretched view of the stuff the camera shows.
Performance-Positive
-This car drives. When in sport mode, it just wants to GO. This is the main reason I bought this car, and it delivers. I've been entertaining the grocery store staff at midnight doing donuts in their parking lot. So much fun!
-The drive modes really do make a difference in the feel of the car. In comfort mode, I think the acceleration pedal is harder to depress which naturally encourages calm driving.
Performance-Negative
-I can not detect any difference in the damping system with the different driving modes
-When already going somewhat fast if you floor the acceleration it does not seem to pick up as much as I thought it would.
UVO/Command Start-Positive
I love the fact that I can find my car's location, check if it is locked and start it from anywhere (as long as I have internet and my car has cell coverage). I work far away from my parking spot and I live in a very cold place so being able to start my car before I walk outside it a luxury I hope I never have to do without again.
Fuel Economy-Negative
I drive like a teenager, it's a performance-oriented car. Let's be realistic, we will be gasing up often and I am ok with that
I'll see if I can add my album to this thread but keep in mind the rebadging isn't done yet and it currently has the wrong rims (ordered black but currently sporting titanium FC-04).
Edit: Cost-Positive!!!! You get so much for the price paid.
I originally planned to get a GT (GT1) but as soon as I test drove the GT Limited (GT2) with the heads up display I immediately knew I wanted that feature (love it!). Not sure if it's worth $5k but oh well l guess. I ordered Panthera/Thunder Grey (red interior) but later caved and got a Ceramic/Ghost Grey (black interior) which was sitting on the lot with 190 km on the odometer. I gave a breakdown of how much I spent in another thread. I did make an irritating error. I asked for 50% tint which as it turns out is basically stock tint. 50% is essentially not noticeable. $300 totally wasted and wife is not approving another tint job :-( So much for hiding the carseat in the back seat!
Dealership
The dealership has been good but very disorganized. I counted 8-9 different people that I've been dealing with which is way too many. They all want to help, which is good, but information transfer falls apart with that many people involved. They brought in the wrong colour rims for my winter tires but what really impressed me was that they let me take the car with the wrong rims and said they will just put them on another car later. That made me happy.
Exterior-Positive
-I absolutely love the way this car looks. I've been acting like a teenager ever since I started the purchasing process of this car. It's just so sleek and sporty looking. I also like that there's virtually no other stingers on the road. Definitely my mid-life crisis car
Looking forward to getting it rebadged to the broken K sometime soon.Exterior-Negative
-It was mentioned in another thread that the vents collect debris. I can confirm that there were all kinds of pebbles and small rocks in there. Not sure if this is a design flaw but it is not ideal. However there will always be a tradeoff between track/race features and practical daily driving. The vents are clearly a track feature.
-I do have a rattling hatch.
-Why are the door handles always the dirtiest part of the car?? Until they automate the opening of the doors I have to touch them and I'm always getting in my car with dirty hands.
-The car picks up more snow/salt/sludge than even our SUV. Not sure why. I'm constantly shoveling it out of the garage.
-The auto hatch has only worked once for me. It mostly does not detect my presence.
Interior & Tech-Positive
-Love the lighting. VIOLET!!! Who even uses that word anymore? Love it! Lol. I suspect that the cabin lighting shows up better (ie specific colours) with the black interior.
-Carplay. Love carplay. But why isn't it wireless?? Has anyone figured out if bluetooth is redundant now that there is carplay?
-Native Kia navigation. This is an awesome system that I learned how to use accidentally. It's even better than the Apple navigation inside carplay. And the way it integrates with the HUD is perfect. Did I mention that I learned it by accident? In my other vehicle you need a PHD to figure out how the navigation works.
-When interacting audibly with the car it temporarily lowers the music automatically AND LOWERS THE FAN BLOWER. Mind=blown.
-HUD as mentioned at the top. Awesome feature and very crisp. I like how the navigation and all the safety features integrate into it, especially the blind spot notification.
-The sound quality is good. Not amazing, but pretty good. It has enough bass for me.
-I like how low it sits. Makes me feel like i'm driving a sports car (let's be honest, it's not)
Interior & Tech-Negative
-Maybe it's just me but this car suffers from one of my all-time pet peeves. When you lean your leg against the transmission tunnel on one side and the door on the other (sorry, manspreading), it's uncomfortable. There's a hard edge there that makes me want to put my hand or some other cushion in between my leg and whatever it is leaning against. Did they not test this?
-Why does the radio start every time I unplug my phone from the USB after shutting the engine off?
-When the driving mode is displayed in your dash, why do they all have the same line that says
Economical on one side and Performance (if I recall correctly) on the other? It seems redundant to me. At least have a dot that shows where the particular driving mode is on that continuum.
-Button quality. The online reviewers all seem to focus on the way the buttons/dials on the circular vents feel. I agree those are nice. But the rest of the buttons just don't have the click response I need to ensure I've turned something on without directly looking at it. Example: the auto brake hold feature -- press it, you'll have no idea it is on if you don't manually look at the icon showing up on your screen. I found this disappointing.
-360 degree camera. While it is cool to have it, I don't find it helps much as I can't tell where my car is in relation to the stretched view of the stuff the camera shows.
Performance-Positive
-This car drives. When in sport mode, it just wants to GO. This is the main reason I bought this car, and it delivers. I've been entertaining the grocery store staff at midnight doing donuts in their parking lot. So much fun!
-The drive modes really do make a difference in the feel of the car. In comfort mode, I think the acceleration pedal is harder to depress which naturally encourages calm driving.
Performance-Negative
-I can not detect any difference in the damping system with the different driving modes
-When already going somewhat fast if you floor the acceleration it does not seem to pick up as much as I thought it would.
UVO/Command Start-Positive
I love the fact that I can find my car's location, check if it is locked and start it from anywhere (as long as I have internet and my car has cell coverage). I work far away from my parking spot and I live in a very cold place so being able to start my car before I walk outside it a luxury I hope I never have to do without again.
Fuel Economy-Negative
I drive like a teenager, it's a performance-oriented car. Let's be realistic, we will be gasing up often and I am ok with that
I'll see if I can add my album to this thread but keep in mind the rebadging isn't done yet and it currently has the wrong rims (ordered black but currently sporting titanium FC-04).
Edit: Cost-Positive!!!! You get so much for the price paid.
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