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[Stinger GT SS]

Even car manufacturers change their badges eg.

Toyota/Lexus
Honda/Accura
Nissan/Infiniti
Hyundai/Genesis & so on.

so what’s the difference if the actual owner of the car wants to change them as well.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Such a funny subject, and every time it comes up there is a lot of back and forth (sort of like gasoline octane and oil preferences discussions that way).

I still have the KIA badges, under those "K" skins. And I keep the KIA on the wheel hubs and my steering wheel. I don't think KIA is ugly at all. It's a look of distinction. And when all association with econoboxes is effectively forgotten, KIA the badge will be as venerable as Ford or any other antiquated badges that have association cred.

 

[Coast GT]

Even car manufacturers change their badges eg.

Toyota/Lexus
Honda/Accura
Nissan/Infiniti
Hyundai/Genesis & so on.

so what’s the difference if the actual owner of the car wants to change them as well.

You forgot got Kia. Even they don’t ship the Stinger with the Kia badge on it in the Korean market. They have the E badges on the front and the wheel covers and the large Stinger script on the rear which is what most owners have done

 

[robz32]

Guys, technically we are still rocking Kia's OEM badges. They are just from a different market, look awesome and just happen to not say Kia. (Applies to those that swapped them to the E badge)

 

[Registered Member]

Am trying to think of which logo I like the auto industry, maybe Porsche.

I just got back from a drive and was focused on all the car logos lol. Have to say I also like Mercedes, Toyota, and Mazda logos as well as what I mentioned previously.

 

[Soca Boy]

I just got back from a drive and was focused on all the car logos lol. Have to say I also like Mercedes, Toyota, and Mazda logos as well as what I mentioned previously.

Lol, was thinking of the samething on the way home, still like the Porsche logo but, the Abarth logo is cool.

 

[MerlintheMad]

A uniquely shaped logo is Mitsubishi, which I quite like.mitsubishi logo - Bing images

 

[ShannonC]

I just got back from a drive and was focused on all the car logos lol. Have to say I also like Mercedes, Toyota, and Mazda logos as well as what I mentioned previously.

You should have concentrating on keeping your freshly painted bumper clean....lol.

 

[Registered Member]

Lol, was thinking of the samething on the way home, still like the Porsche logo but, the Abarth logo is cool.

I've never even heard of that, let alone seen the logo.

 

[Registered Member]

You should have concentrating on keeping your freshly painted bumper clean....lol.

Started out that way, then after it started to rain I gave it up and started checking out car badges lol.

 

[Stinger GT SS]

I've never even heard of that, let alone seen the logo.

It’s the sporty Fiat 500’s they are called Abarth here.

 

[Stinger GT SS]

I've never even heard of that, let alone seen the logo.

 

[ElChanclo]

I'm not of fan of car logos that just spell out the brand name and slap it on front and center. It seems lazy and looks a little tacky/trashy. I like a symbolic badge or a crest. A single letter (Like the H for Hyundai or A for Acura) is a step in the right direction.

 

[OliverNuther]

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Wow. That badge is totally wasted on that car.

 

[Joeygt]

People still will debadeb because it doesn't say Porsche or Lamborghini. Never understood why you wanna debadge is like went to pretend it's not a Kia because you changed badges?

A similar thing happens here in Australia. We have.... or had our locally built Holden SS commodore which was running a Chevy V8. People would strip the Holden badges and replace them with Chevy badges. I know they are both GM products, but I never understood why. Are you embarrassed that it’s a Holden? Do you wish it was a Chevy? Does it make it go faster?
As far as being different, the more people that are doing it the more it becomes the norm.

 

[Stinger GT SS]

Wow. That badge is totally wasted on that car.

Cute car though, nice little inner city GT, just fun.

 

[OliverNuther]

Cute car though, nice little inner city GT, just fun.

Mmmmm, maybe so but it looks like something out of that kids movie. It shouldn’t be rocking a cool badge like that.

 

[Stinger GT SS]

Mmmmm, maybe so but it looks like something out of that kids movie. It shouldn’t be rocking a cool badge like that.

Well the name Abarth is for these cars so cudos to them for coming up with it, makes it a funky package IMO.

 

[OliverNuther]

Well the name Abarth is for these cars so cudos to them for coming up with it, makes it a funky package IMO.

Not disagreeing with you. I can see the inner city appeal to that segment of the market. But they’ve lost all their Pommy customers by calling it Abarth.

 

[DCBStingerGT]

The quiet exhaust sound has always been a hot topic about the Kia Stinger since it was released, and seems to have been mentioned in every Youtube video review, about six months ago I came across a review on the Fiat 500 Abarth, and i heard its exhaust note , since the topic of Abarth has been bought up in this thread, and i have thought to post a video of its exhaust note for some time now, just to compare how great it sounds to the stock Stinger exhaust, and yet it is such a small car. I have really liked the Fiat Abarth badge for some time, even looking them up on Ebay. Maybe Kia should have thought of a badge to set our Stinger apart, with its own unique badge.

Here is a video of the exhaust note while driving.