Stinger got axed ?

[GenesisG70]

So why not get the 2022 Audi S7 over the 2022 Stinger Scorpion then? They're almost identical in dimensions, cargo capacity, and body style. Heck... the 2021/2022 Audi RS5 (5-door) is pretty similar too. Both cars will outperform, out maneuver, and handle better than the Scorpion while being far more "prestigious" in the eyes of most people.

I mean I can maybe understand, now that you cleared it up, why you would pick a 2022 Stinger Scorpion over a 2021/2022 RS3 or 2021/2022 M3 but still I don't understand why you wouldn't go with a S7 or RS5 (5-door) especially since you already had an A7 before replacing it with the Scorpion.

There is nothing wrong with admitting that cost of ownership, maintenance, insurance, etc. is always a factor along with a very big price difference. If I had the money, or rather if I didn't care to blow my chances of home ownership and retirement, I would have picked up a brand new RS5 (5-door) over my Stinger GT in a heartbeat!

More prestigious lol

 

[WRXtoStingerGT]

More prestigious lol

To the "general" public and the "masses" many more people would consider Audi a more "prestigious" brand than Kia regardless of how good the Stinger cars are. It's the same reason the majority of the population walk by a first generation Supra and not given it a second look. They don't understand nor want to understand so in their eyes it's just an old Toyota.

 

[stingLikeAee]

Was car shopping with the wife (for the wife) today. Market is brutal BTW

We drove to our local Kia dealer in my Stinger. Was shooting the breeze with the sales guy about the Stinger. Out of the blue he asked if I knew the Stinger was cancelled. I told him I had heard the rumor. He said no, it's official, the dealership had received word from Kia that Stinger production was going to end.

I asked for specifics like when it was going to end. He didn't know.

Take it for what it's worth #dontShootTheMessenger

 

[Skibum]

Was car shopping with the wife (for the wife) today. Market is brutal BTW

We drove to our local Kia dealer in my Stinger. Was shooting the breeze with the sales guy about the Stinger. Out of the blue he asked if I knew the Stinger was cancelled. I told him I had heard the rumor. He said no, it official, the dealership had received word from Kia that Stinger production was going to end.

I asked for specifics like when it was going to end. He didn't know.

Take it for what it's worth #dontShootTheMessenger

The dealership I was at today said that the factory is shut down and all the stingers are made and being distributed over the next 3 months. They will all get scooped up quickly.

 

[WRXtoStingerGT]

jeez... looks like the used Stinger market is going to sky-rocket!!

 

[MerlintheMad]

I'm a non-believer until Kia officially announces it from the top.

 

[Devin]

Eh. Just add it to the list of my discontinued vehicles.