That is a very valid concern. Anyone waiting for 2019 to buy a Stinger should watch 2018 sales VERY closely. If this car starts taking off and selling like hotcakes, I think that would be a good indicator that the price might go up a bit for 2019 - especially if it has more features than the 2018...
The US GT's didnt get several of the nice features we got , like ,360 cams , heated rear seats and a few others
The US version should get the missing features that everyone else got: 360 Camera, Wireless Charging and Rear heated seats.
I don't think so. Even if it has more features, they probably keep the same price. I think you'd just see continued markups.
^^^this. I love Kia and the Stinger, but I think some people are drinking too much of the kool-aid. This car isn't going up in price in the US next year. Not only do they have to compete with these other luxury manufacturers, but they have to compete with Genesis which offers valet maintenance and all that.
In Canada? Not much else. In the USA? Everything you guys got lol.
If you wait til 2019 you probably won’t get the car til 2020!
Yes but I don’t want to see everyone driving it. The same thing happened with the Optima. If it does the car devalues quicker.
Which means the insane markups stop, the price levels off and the lease deals get better.
Not necessarily. Rumors point to an earlier release for 2019.
Totally makes sense . Where I live every second car is German , and mostly "new" Canadians ( Chinese )
Same here.
Welcome aboard, @FilmMixer! Thank you for signing up. I can understand waiting on those possible extra features. But it's possible to get a great deal on a Stinger now - you just need to work on it. If you walk into a dealership ready to buy without negotiating, chances are you're going to pay markups... Otherwise, I have a strong feeling we're not going to know which extra features come in the 2019 until they're in showrooms. If this even truly happens - it would be a tremendous mistake for Kia to let this information slip out as they'd be left with a lot of 2018s that wouldn't sell. So don't expect to hear anything in any convenience time frame...
.There might not be anything official released, but there's already employees letting it slip. If you look around, there's people already saying it'll be available l in 2019. My dealer even basically said it without outright saying it. We might not know the extent of what else is being offered, but it is sounding like 360 cam will definitely be in there. Of course, every other top vehicle in their lineup just about has it so it is pretty much common sense at this point. I too would be angry if I bought a 2018 and then 2019 had it unless I got an amazing deal and those can't be had yet. Good deals, yes, but not amazing. I'm talking 1% of MSRP lease amazing.
Yes, 100%. I just don't see any real validation coming - at least officially - any time soon. But, in this case, employee's word may be good enough considering how odd it was that the 2018 is missing the surround view camera feature in the U.S...
