Stinger supposedly dropping in the Middle East in November

[STNGRNV]

Still not much info coming about NA, but...

http://automiddleeast.com/2017/07/25/headline/kia-stinger-middle-east

 

[Jumpy]

lol if the middle east gets it before the US

 

[davebo]

I think Kia will have a hard enough time overcoming luxury brand snobbery in the USA. I don't think they have a chance in the Middle East. The Dubai elite who daily drive BMW 7 series when they don't feel like taking their Bugatti certainly won't be caught dead in a Kia.

 

[supra969]

lol if the middle east gets it before the US

they already made it here

I think Kia will have a hard enough time overcoming luxury brand snobbery in the USA. I don't think they have a chance in the Middle East. The Dubai elite who daily drive BMW 7 series when they don't feel like taking their Bugatti certainly won't be caught dead in a Kia.

the stinger however isn't aimed at the elites, it is aimed to fill in for the discontinued lumina and caprice

 

[Bamm1]

they already made it here

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I have not even seen a picture of a US production Stinger, never mind being able to buy one.

the stinger however isn't aimed at the elites, it is aimed to fill in for the discontinued lumina and caprice

Uh, not really following on this one either.

Kia is targeting the Audi A/S5 Sportback, BMW 430/440i GC, Mecedes C-class, Infiniti Q50, Lexus IS, etc. with all of their press releases, websites, etc.

 

[davebo]

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Kia is targeting the Audi A/S5 Sportback, BMW 430/440i GC, Mecedes C-class, Infiniti Q50, Lexus IS, etc. with all of their press releases, websites, etc.

So somewhere in-between a BMW 7-series and a garbage midsize sedan Chevy stopped making in the 90's?

 

[supra969]

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I have not even seen a picture of a US production Stinger, never mind being able to buy one.
Uh, not really following on this one either.
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im talking about the middle east they are already displayed at showrooms

So somewhere in-between a BMW 7-series and a garbage midsize sedan Chevy stopped making in the 90's?

the lumina made it well into 2012 as re badged commodore

 

[davebo]

Wow, I had no idea. I'm really surprised they even wanted the Lumina name for that. When the Lumina died here it was a crappy FWD sedan with 175hp. Can't believe there are some out there with 6 liter V8's. I guess the equivalent here was the rebadged Commodore in the Pontiac G8 but that was short-lived.

 

[Bamm1]

im talking about the middle east they are already displayed at showrooms

Sorry for the misunderstanding.

US dealers have pre-production "display" models as well:

https://www.instagram.com/torque.jenna/

But displaying a pre-production model in a showroom with the doors locked is not the same as it being on sale.

the lumina made it well into 2012 as re badged commodore

The Commodore demographic is a target for Kia Australia. But that is unique to that market and not Kia's global strategy for the Stinger.

 

[supra969]

The Commodore demographic is a target for Kia Australia but that is unique and not Kia's global strategy for the Stinger.

its the same target for the market here in the middle east

 

[Bamm1]

its the same target for the market here in the middle east

Really? Because the article that started this very thread stated:

"Korean carmaker Kia is preparing to announce the new Stinger line-up for the Middle East, including the 365-horsepower Stinger GT sports sedan going after BMW, Audi, and co."

 

[supra969]

Really? Because the article that started this very thread stated:

"Korean carmaker Kia is preparing to announce the new Stinger line-up for the Middle East, including the 365-horsepower Stinger GT sports sedan going after BMW, Audi, and co."

i stand corrected but i really believe its a mixture of both, due to the huge success of the commodore (lumina) in the region