Waiting for the Stinger GT in Panthera Metal

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Waiting for the Stinger GT in Panthera Metal to drop here in Central California. Hell very well may freeze over before that happens, I'm beginning to believe. Moping around much like Ralphie Parker longing for his Red Ryder air rifle. The family is ready to give me the boot.....
 
Waiting for the Stinger GT in Panthera Metal to drop here in Central California. Hell very well may freeze over before that happens, I'm beginning to believe. Moping around much like Ralphie Parker longing for his Red Ryder air rifle. The family is ready to give me the boot.....
Welcome aboard, Rick! Thank you for signing up. I hear ya - I think that's my favorite color right now. But people keep posting blues that I really like as well. What is the Stinger replacing for you?
 
The family is ready to give me the boot...


I got this the other day: "Can you just buy a car already, so we don't have to talk about it anymore?" :whistle:
 
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Waiting for the Stinger GT in Panthera Metal to drop here in Central California. Hell very well may freeze over before that happens, I'm beginning to believe. Moping around much like Ralphie Parker longing for his Red Ryder air rifle. The family is ready to give me the boot.....

Welcome @StingerRick! What's your second favorite color if Panthera Metal doesn't work out?

I got this the other day: "Can you just buy a car already, so we don't have to talk about it anymore?" :whistle:

LOL! Don't let the pressure consume you!
 
Thank you @Jenny Wang. Go figure, my 2nd and 3rd color choices (Snow White and Silky Silver) for the GT are also M.I.A. in my area.
IMO however, the Stinger is so beautifully styled, it could be covered in chicken feathers and still look bad ass. haha So basically, I don't think you could go wrong with any of the color choices.
 
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Welcome aboard, Rick! Thank you for signing up. I hear ya - I think that's my favorite color right now. But people keep posting blues that I really like as well. What is the Stinger replacing for you?
I don't anticipate it replacing any of my current vehicles which are mainly for family, work and commuting purposes. This will be a long awaited gift to myself to sweeten life up a bit;)
 
I don't anticipate it replacing any of my current vehicles which are mainly for family, work and commuting purposes. This will be a long awaited gift to myself to sweeten life up a bit;)
That's going to be a hell of a gift no matter which color you end up driving home with!
 
I saw that color as one of favorites but I guess we will have to wait a bit more until they start arriving here. Right now as far as I know these are all made in Korea and are being shipped all over so it might take some time before we all get a nice mix of colors. Can't wait to see it in person.
 
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From interior to exterior to high performance - everything you need for your Stinger awaits you...
Here's some more promising information that Panthera Metal might be coming to the US. I visited a Virginia dealer today and snapped a picture of their Stinger color samples.

Of note, the Ceramic Silver looks metallic in the light and up close, which I've never noticed on any of the pics of the cars.

Stinger Color samples from a VA dealer.
 

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If you can wait, wait for it if you plan on keeping it for years. I'm very happy I picked this color :thumbup: though this car is stylish regardless of the color!

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If you can wait, wait for it if you plan on keeping it for years. I'm very happy I picked this color :thumbup: though this car is stylish regardless of the color!

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Wow @ corradoMR2 That's one stunning Stinger!!! I realize the flat/matte and even the hyper bright colors are the happening craze (at least here on the West Coast) but there is no denying the allure of the deep tones with metallic shine. Maybe I'm just old school, but they just look so rich!!
 
Lusting after this Panthera Metal, too...dealers have ZERO info on when it could be coming :(
 
From interior to exterior to high performance - everything you need for your Stinger awaits you...
So a dealer just texted his Kia rep about the Panthera Metal (after we searched the entire US for one to no avail) and he called me back saying it will only apparently come on the GT1 with another specific package on it.

I'm surprised by that considering the Kia build website allows Panthera in base GT. So confuseddddd...
 
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So a dealer just texted his Kia rep about the Panthera Metal (after we searched the entire US for one to no avail) and he called me back saying it will only apparently come on the GT1 with another specific package on it.
Unfortunately this looks to be true (as of now at least). According to my vehicle locator the only Panthera Metal Stinger available on the west coast is in Alaska and it is a GT1 AWD. No extra package though, just a base AWD GT1.
 
Stinger GT in Panthera Metal is/was available this week in Escondido, California. So keep the faith, they ARE on the way to a dealer near you sooner or later.;)
 
Stinger GT in Panthera Metal is/was available this week in Escondido, California. So keep the faith, they ARE on the way to a dealer near you sooner or later.;)

Nice! This gives me hope! Maybe my NJ dealer can order one from Cali...

Are you from California? How did you find that specific one? haha
 
Nice! This gives me hope! Maybe my NJ dealer can order one from Cali...

Are you from California? How did you find that specific one? haha
My first go-to is the Kia website vehicle finder, however I find www.cars.com a great option too because you have the ability to filter specific models/colors and location ranges. Not sure if either one is any more accurate than the other, so if you do find your choice vehicle, follow up immediately with the corresponding dealership to check for accuracy and availability. Good Luck:thumbup:
 
From interior to exterior to high performance - everything you need for your Stinger awaits you...
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