What cool feature from a former car do you wish your Stinger had?

[G70LEbyAdoom]

i think the best feature that kia could add, is dealership service that can actually repair our cars properly in a timely fashion

Dont say that out loud man, it brings the nightmares back.

 

[Redleg94]

Is this how it is with car guys/enthusiasts? "Toyota" gets no respect?

Because underneath it IS a BMW.

OTOH, a modern Lotus is a Toyota underneath.

 

[Redleg94]

To be fair though R34 and previous generations were not V6s, an I6 is not going to have the same exhaust note due to timing, vibrations, and no X pipe in exhaust.

If you want a truly GOOD sounding V6, something that gets your heart running (and potentially other body parts), you have to go all the way back to the Alfa Busso that was last used in the US on the GTV V6.

 

[Ulikefishsticks]

I'll come at this the other direction, I sold my stinger over a year ago. The one feature I miss going to a Veloster N from my Stinger is the Ventilated seats! Adaptive cruise was nice too.

 

[Transmetal]

and I'm not a big fan of supercharger whines, especially when they are excessive.

Man, you are a different breed! That's ok though. The blower whine on my Lightning is literally the best part. I used to think my 2 Grand Prix's had loud whining. Whine is better with a V8 imo I was kinda annoyed when I got the exhaust done that I could no longer hear the whine unless I got on it hard. Just another reason to swap pullies or even better, go Whipple.

 

[7Andrei7]

1. Refrigerated glove-box. I've had this on every car since my first '96 Opel Astra. Crazy the Stinger didn't offer it as an option.
2. Heated windscreen. It was a nice option to have but I can live without it. Now I have an underground garage and for the freezing nights I'm away I bought a special spray.

 

[billy_vk]

Massaging seats

My '13 Taurus SHO I just got out of had that. Was nice on a road trip.

 

[boosted1g]

My '13 Taurus SHO I just got out of had that. Was nice on a road trip.

The problem with all of those messaging chairs is that they are specifically designed for average height.
At 6'3" I have never set in a messaging chair that felt like it was doing anything positive for my back.
I have also learned that anything that says "ergonomic" = everything is in the wrong spot for me, thus it is WAY more uncomfortable.

 

[Devin]

Man, you are a different breed! That's ok though. The blower whine on my Lightning is literally the best part. I used to think my 2 Grand Prix's had loud whining. Whine is better with a V8 imo I was kinda annoyed when I got the exhaust done that I could no longer hear the whine unless I got on it hard. Just another reason to swap pullies or even better, go Whipple.

The OG Lightning was ridiculous. I love that thing.

 

[CKeeler]

Man, you are a different breed! That's ok though. The blower whine on my Lightning is literally the best part. I used to think my 2 Grand Prix's had loud whining. Whine is better with a V8 imo I was kinda annoyed when I got the exhaust done that I could no longer hear the whine unless I got on it hard. Just another reason to swap pullies or even better, go Whipple.

I love supercharger whine. The newer TVS superchargers are cool, but they don’t have a good enough scream to me.

 

[Transmetal]

The OG Lightning was ridiculous. I love that thing.

Me too! Just needs some parts thrown at it and more power.

 

[DoctorStiches]

A manual transmission

 

[NIU_Huskies]

I never had vehicles with many features but I always bought used practical cars since that is what I could afford at the time. I remember having automatic windows and power steering in my 2nd vehicle and thinking I had it really good.

I had a 2015 CRV Touring for about a year and I liked the blind spot camera when turning.

The GT2 has so many features I never had but I wouldn't mind having an all digital instrument cluster with the center portion of it having capability to show blind spot camera feeds. I think the Telluride has these features.

 

[bfglitch]

but I wouldn't mind having an all digital instrument cluster

My mom had a 1986 Ford Thunderbird that had an all digital instrument cluster. Eventually some of the bulbs used to back light the LCD display crapped out and made it impossible to know how fast she was going. Had to remove the entire dash in order to place the bulbs. Granted digital clusters have come a long way since then.

 

[JSolo]

A button inside the car to unlatch the hatch/trunk. Doesn't need to open it entirely, just unlatch.

 

[MerlintheMad]

A button inside the car to unlatch the hatch/trunk. Doesn't need to open it entirely, just unlatch.

That is a strange omission on the Stinger, which I still can't understand. Even my '94 manual transmission Plymouth Voyager had that. But, when it went out, I adapted, and not having a functioning hatch release for years prepared me for the Stinger not ever having one.

 

[JSolo]

^^One step forward, 2 steps back...

 

[Bigserver1]

I never had vehicles with many features but I always bought used practical cars since that is what I could afford at the time. I remember having automatic windows and power steering in my 2nd vehicle and thinking I had it really good.

I had a 2015 CRV Touring for about a year and I liked the blind spot camera when turning.

The GT2 has so many features I never had but I wouldn't mind having an all digital instrument cluster with the center portion of it having capability to show blind spot camera feeds. I think the Telluride has these features.

The blind spot camera feature in the 22 GT2 is one of the biggest upgrades from the 18-21 models IMO. That and the bigger infotainment screen.

I actually prefer a digital/analogue combo for the driver info area. I really love the look and font of the Stingers analogue Speed/Tach. My wife’s MDX has a fully digital display and maybe it’s just that Acura’s digital display is trash, but I much prefer the Stinger setup to that.

One thing I do with the Stinger had was more ambient lighting. I’d love some on the door panels in the front and back in addition to the dash and under the front door armrests.