Kia Stinger GT Review | MOTOR

[@wasdwasdwwasd]

Probably one of the best value propositions in this country. Kudos for Kia for making something like it.

[@BreeChannel1]

Every day I get compliments on my Stinger. Just today alone, my neighbor sees me driving out of my driveway and stops to compliment the look on the car. Then off to the carwash two guys there give me the thumps up. Then off to gas station to fill her up, the guy at the next gas pump says, damn that's a nice car, then as I pull out and stuck at a traffic light a man drive his truck up next to me rolls his window down and says I noticed your car, is a Maserari? I said it's a Kia and he couldn't believe it. He said the Maserati dealership is down the street so and the Stinger looks like it. I was curious so I drove there and the Maserati salesmen comes out and says to me that's a great looking car. All this in the afternoon with my Stinger.

[@KSA21Geladettor]

same happens to me as well. I'm from Saudi.

[@curiosityredpill7030]

Damn when the chicks going pull up?😃

[@belvederedog2563]

I love my Stinger. Best car I have ever owned and I have had some rippers. Value for money, standard equipment, warranty, driving performance and price makes this an almost unbeatable proposition when all things considered. Great on a long trip from Sydney to Melbourne and fantastic through twisty country roads. Stupidly fast as well.

[@royalcrownpro6777]

G70 takes the cake IMO. but they're bost great

[@belvederedog2563]

@@royalcrownpro6777 The G70 is a great car, no questions about it. Guess it comes down to taste and preference with these two being so similar.

[@paulhausser9492]

And a BEAUTY!!

[@marcolucchini8173]

@@royalcrownpro6777 no rear leg room in the G70.

[@rcast3763]

How's the transmission, does it revert back in 10 seconds to D while using the Paddle shifters in Sports mode?

[@michaelmiguelsanchez]

I've owned my Stinger GT for almost 6 months. By far the best all-rounder I've ever driven. I tried a Mustang for a week, but being a Dad with 2 teenagers, and up to 4 teenagers in the car each weekend for soccer, the Stinger was a no-brainer. Fun when I want it to be, a great family car when it needs to be.

[@Tinytags77]

If you weren’t a dad stinger or mustang? I need to choose between them lol

[@marcolucchini8173]

Had our stinge for 2 years now, and it's great. Also tows a double kart trailer with all the gear easily without any effort.

[@ivankuljis1780]

@Kalak - Mick It might just be a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde for my friend Gary who placed a Black on Black order last Friday. My only fear is that his wife starts to like driving it too!

[@gone547]

I have had my Stinger for three years now and have had only one problem..........keeping my wife out of the driver's seat. Both of us love the car.

[@Ryan-ue9ve]

Stinger is a great compromise for something fast and practical. Can fit my bike no issues, and smoke mustangs 😅

[@icheema3671]

I have both, please don't hate on me :D

[@DrewsTurbo]

I’ve driven these and they’re fantastic. Anyone that says they’re crap is an idiot who’s never driven one.

[@OrnumCR]

My Stinger is on the Michelin PS4S tyres and I can vouch for the much better turn in, handling and predictability. It’s just cracked 100K and on the long commutes I do, it’s at 7.3 litres per hundred for my 3.3TT with the bimodal exhaust. Yeah, very happy with it.

[@maXXik1337]

I am sorry, but as someone who is looking to buy one of these. Did you mean 7,3/100 km consumption? At what pace (conditions). There is no way... isn't it?!

[@OrnumCR]

@@maXXik1337 There most certainly is. Eco mode and long steady commutes will see the car easily achieve that fuel consumption figure. If you’re an enthusiastic driver, then probably no, but if you’re nice and steady, yes you can.

[@thedon9670]

whats the point of buying this car then? lol@@OrnumCR

[@brianburgess7733]

Loving my MY21 Stinger, last car was a XR6 Strint Turbo, and find the Stinger more refined and nearly as quick

[@rcast3763]

How's the transmission, does it revert back in 10 seconds to D while using the Paddle shifters in Sports mode?

[@alexvalle750]

Stinger is not perfect lol.. No car is.. I love my Stinger.. ❤

[@rayleeaustralia]

I'm surprised that if it's such a good value car it's not selling better

[@curiosityredpill7030]

Brand snubs

[@domallen1451]

People just ignore it and go for the audi and bmw equivalents. Because they all say "it's still a kia" despite Kia pissing all over them cars in reliability ratings

[@Ali-yj6pl]

It's the SUV addiction

[@gpajic1987]

Cool car. When I hopefully have kids, I'll probably get one. Might start trying today.

[@ivankuljis1780]

Great Review __ we test drove one last month! My friend Gary, placed an order last Friday for a Black on Black, and delivery is expected April 2023. Good things, this way come!

[@lawrencef8507]

Ive heard the lane keep assist resets to on every time you turn on the car, is this true? in my 2017 stinger GT since pressing the lane keep assist off, it never turns on again

[@BreathingAir]

I’m leaning towards the Stinger but want see what happens when the EV6 GT comes out.

[@joep65ck]

Beast of a car....best value full size sports sedan under $100K

[@steve3511]

With the stinger do you need to warm the car up when it’s cold and do you need to wait for a few minutes before turning the car off ?

[@Ethereal1]

I really wanted one! But it’s ending production end of Q2, 2022 😢

[@thedon9670]

so what?

[@jwilliams703]

Stinger owners dont care if its still not popular. in 10 years when ours make near 1000hp and still sells for over msrp we will be the ones not that popular.

[@guygoodwin]

I think the problem is the 80k price . I had a look on carsales and people are wanting stupid prices . I do like it and was looking at one recently .. I have now settled on a slightly older bmw m4 instead

[@bob6168able]

Please review the 2022 stinger and focus st 2022.

[@emc91]

Nice car!

[@hectorlatorre8578]

Bought a 2022 scorpion edition for the wife. I'm jealous now. 😫

[@lbarbato6425]

Getting close to a Mustang price?

[@unrealisticgoals]

only reason anybody would get a mustang over this is the V8 and its sound lmao, this is 10 times better car. trust me, wife has mustang GT, i have stinger.

[@Tinytags77]

@@unrealisticgoals is the stinger faster to accelerate than the mustang?

[@ESP351]

I did an online build for a Mustang GT fastback and i only optioned the magnaride suspension and it was $78,000 AUD.Stinger GT was $68,000 AUD.All depends if your want to pay another ten grand for two more cylinders and an exhaust note.The Stinger would probably have better build quility.

[@chancemcclendon3906]

I just started tracking my 2022 stinger and I think the suspension in sport is soft af especially compared to the M3 Comp as my only other touchstone. I live in Canada so I'm not sure how the models differ between regions

[@ESP351]

Australia dont have the AWD option.

[@chancemcclendon3906]

@@ESP351 we get alot of snow here so it makes sense that is an option here.

[@jwilliams703]

Then put on a different suspension.

[@BenBarren]

if they had put a tickford hsv focus group v8 engine & note innit would have sold double the units, like em but, huge boot ftw

[@FernandoDIY]

what year model is this stinger

[@NoOne56488]

Looks to be the 2021 as the 2022 has the different front badge on it.

[@mitchjames9350]

This car needs the 8 speed DCT from the i30N.

[@oscardelbo8077]

I was just thinking why I hardly see these on the road after all the initial hype. The question is still not answered. I guess its not a good replacement for the commodore Great video.

[@lukemothug3744]

Your right Ford and Holden fans don't want to be seen in a Kia.

[@damienasmr922]

I love my Stinger but maybe Aussies are becoming sensible family people.

[@remissiveslave]

I don't consider any car good until we've seen excessive miles on them. Personally, a car that's maintained properly shouldn't have any trouble going 300k miles with no serious issues. How many miles do the highest mile stingers have so far?

[@megageek8509]

No everybody wants a car to last for 25 years or to use as an Uber. The car has an unlimited 7 year warranty in Australia. That’s good enough for most people.

[@marcwelby1836]

300k is a stretch even for a well maintained car. Your asks are unrealistic. Stick to boring Toyota’s if that’s what you’re after.

[@remissiveslave]

@@marcwelby1836 300k really shouldn't be a benchmark. Then again if manufacturers really wanted to, I'm almost certain most cars could easily go 300 k (arbitrary sum). Ar this point in time most cars share the same typical parts, pumps, hoses, moving mechanical bits, electronics, all of which by this day in age could be built to withstand more heat, rotation, and climate. They wouldn't need able to build millions of any given brand if cars held up better. Still a dead investment such as a car to cost as much as they do, yet still applying allegeded supply and demand, there's no sense that cars cost what they do, then to continue to be prone with more lemons each year. Haven't perfected the wheel but want sekf driving cars. What a farcical world.

[@lireus166]

The top trim in AU is about $67,000, is there anyone who receives any discount recently?

[@lukemothug3744]

The stinger way to expensive now.

[@michaelhart5886]

Love the stingers but all the stupid modern safety tech like lane keep assist etc can bugger off. Maybe people should learn to actually drive

[@remissiveslave]

100% agree

[@darrenjordan841]

Yep I have driven lots of late model VWs with the lane assist and it shits me no end. Lucky it can be turned off.

[@bilalcakir5750]

Make it AWD and then the sales will sky rocket

[@unrealisticgoals]

it is AWD, sales wont sky rocket because its "a kia" change the badge and see it perform better in sales. people ask me everywhere what car it is, i always just say "stinger" because even though they liked it at first, as soon as you mention kia, they change their expression. still love it and will always love it. badge snobbery and brand stigma really hurt cars like the stinger.

[@AusCharlie]

@@unrealisticgoals stinger isn't AWD in the country they are reviewing it here.

[@kers225abk2]

@@unrealisticgoals in the US they can be awd but not in Aus unfortunately.

[@markjmaxwell9819]

Remember what the world was like in 1995 ??? The 330S is better value with some wider rubber ....

[@bign1667]

I think it's fair to say women are the ones buying cars these days because habe either lost control of their momey or see past the marketing and sales tactics and can see cars are not as exciting anymore. The big issue I see is that manufacturers are no longer giving sufficient head height on sedans for the driver and rear passengers and that itself limits who the potential buyers are.

[@LoneStarStinger]

Wowwwww. Sexist much? Also most Stinger owners are men.

[@bign1667]

@@LoneStarStinger i think you have missed what i am trying to say but i agree with your point about most stinger owners are men. Overall in general regardless of model of car, manufacturers are selling new cars mostly to females than male customers. The issue i am pointing out is the stinger design isn't allowing the extra sufficient headroom needed in both the front seats and back seats.

[@joescar1966]

Too expensive for a Kia

[@NoOne56488]

It's not tho, for what you're getting it's damn good value. It's miles better than any ford falcon XR6/8 has been on the interior front and it handles better than the falcons. It's better and more reliable than any bmw or vw etc and costs a lot less. With a full 7 year warranty in Aus you cannot go wrong with it.

[@aaronaigner3481]

Fake hood vents.......Just like an 86 Chevy Iroc Z Camaro.......NOPE not cool, not refined, just ridiculous.