Getting excited about the 2021 Stinger

[MrMegadeth]

KCB is reporting the G70 with a 2.5 isn't being submitted for government testing in the KDM.... Not looking good

Looks like the G70 might be keeping the existing engines for a while.

 

[Backslack]

Perhaps Kia is worried about potential bugs with an all new engine, so it may be safer to limit it to just a few markets.

That has more to do with emissions, IIRC displacements above 2.0 liters are heavily taxed in places like Europe. The 2.5T is already in the G80 and GV80, so I doubt its application in the Stinger will be much trouble.

 

[MrMegadeth]

Things I saw that I really like:

• No more damn hood vents!
• Frameless mirror
• Suede seats are pretty
• 2.5t! And new trans
• New UI on the Infotainment looks fresh
• Full LED rear lights
• Quad pipes with the 2.5t look good

Even though some of the plastics look cheap in the video, I hope this comes to the USDM.

 

[Redwing]

I couldn't tell, but with frameless mirror are the homelink functions now in the headliner? Or maybe the US market gets a different mirror.

 

[MrMegadeth]

No, on every other frameless mirror I've seen the home link buttons are on the bottom.

 

[Redwing]

No, on every other frameless mirror I've seen the home link buttons are on the bottom.

huh? Do you mean that even though the mirror is frameless, the buttons are on the bottom of the mirror? I didn't know that. Instead I thought they are in the headliner... like in my GLC.

 

[HawaiiPD]

I bought a 2018 Stinger 3.3 TT new and it is garage kept with 3K mile on the odo. I got 0% financing thru Kia. I also bought a 2017 Genesis 3.8 to keep the Kia pristine. If the new Stinger gets the 3.5 TT I'm gonna trade in the '18 for a new Stinger.

 

[MrMegadeth]

No, still 3.3T.

Kia Motors Korea Unveils Stinger Meister - Korean Car Blog

Kia Motors today announced the 2021 Kia Stinger for the South Korean market. The changes are expected to make their way to global markets...

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Also...

”...2.5T models remove the fake hood vents that previously came with every Stinger, but 3.3TT models retain them, and they are still nonfunctional.”

 

[MrMegadeth]

huh? Do you mean that even though the mirror is frameless, the buttons are on the bottom of the mirror? I didn't know that. Instead I thought they are in the headliner... like in my GLC.

 

[Redwing]

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Interesting. I haven't seen that. Thanks for the Pic!

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[Cgo]

What's up with that E badge?

 

[MrMegadeth]

That's what the stinger carries in Korea.

Loosely translating the words on Kia's Korean website, the new emblem "symbolises maximised performance driving with the engine arrangement of rear-wheel drive".

"'Engineered by Excellence' are the core themes. Exclusive (for a select few), Exquisite (sophisticated and sensitive), Evolutionary (constantly evolving) presents the direction of the new premium line-up of Kia."

 

[MrMegadeth]

Europe only will get the 3.3t

They are saying the 2.5t is USDM bound

2021 Kia Stinger Facelift Debuts In Europe Exclusively In V6 Flavor

Kia has revealed the updated Stinger on the Old Continent where the four-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines are no longer available due to poor demand.

www.motor1.com

 

[Cgo]

Europe only will get the 3.3t

They are saying the 2.5t is USDM bound

2021 Kia Stinger Facelift Debuts In Europe Exclusively In V6 Flavor

Kia has revealed the updated Stinger on the Old Continent where the four-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines are no longer available due to poor demand.

www.motor1.com

No 3.3T stinger in the US anymore?

 

[MrMegadeth]

Well, yes, I think everyone gets the 3.3t it was always a question if you get the smaller car as they don't sell as well as the bigger.

 

[tarhoosier]

What is the take rate for 2 L vs 3.3 in the U. S.? Anyone know?

 

[MrMegadeth]

I can't find the sales figures by feature/trim. I'm just assuming that the ratio of 3.3t/2.0t was "surprising" to Kia based on a lot of the articles I've read and the fact that the smaller engine was almost phased out (again articles I've read) in a lot of places.

My read, is that the 2.0t is just under-powered on paper and in real-life....plus the MPG chasm isn't that deep between the 2 engines.

Honestly, I bet the 2.5t starts to poach sales from the 3.3t as most people see 300Hp and think that's enough - especially now that the MPG is in more favor of the 2.5t.

 

[AWD]

2021 Stinger showed up on the Kia site yesterday. Nothing unexpected, same trims as the ones on the EPA website since July 7.

 

[MrMegadeth]

Well, in the USDM it'll be 2022. KDM is always one year ahead.

 

[AWD]

Well, in the USDM it'll be 2022. KDM is always one year ahead.

Well, it's no news to this forum unlike some others that start with stin...

Kia also posted independent testing of the K5 with the 2.5 T-GDI. Trap speed of 103.3 bodes well for that engine in the 2022 Stinger. It is about halfway down the page:

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Discover the 2026 Kia K5 sedan's class-leading torque, available turbocharged engine & torque-vectoring AWD options, and much more.

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