RE: New all-wheel drive Kia Stinger gets drift mode

[theplayingmantis]

Crap to drive in top spec form and absolutely hideous to look at in the metal from any angle bar the front!

KIA shills our in force as ever!

It’s been a failure. KIA failing big time on the ‘performance brand side’ they should really leave to to Hyundai expand on the superb N versions.

[Wills2]

ducnick said:

6k Service interval sounds very sensible and about right for its performance to guarantee good longevity.
Its not a pcp diesel box with artificially high U.K. only service intervals after all. If you go to other markets you will discover bmw /Merc/vag service intervals come down too ... spooky
Proper performance cars have even shorter service intervals!

6k service intervals sound like a pain in the arse, my M3 was serviced once every 6 months and covered 90k with zero issues with that Kia it would have been in the workshop every 2 months that's plain daft and smacks that something isn't right it's not even producing that much power for a 3.3l twin turbo.

[Ardennes92]

Elatino1 said:

Very true but I don't see what badge kudos is in the usual German suspects when they are so common absolutely everywhere. Something is not special when every Tom, Dick and Harry has one.

Not sure about Tom & Harry but you do see plenty of Dicks driving plenty of German marks!

[George Smiley]

Service plans for bmw and all German marques were made long just for fleet hire. Sure nothing bad has happened but it’s designed to not be an issue in the 36 months the warranty lasts

Kia give you seven years, better make sure it’s looked after.

[Touring442]

cobra kid said:

I spent a week in South Korea in 2010 with work. It blew my mind the stage they were at with styling. It's gradually leaking out round the world it seems.

Look how far Kia/Hyundai have come in 10 years. This, the Cee'd and that mental Hyundai hot hatch thing.

Roll on 2029 - I suspect all traces of badge snobbery will have evaporated by then.

[anonymous-user]

Thesprucegoose said:

moronic comment,, you can't have an opinion on cars if you don't buy one, what about the reviewers,, journos,ffs it's a car forum.

It’s the same as commenting on the lack of feel in a new Ferrari, unless you’ve owned one.

Yes it’s a car forum but opinions are best formed from experience, not, third hand info.

[George Smiley]

yonex said:

It’s the same as commenting on the lack of feel in a new Ferrari, unless you’ve owned one.

Yes it’s a car forum but opinions are best formed from experience, not, third hand info.

Do you fall into the #beenaskedbeforedoasearch brigade?

[anonymous-user]

George Smiley said:

Do you fall into the #beenaskedbeforedoasearch brigade?

Sorry but the guy has owned lots of bang average sheds and is calling out badge snobs. It’s dumb.

[macscrooge]

Cracking looking car - I had a sit in one when I went to buy my son’s Ceed. My head was brushing the roof. Though it did have a sunroof fitted.

[dvinell]

Harry_523 said:

Very nearly replaced my M135i with one of these, but at the time there were so few available and there were no deals on. Also as said here 6K service and high tax and fuel not ideal. Might revisit when getting out the finance trap

Just got my road tax bill on the 3.3 V6 GT-S, it's £140.
So not high tax at all.
Many web sites have got this totally wrong.

Having it serviced every 6k is a bit of a pain, but it's mostly just an oil/filter change, so not megabucks.

Edited by dvinell on Saturday 20th April 22:52

[dvinell]

theplayingmantis said:

Crap to drive in top spec form and absolutely hideous to look at in the metal from any angle bar the front! .

Strangely enough, the comments I get when parked up suggest that you are holding onto a minority view there.
Try using Google, and see how many Stinger reviews conclude that it's "crap to drive".
It could be that they are all wrong, or ...

[Alex P]

A possible replacement for current S4/S5 owners now that the new version is diesel only? Will save them a good £15k + options as well - probably more reliable too.

[coppice]

Apart from journalists destroying tyres at someone else's expense for the compulsory smoky , sideways shots- does anybody use (or even want ) drift control or launch control on a 1700 (ish ) kg saloon ? And if so , why ?

[Mike335i]

coppice said:

Apart from journalists destroying tyres at someone else's expense for the compulsory smoky , sideways shots- does anybody use (or even want ) drift control or launch control on a 1700 (ish ) kg saloon ? And if so , why ?

It's one of those 'nice to know you can' things, like watches that you can dive with, AWD SUVs and cars that can crack 200mph.

I like these, the badge does not bother me (my 2008 Kia Pro_C'eed Sport was a cracking car) and I would have one in theory, but it's the weight of the thing that puts me off. I imagine that this is incredible refined, but like all these cars, I can't imagine it is much fun at legal speeds.

[anonymous-user]

theplayingmantis said:

Crap to drive in top spec form and absolutely hideous to look at in the metal from any angle bar the front!

KIA shills our in force as ever!

It’s been a failure. KIA failing big time on the ‘performance brand side’ they should really leave to to Hyundai expand on the superb N versions.

Have you driven a stinger? By all accounts they get pretty decent reviews.

"The Superb N versions" of Hyundais, again have you driven them? I ask as I found the I30N decent and hard to fault but somewhat.....meh....