Even hotter Kia Stinger in the works

[chevypower]

Originally Posted by malazn mafia

Car doesn't have much balance at all, seems to handle as well as a VN Commodore through the corners, or are they using cheap Chinese kinglong or whatever brand road tyres? Not real convinced about the acceleration rate though, the Barra seems to flick through the digits in a much more rapid and consistent fashion..

Are you talking about the VN with 125kw/288Nm, 4 speed auto, and radial tuned suspension? Yeah the Stinger with 270kw, 510Nm, 8 speed, and multilink won't have a chance!

[malazn mafia]

Originally Posted by chevypower

Are you talking about the VN with 125kw/288Nm, 4 speed auto, and radial tuned suspension? Yeah the Stinger with 270kw, 510Nm, 8 speed, and multilink won't have a chance!

Stick a 2JZ-GTE motor or an RB26DETT or a Barra under that VN hood and you will have a fairly quick car, if not quicker but with similar handling, and a lot more street cred.

[chevypower]

Originally Posted by malazn mafia

Stick a 2JZ-GTE motor or an RB26DETT or a Barra under that VN hood and you will have a fairly quick car, if not quicker but with similar handling, and a lot more street cred.

Well in my hypothetical world, I take the 5.0 V8 from the K900, bore it, stroke it, put a racing cam in it, bigger injectors, fuel pump, add two turbos, supercharger, intercooler, racing fuel, and nitrous. So we are talking 1500KW. Wait, I'm not done yet. That's just the generator to power the 5000KW electric motors that drive all four wheels, giving a 0-100 time of around 1.2 seconds.

Anyway back to reality, the Stinger GT is going to be a sweet car.

[DJM83]

Originally Posted by malazn mafia

Stick a 2JZ-GTE motor or an RB26DETT or a Barra under that VN hood and you will have a fairly quick car, if not quicker but with similar handling, and a lot more street cred.

Yeah because families want a Barra powered VN

[Whitey-AMG]

Originally Posted by Sioso

Agree with the handling comments, it doesn't look at all composed through the corners and the dreaded second guessing on the transmission exiting corners wouldn't be fun either especially if it does it while trying to shift with the flappy paddles.

To be fair.... he's tipping into corners at a fairly rapid rate. Seen and driven plenty of late model falcons and commodores that will do the same if not worse in similar situations. The power out at lower speeds looks decent enough.

[asagaai]

Originally Posted by Sioso

Agree with the handling comments, it doesn't look at all composed through the corners and the dreaded second guessing on the transmission exiting corners wouldn't be fun either especially if it does it while trying to shift with the flappy paddles.

Wow- tough audience- I thought it was pretty composed and sat well through corners.

Agree about the auto- they need a manual.

And the sound- sounds like my portable sanding machine working on a wooden door- and a rough grainy wooden door at that... the sound needs to be improved. A LOT.

[Pedro]

Originally Posted by malazn mafia

Car doesn't have much balance at all, seems to handle as well as a VN Commodore through the corners, or are they using cheap Chinese kinglong or whatever brand road tyres?...........

I agree. I'm guessing it's a factory vid so the steerer should be pretty competent, but he's really working at it trying to get through the corners.
Could be he's tipping it in too fast for the tyres but the suspension is really struggling. And the wheelspin out of some corners shows it's just not getting the power down. Having done racing and other track work, I'd be doing a lot of suspension work on that car before I'd be happy with it.

[malazn mafia]

Originally Posted by DJM83

Yeah because families want a Barra powered VN

If I was a family man with the need for speed , I'd install a Barra into a VN and keep the $50k change and put that towards a house , rather than splurge on a worthless kia..

[DJM83]

Originally Posted by malazn mafia

If I was a family man with the need for speed , I'd install a Barra into a VN and keep the $50k change and put that towards a house , rather than splurge on a worthless kia..

Each to their own, id buy an F6.

[CyberWasp]

Does anyone know the weight difference between the Stinger and FGX XR6T?

[XR6Runner]

Originally Posted by malazn mafia

If I was a family man with the need for speed , I'd install a Barra into a VN and keep the $50k change and put that towards a house , rather than splurge on a worthless kia..

Go buy a VN, and race it against the kia. Make sure you video it so we can all see how much the kia destroys it lol. Your argument is invalid, I could buy a mazda mx5 and put an ls1 into it and beat your modified vn monstrosity for less money

[Bossxr8]

Originally Posted by CyberWasp

Does anyone know the weight difference between the Stinger and FGX XR6T?

They are pretty similar. Both a bit over 1700 kg.

[jpblue1000]

Originally Posted by Pedro

I agree. I'm guessing it's a factory vid so the steerer should be pretty competent, but he's really working at it trying to get through the corners.
Could be he's tipping it in too fast for the tyres but the suspension is really struggling. And the wheelspin out of some corners shows it's just not getting the power down. Having done racing and other track work, I'd be doing a lot of suspension work on that car before I'd be happy with it.

Factory video, they know what they are doing. 1.2 G cheap four door sedan Porsche territory enough said!
JP

[chrisandsharon]

Irrespective of opinion I'm happy that KIA is having a go. Good on em'.
Kia has got to start somewhere and the Stinger is a bloody good start in my opinion. They've got some pretty good brains from other companies on board and the R&D will only see the Stinger get better and better. The 7 year warranty is just gold. My F6 ran out of warranty 19 days ago - would've been great to know I still had another 4 years to go.

[Vesper Martini]

Originally Posted by malazn mafia

If I was a family man with the need for speed , I'd install a Barra into a VN and keep the $50k change and put that towards a house , rather than splurge on a worthless kia..

bah. spend it on a 5 sec Aurion

[Whitey-AMG]

Originally Posted by asagaai

And the sound- sounds like my portable sanding machine working on a wooden door- and a rough grainy wooden door at that... the sound needs to be improved. A LOT.

Apparently...... this is being addressed somewhat.

http://www.caradvice.com.au/559324/k...xhaust-system/

[Bossxr8]

They need to have a listen to the new F150 Raptor. They sound pretty damn good for a V6 when you are up them. Same goes for the regular F-150 with ecoboost V6 option. They do a great impression of a V8 noise. They go bloody well for a 6 too, no wonder the V6 Ecoboost is currently making up about 75% of F series sales.

[Sioso]

[Grunter]

Kia Stinger GT on Highway Patrol radar



The*KIA Stinger GT could be hiding in some bushes on a freeway near you if chosen by Australian police forces as their next highway patrol car.
Kia says its new 272kW/510Nm twin-turbo V6 hero car has attracted interest from every state and territory bar the NT, with some police having already put a prototype car through its paces in secret testing.
“We are starting to loan them to the police now,” said Kia Motors Australia’s Kevin Hepworth. “They’ve had people in-house looking at the car, getting all the tech details on it, and now they’re starting to get an opportunity to test drive.”



Hepworth said police forces were happy with its Brembo brakes, size and power and that it met requirements for wiring, but that it would need to ditch the 19-inch wheels for the 2.0-litre’s 18s in order to carry a full-size spare, which the standard Stinger GT does not have. The Stinger GT’s standard 19-inch wheels are a staggered fitment, 8.0-inch front and 9.0-inch rear.
The Stinger GT was also well positioned to meet police criteria for value, resale, boot space and the ability to easily fit a second battery.
Some states were also considering the less powerful 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder for general duties, said Hepworth.

The news comes as police forces around the country continue to weigh-up replacements for the Falcon and Commodore, other cars considered for highway patrol use including the Ford Mustang and Chrysler 300 SRT.
The Kia Stinger GT is officially on-sale in Australia from September with pricing still to-be-announced.

http://www.msn.com/en-au/motoring/ne...cid=spartandhp

[GTP534]

I like it. I'm sure panel fit and alignments will be pretty spot on. That type of bonnet is difficult to get right but it looks as though Kia has done well.

[4vxc]

amazing how a car with rwd gets everyone so excited regardless of who makes it
maybe Great Wall or Chery could get in on the act then everyone would say what a great replacement for the SS and XR

[Sioso]

Originally Posted by Grunter

Kia Stinger GT on Highway Patrol radar

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The*KIA Stinger GT could be hiding in some bushes on a freeway near you if chosen by Australian police forces as their next highway patrol car.
Kia says its new 272kW/510Nm twin-turbo V6 hero car has attracted interest from every state and territory bar the NT, with some police having already put a prototype car through its paces in secret testing.
“We are starting to loan them to the police now,” said Kia Motors Australia’s Kevin Hepworth. “They’ve had people in-house looking at the car, getting all the tech details on it, and now they’re starting to get an opportunity to test drive.”

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Hepworth said police forces were happy with its Brembo brakes, size and power and that it met requirements for wiring, but that it would need to ditch the 19-inch wheels for the 2.0-litre’s 18s in order to carry a full-size spare, which the standard Stinger GT does not have. The Stinger GT’s standard 19-inch wheels are a staggered fitment, 8.0-inch front and 9.0-inch rear.
The Stinger GT was also well positioned to meet police criteria for value, resale, boot space and the ability to easily fit a second battery.
Some states were also considering the less powerful 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder for general duties, said Hepworth.

The news comes as police forces around the country continue to weigh-up replacements for the Falcon and Commodore, other cars considered for highway patrol use including the Ford Mustang and Chrysler 300 SRT.
The Kia Stinger GT is officially on-sale in Australia from September with pricing still to-be-announced.

http://www.msn.com/en-au/motoring/ne...cid=spartandhp

I'm not sure why the police need something that quick when "there's no such thing as safe speeding"

[RHR]

Its called catch up.

[383hq]

Is anyone else left wondering what the final iteration of the stinger product life cycle will look like HP wise? 300kw? 330Kw? 350Kw?

Michelin Power super sports aren't a entry level tyre, no wonder 1.2G's was seen (heap of new info now on line about stinger - Oz to get Conti's instead

[CyberWasp]

Surely this is the only vehicle the Police can use for a Sting Operation.

[Vesper Martini]

Originally Posted by 383hq

Is anyone else left wondering what the final iteration of the stinger product life cycle will look like HP wise? 300kw? 330Kw? 350Kw?

Michelin Power super sports aren't a entry level tyre, no wonder 1.2G's was seen (heap of new info now on line about stinger - Oz to get Conti's instead

Yeah thought Id seen both tyre brands in pictures.
Wilkinshaw are already making a "better note" Exhaust option perhaps that will give a few extra Kw.
who knows what else they will come up with..

[rjk74]

http://www.motortrend.com/cars/kia/s...-drive-review/
Sounds like it goes good.

[ozrunner]

Love this comment. Although the Chevy (Akar Oz Commodore) is about to be extinct anyway.

"After my experience, I would also suggest anyone interested in over-priced and under-styled Chevrolet SS give this car serious consideration, as well. It might not have the V-8 rumble and stick shift, but it’s otherwise a solid alternative."

[malazn mafia]

Originally Posted by CyberWasp

Surely this is the only vehicle the Police can use for a Sting Operation.

Sting and The Police just took on a whole new meaning, it's no longer just an 80s band. Free marketing for Kia

[adz137]

Originally Posted by rjk74

http://www.motortrend.com/cars/kia/s...-drive-review/
Sounds like it goes good.

That was a good read. It hit 60mph in 4.9 sec which would equate to 100km in the low 5 seconds bracket. So its as quick as our XR6 turbos, i dont like the way it looks and i would never consider buying one but you gotta be impressed with those figures.