Stiffer and lighter to create a track-day monster Tuning creates a huge increase in power output Stinger GT420 had its debut at Silverstone on July 24 2019 LONDON, England – Most off-the-cuff remarks, or pie-in-the-sky ideas, are dismissed as soon as they’re suggested but, so long as you’ve the time and budget, things can be… Continue reading Tale of the Stinger: How a Kia show beauty was created
Twin-turbo V6 for Kia’s most powerful car Limited number for import during 2018 Launch to emphsise Kia’s 20th anniversary in SA JOHANNESBURG, Gauteng – Kia Motors SA has confirmed that its multi-award winning Stinger large sport sedan, the brand’s most powerful car yet, will arrive in the country in August 2018… but in limited numbers. The… Continue reading All-powerful Stinger all set to buzz in to SA
LONDON, England – The new Kia Stinger has won the ‘Best Performance Car’ title in the UK’s 2018 Car of the Year awards. A panel of UK journalists put the Stinger top of its class against stiff competition in a segment normally associated with more-premium brands thanks, the judges said, “to its striking styling, excellent… Continue reading Brilliant Kia Stinger makes a beeline for UK Coty title
Kia’s first grand tourer out in RHD UK Three turbo engines, each eight-speed auto State-of-art driving aids, connectivity LONDON, England – Not long ago it was a concept (see below), first shown at the Frankfurt auto show, but now Kia has joined the big names of sport cars to put its Stinger GT in showrooms… Continue reading Kia Stinger: Korean clout to challenge Ford and Nissan
IRVINE, California – Kia KIA Motors has teamed up with West Coast Customs to create off a unique modified version of the new Kia Stinger, the brand’s first GT offering, in pure SEMA style. The all-new fastback sedan will have a number of eye-catching high-performance enhancements, among them lowered suspension, a gloss-black grille, a carbon-fibre… Continue reading First glimpse: Stunning Kia Stinger shined-up for SEMA
Powerful all-new fastback sport sedan catapults Kia Kia follows through on promise of GT concept Designed in Frankfurt, developed on the Nürburgring LOS ANGELES, California – Seems like America has finally caught on to products from Korea – or at least taken a deep new interest – with the arrival there of the 2018 Kia… Continue reading Kia Stinger: It’s faster than a Porsche Panamera!
Coveted awards selected by auto design leaders Stinger sport sedan ‘poised to redefine segment’ ‘Fastback’ sedan realises designers’ dreams DETROIT, Michigan – Kia’s new Stinger large fastback/sedan has won the ‘EyesOn Design’ award for production car design at the 2017 Detroit auto show. The competition is usually dominated by… Continue reading Kia’s new Stinger takes Detroit auto show award
Fastback sport sedan ‘redefines Kia brand’ Promise of GT concept car ‘fulfilled’ Stinger: Best-performing Kia in brand’s history DETROIT, Michigan – Five seats. Fastback styling. Defined as a sport sedan… that’s the Stinger (oh Kia, thank you for a name and not a letter and numbers xxx) with which the Korean carmaker is “looking to… Continue reading Coming soon? The Stinger, Kia’s hot-shot fastback
First images of upgraded model designCars go ‘gran turismo’ fastback styleImports expected third quarter 2020 SEOUL, South Korea – KIA has released images of the upcoming latest version of its sporty Stinger that, the automaker says, ”isa refreshed design for the high-performance fastback sports sedan”. Changes to the shell, Kia says, have enhanced the ”gran… Continue reading Looking for a hot Korean? Hang on for now…
Spicy vision for future of electric vehicles Kia’s California design studio goes wild Presenting the future of vehicle interaction NEW YORK – Kia Motors America showed its vision of the future of electric vehicles at the 2019 New York auto show in insisted: ”It’s hot. And spicy” Figures, because the vehicle in question is a… Continue reading Kia HabaNiro: Three cars in one – and each one brilliant
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