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      02-02-2018, 09:48 PM   #1
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E9x vs Kia stinger

Noticed there was only a couple older threads on here about this car. Having seen it in person I was underwhelmed visually. Not my taste at all. However it has ties to BMW M

"The design comes from Audi and Lamborghini veteran Peter Schreyer, whom Kia hired about a decade ago. The stuff that counts comes from Albert Biermann, the former VP of engineering at BMW M, poached away to oversee performance car development for the entire Hyundai Motor Group. In other words, the Stinger’s pedigree is legit; it was made by people who know what they’re doing. Namely, Germans"

https://jalopnik.com/the-2018-kia-st...eal-1822643041


There are 4cyl and 6cyl both turbo options as well as rwd and awd options on both. To me even the 6 cyl turbo is underpowered at 365hp for a nearly 50k price tag with options and heavy at over 3800 lbs. Certainly not proven either. Being as it's a twin turbo v6 assuming the engine holds and a tuner figures out the ECU I'm sure there is more power to be had. Probably in the 400-420hp range.

Curious what the rest of the community thinks about our new competition.

Last edited by eatsleepboost; 02-03-2018 at 05:53 AM..
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