Kia Stinger boasts new design package

Kia’s high-performance fastback sports saloon, the Stinger, is set to sport a refreshed design to amplify its gran turismo character and a range of technology and safety upgrades.

Sales of the upgraded Kia Stinger will begin in Europe during the final quarter of 2020 and into early 2021.

“The Stinger is standard-bearer for the Kia brand in Europe and remains our most driver-focused car, capable of covering great distances in comfort and style,” said Emilio Herrera, chief operating officer for Kia Motors Europe. “The upgraded model builds on the Stinger’s well-established grand touring ethos, with a renewed sense of design flair, new technologies, and greater usability enhancing its appeal for buyers in Europe.”

 

Refreshed exterior design and new interior materials and tech

The upgraded Stinger boasts a refreshed exterior design and measures to improve cabin appearance and quality, and gives owners more choice of colour and material at the same time.

At the front, the Stinger’s ‘tiger-nose’ grille sits between new multifaceted reflector LED headlamps. Its new design and LED daytime running lights give the car a more high-tech light signature, with sharp slashes of light angled slightly towards the front of the car. At the rear, a new rear combination lamp spans the width of the car, creating a distinctive new light signature which mimics the shape of the subtle spoiler integrated into the boot lid.

 

Powerful 3.3-litre T-GDi engine

Three years on from its launch, the majority of Stinger customers have specified their car with Kia’s powerful 3.3-litre T-GDi (Turbocharged Gasoline Direct injection) V6 engine.

 

The upgraded Stinger is offered exclusively with this powerful engine, delivering swift acceleration and rapid responses to driver inputs, while offering a refined grand touring experience during a steady cruise.

 

The 3.3-litre T-GDi V6 provides drivers with peak power of 370 ps at 6,000 rpm. Its twin turbochargers allow the engine to offer drivers its 510 Nm peak torque across a wide range of speeds (1,300 to 4,500 rpm), resulting in effortless performance everywhere. Accelerating from 0-to-100 km/h in just 4.9 seconds, the Stinger’s 3.3-litre T-GDi engine makes it the fastest-accelerating Kia ever sold in Europe.

The engine is paired with a smooth-shifting eight-speed automatic transmission, matching the car’s long-legged gran turismo personality, and all-wheel drive as standard (rear-wheel drive in right-hand drive markets).

 

UK specification, on-sale date and pricing will be announced in due course.