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  Great Sport sedan and GT car. KIA Quattroporte. - 2018 Kia Stinger
  By Ramesh - December 18 - 2:14 pm

  Before anybody buys this car, they should know that, this is not a sports car, this is a sports sedan. This is not a luxury / premium car, this is a sports sedan. This is not a status defining car, this is just a sports sedan. And, Stinger does this job impeccably. When you shop for 50K car, you sure would have researched or test driven, audi, BMW, Merc or lexus. But you have to decide can you pass the above luxury brand dealers, and go to Kia dealer to buy this car. I did, and glad I did it. It has gorgeous looks.. Believe me, every day (yes, every day), people, either on traffic signals or in gas station or in parking lot, have asked me about this car and complemented a lot. It has Maserati look. Drive is amazing. For me, after test driving, S5, BMW 440Xi and C43 AMG, there was something in this car, I fell in love with. It is for sure, at least (if not more) 15K less than similarly equipped above brands. They have great materials in and out overall, even though there is some lack of achieving the level of above premium brands. I cannot write how much I like about this car, as it may take a lot of space. I can write little about what I dont like in it (very few, if any). I dont like the KIA label (I have always owned BMWs), fuel economy (but for this level of performance, it is acceptable) and major one being, the interior noise which can be refined a bit (I think this is common to all sports sedans like S5, AMGC43 and BMW 440Xi with M sport).

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  Test Drive - 2018 Kia Stinger
  By Matt K - September 6 - 6:17 am

  Okay. So I have been waiting for this car to arrive for almost 1 year. I test drove the GT1 and really liked it. This is a really nice sports sedan. I compared the features and performance to the A5 sport-back (the other car I am considering). This car far exceeds the Audi. The only item I preferred that the Audi has is a full digital instrument cluster. But that is really not a deal breaker for me. Even though the car just came out, the dealership I was working with was fine in selling me the car at $750 over their cost. I will be looking to purchase the car on Jan 2, 2018.

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  GT-R done - 2018 Kia Stinger
  By DJ - July 10 - 9:22 am

  The overall design of this car is thoughtful, yet stunning and atheletic at the same time. The vevicle performs well on all road surfaces. ( I will say that the GT2 has 19" tires that roughen the ride, but find acceptable in lieu of performance) The car handles well and provides amazing accelleration even if cruising speed has been acheived, steering is responsive and the car hold the roads well. The exterior lines are awesome with few flaws. (One noticeable is the wind dams that cool the breaks accumulate sand and small rocks due to winter snow maintenace. The interior is comfortable as the front seats provided 18 adjustments. The side bolsters hug your sides. The heated seats and steering wheel work well. The cabon layout is good and controls are placed logically , with the exception of the 8" touch screen (slightly out of arms reach) and the volume control is placed low and without looking I find myself operating the passenger vent. The interior materials seem of good quality with some hard plastics. (Which should be expected at this price point. I personally feel that KIA is going in the right direction, but probably should have created an up line badging due to badge bius of shoppers. Or perhaps the manufacturer is looking to take an I told you so approach, in order to dispel past negativity of their brand overall. This is my second KIA and hope that the reliability measures up to my first one which was 80k miles with no issues at all.

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  Nice car, shady dealer experience - 2018 Kia Stinger
  By carenthusiast - October 13 - 10:58 am

  KIA made a nice car, but, they need more professional sales people and marketing tactics. They did a nice job copying the exterior of an Audi A5 Sportback with the interior of a Mercedes. The materials and fit are still subpar. For example, the push button is hidden behind the steering wheel. The temperature gauge feels like cheaper silver plastic, too. For some reason KIA won’t let you buy the GT with a sunroof, and the roof materials are dark making it a bit too claustrophobic for me. A lighter roof color would be better. Also, most of the GT1 and GT2 colors come only in red leather. To me, the gray Nappa is best but only comes in blue and few dealers carry it. Lots of red, black, and whites. The dealers experience was such a turn off I began looking at the Audi instead. It’s about the same price without all the bling, including the cheap plastic airports on the hood that serve no function.

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  Like a premium Budweiser - 2018 Kia Stinger
  By Steve - May 26 - 10:58 am

  No doubt, this is an awesome looking car, its fast, and has lots of latest technology. I own a Lexus and Porsche, and never owned a KIA. I went to the KIA dealer, and, I was immediately reminded that KIA dealers are no Lexus dealer. The car is beautiful, but, I noticed the seat and arm rest are not very soft and on the hard side. I sometimes take long trips and wondered how Id feel. The interior is well designed and has nice materials but I am used to seeing a little wood in a sedan. I sat in the back seat, and, at 6 ft, it is very cramped and my hairs touched the roof. The dealer only offered me $800 off of list of $52,000. As much as I liked this car, I could not justify spending more than my Lexus for a KIA. I like going to my Lexus dealer for an occasional oil change and the KIA dealership just felt cheap. If KIA wants to sell $50k cars, they need to better understand and give the customer the full experience.