2018 Kia Stinger Full Review & Comparisons - In 4K 

Holy smokes, I've watched at least a dozen Stinger reviews and this one blows them all out of the water. The attention to detail was amazing. Great job, I'm thoroughly impressed. And I will recommend your channel to anyone looking to buy a car 👍

KIA is stepping up and not joking around

The stinger is getting rave reviews. Saw one in red in person in a “stinger salon” at my local mall and it looks better in person than the pictures. The back end looked weird in pictures but looks nice in person. It’s a gorgeous car. I think Schreyer and Biermann have made a fantastic car here.

03:28 Hyundai owns Kia since 1997. Many Korean companies including Kia went bankrupt because of South Korea's economy deterioration started from 1997. So South Korea requested bailout to IMF to save the country's economy. At the end of the 1997 there were many motor groups to buy Kia including Ford, Daewoo, Samsung and Hyundai. Ford and Daewoo refused to take over Kia because of the company's bad capital situation. Even Samsung refused to buy Kia because they judged that Kia had no technical power to build new platform and cars. So Hyundai decided to take over Kia in the beginning of 1998 and built current Headquarters in Seocho, Korea. Since then, Mazda(Technical adviser and alliance with Kia) quit trading with Kia. Hyundai-Kia 's first platform-shared based car was 2003 sonata and 2003 first generation optima. They designed the interior EXACTLY the same and shared many parts. Buy the way, KIA (起亞) means "Rise up(起), Asia(亞)" in Korean words. :)

Everyone keeps talking about KIA not being a brand name, but this car along with the optima has elevated their brand significantly. All car brands have had to grow and refine their product over time and KIA has done this masterfully

We must not forget that Hyundai/Kia head designer is ex- Audi designer Peter Schreyer. And head of performance is BMW great Albert Biermann. So I think they have something good going on over there.

Alex, Thanks for providing valued content on the Stinger. I was trying to decide between a BMW 440i Gran Coupe, an Infinity Q50 Red Sport Coupe and a Stinger GT2 AWD. I finally took delivery of a black/red Stinger. It is incredible! Also thanks to Redline, Matt Maran, KBB and others for the assist.

Very good comparison. Stinger is a super fast car!. I've leased cars every two years for the past 15. I have now a Kia Stinger GT1. This one has been the best after having BMW, Subarus, Lexus, Acuras and Audis. Super good performance, styling and reliability. People asked me in every corner what is my car. Italian style with German dynamics. It is also a hatchback! same as Audi A7 but this one is 70K! My stinger smoked many cars for only 42k. Koreans showed with Hyundai, Genesis and Samsung and other brands than can be very reliable and competitive! My best car in 15 years.

I've owned hard-edged sport cars. Unless you're taking them to the track every weekend, they get old fast. The Stinger is a sporty car that you can live with.

You were born to do car reviews bro! Super detailed comparisons! You da man!

As always Alex, you ROCK!!! had my test drive this morning of a GT Limited, I am SOLD! what a beautiful Everyday Driver. THANKS! :)

You deserve many more subscribers, Alex. The quality of your reviews is just incomparable.

Excellent choice Alex. It has elevated not only Kia, but Korean cars in general.

I bought a 2019 GT2 and I love it. It comes with even more equipment. A great review of a great car.

Wow so professional reviews! So detailed, and not biased

So thorough... Always like the depth your reviews display. Summer of 20 I’ll be in the market and Stinger GT2/Genesis G70 are at the top of the list. I’m a value based thinker and I think these two vehicles really are some of the best value based choices for driving enthusiasts.

I dont comment a lot but I must tell you this is one of the best reviews i've seen so far. The way you talk..etc is ...just great!

Good job Alex! We have an Audi S5 and it is a dreamy car but with a dreamy price tag. If this car had been available when I made my purchase it sounds like it would have been a solid contender.

Ok i don’t care what badge snobs say, I believe in Alex, hence i am getting a Stinger.

Saw the blue version of this car in person on the road just a couple days ago. It looked great!

Alex was and still is spot-on with the Stinger. I had narrowed my choices to the Q50 Red Sport, TLX A-Spec SH-AWD, and a GT1/GT2 AWD Stinger, and his review helped sell me to get my 2019 Ceramic Silver GT1 AWD. :-) I will note that since his review, a number of features exclusive to the GT2 have since come over to the GT1 for 2019. Also, wireless charging is now available for both GT1 and GT2.

"Fuel economy has not exactly been Kia's Forte over the years" Ahahahahaha, I see what you did there... :D

Wow very descriptive. Looked at other reviews and this one was so much more in depth, almost like they were buying it themselves. Thank you for your review!

Hi Alex, I was amazed and delighted with the level of detail and precision in this review. I really felt like I had experienced the car for myself. Great work, very well done.

Found this channel a couple days ago - very well done, very thorough - better than any new car reviewer I've yet seen. Kudos - a solid 'A'

I've known Kia's have been great for a while now but this car shocked the world. This is going to turn their brand around like the 2011-2014 Sonata and Genesis did with Hyundai's. I've always said Kia's brand perception is where Hyundai was 7 years ago and this is the car to establish them once and for all.

I stumbled on your channel and this is one of the best car review even seen. :)

Stinger compared to many car models; Detailed overview with graphic inserts in the video; 4 pane window views; high quality review. Review is very well done

This car is brilliant.

Kia has turned into what Pontiac used to be, affordable, well packaged and fun to drive.

My god my head almost exploded trying to keep up to you. So much information. Incredible review.

Great review. You have always pull no punches and tell it like you see it good or bad.. Great Review!

I love your reviews, especially your comparisons with the competing vehicles. No other youtube reviewers give us that component as in depth as you.

Keep it up nice detailed review

Been impatiently waiting on this review. My fellow Audi S4 owners either love it or hate/fear it. I personally like it

Performance comparison at 11:10 Trim levels at 18:00 Car comparisons at 21:25 Why you should pick this over most of its competition 28:30 You’re welcome.

I bought a rear drive GT version in October last year, and it is a superb car.

Appreciate your 15 and 30 sec break down on this review well done

I love when he talks nerdy to me.

Wow! This is why I LOVE your channel because your aren't afraid to give your HONEST opinion! It just feels "wrong" recommending a Kia over the cars you did in your description, but I respect your opinion so I believe you. Well done Alex, as always.

I knew it Alex! I knew it would win your top vote! A used GT2 AWD will be my next car.

Always a great informative presentation....Great job

Alex does it again...Great review!!!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👌🏾🤙🏾

Good job Alex, the most comprehensive review of a car I have ever seen. Not just about the ups and downs of the car you are reviewing but also the cars competition. I am a car enthusiast and am impressed with the minute details that you cover. You will certainly pare someone’s shopping list to just a few. All then that will be required is a comprehensive test drive of said models. I explore all car purchasers to take a lot of time test driving any proposed purchase. At least one or two hours with all eventual drivers having seat time. Again Alex, excellent job. Also, I wholeheartedly agree with your assessment of the Kia Stinger. The German models are definitely going to have some problems competing with this cars value and quality.

Great review! You are one of the top car reviewers out there right now! Keep up the great work, love the format of your reviews.

I have a 2013 Kia Optima SX Turbo with the 274hp and I have to say myself and my Wife love this car. It’s an amazing car have had no major issues and it has over 107000 miles and I definitely won’t trade it in but get a Stinger if we make our decision to do so. I installed a set of 2017 Genisis 3.8 wheels witch are staggered and it looks just like the Kinetic model that was sold in 2016. Keep up the good with ro Peter Shryer, you made Kia what it is now...

Another great review! Thank you!

Interesting Review! Thanks for the super honest opinion

Excellent review! Thanks, Alex.

I absolutely love your reviews! I’m and Audi guy but this will be my next choice. This car is so unique and like you say there’s nothing that it could compare to.

Fantastic review Alex thank you!

Excellent review, Alex, I wish your channel get more popular in the future

Another great video, thx! Very honest as always

Proud to be the 600th like. This is the best channel for serious car buyers. Doesn't pander to the kids with no money.

Excellent video Alex!

I am happy buyer of a stinger gt. OMG!!!! This is the most fun I have had in a car. I had a Honda civic turbo and that had a crap ton of turbo lag but on the stinger there is very little turbo lag. you barely feel it. I LOVE THIS CAR!!!! WORTH EVERY PENNY!!!!! AND this car is luxury enough for me. Has everything I want in the car.

Excellent review packed with useful and relevant information...Thank you

I got one, really happy with it.

this was a really impressive review. I'm surprised you even brought up the kia-hyundai relationship

Awesome review! Subscribed.

Wonderful car and review!

Very well done review 😀

Love the Stinger! Let's see the new Q50 please... Great detailed review Alex!

Awesome video! I still can't believe the Honda Accord won the NACOTY over the Stinger! This was clearly the winner in my opinion.

Wow that's a lot of information,plreasureably executed well done.👍👍

I’ve been comparing new cars to buy recently and for me (in Australia) it comes down to a Stinger GT (with new bi-modal exhaust option) versus an Audi S5. Also, in Australia there are only RWD currently available (August 2018) and only a 7 year warranty...which, although not as long as the 10 year U.S warranty...is still longer than any other comparable vehicles. 7 years is quite astonishing. The Stinger GT is definitely on my radar to buy. Such great value.

Alex, as always excellent review

I'm currently in the market for a nice sedan and seriously considering the Stinger. It checks all the boxes in my list including the price and knowing it will be way more reliable and cheap to maintain than any of the German brands.

It's a car, not a "brand"...what a statement! People these days still judge a car by its brand.

" Not KIA's Forte " I see what you did there Alex. Well done sir rare to see you gush over a car, looking forward to see what the GENISIS is going to be like.

Looks like a solid all around car, I'm looking hard at the XE for when my lease it up this fall, it's very interesting how you kept comparing the AWD system of the Stinger to the Jag.

Great in depth review. Fortunately here in Canada we got a better equipped AWD Stinger for cheaper than in the USA. That's the one I got for not a lot of money because it was a slightly used 2018 model when the 2020 models are coming in...

Great video

Love my 2018 Stinger GT1 AWD

Good review Alex

Great review as always. The Stinger definitely anchors itself as a very solid choice. It's more of a niche with broad appeal. It's going to sell a lot this year.

Never thought I would find an auto journalist better than the savagegeese superb review Alex.

Damn! I just know I'm gonna have to check one of these out now!

Nice review. I own a Stinger GT2 but I disagree with A+ for cabin noise. It has more road/tire noise than the new Toyota Camry and much more than a typical Lexus.

Alex, your reviews are the bomb, point blank haha. I look forward to these after work or like some people do their favorite TV shows lol. I love the point you made about the lack of colors and customization. That's been a complaint of mine about Kia, long before the Stinger. I've always wanted an Optima with red leather (or Merlot, whatever it's called). But that combination is only available with the grey colored car by selecting the "Launch Edition" package. Oh, you want a red or black Optima with the red leather? Too bad... And what's worse is that choosing that package makes you miss out on some other options, like the 360 camera. Kia also keeps showing a yellow Stinger at auto shows (it was at the Detroit Auto Show this year), but that color is not available in the United States... I'm in product planning at Hyundai/Kia now, but these "all or nothing" packaging decisions for the sake of cost still confuse me. Like you also said however, people buying these cars want a well-rounded CAR, not just a BRAND.

I think the Stinger is redefining the auto category classification all by itself. Performance car dynamics which is a daily driver taking on the aesthetics of the luxury brands. This is the car I would buy. Kudos Kia!

Alex should review the chevy ss, for me it seems like the two are similar. Great review as always

Mature and serious job. Well done.

The more I here about the Kia Stinger GT ,the more I want one.

I just bought a base model Chrysler 300 with a V6. Beautiful car! (And I have to credit you and Sofyan for your detailed reviews to help me find the right vehicle.) I’ll have to keep an eye on Kia, however. Once I run the wheels off my 300, I just might get one of these high-end Kia cars.

OMG! This is my dream used vehicle Alex.

Great review, thanks for the detailed information. I will also add that in my experience of owning new 3 series BMW to now owning a KIA K900, my service experience with KIA is much better. Anytime I schedule even an oil change, I am asked by my KIA dealership if I need a rental and my wait times are shorter than what it was at BMW. This experience of course could be regional but for me, it’s one of the reasons I will keep buying KIA cars

For a everyday GT car that has some fun to it. This looks great.

When I drove the new KIA rio I new it took its blood from the big brother stinger... Solid and well balanced driving manner.

For reasons I won't go into, I tried to buy a 2019 Dodge Charger Scat-Pack, but Chrysler shot me down. For once I wanted a car that did 0-60 in less than 5 seconds. Next stop? Kia Stinger. It will do 0-60 in less than 5, and is ultimately a more refined car than the Charger, not to mention AWD. 24 hours later, I was driving home in my new Kia Stinger GT2. Only complaint is that I am 6'2, I totally fit when I finally get into the car, but getting in and out of the Stinger, is a pain in the butt. Only complaint, otherwise, fasted car I have ever owned, and who cares if it snowed or not, I got AWD.

I respect Alex's view as well!

Alex is the text book definition of a true car nerd.

Beautiful car with great powertrain. If they made this with a six speed manual I would be in love.

Can't wait to test drive this. Actually going to cross shop this vs G80 sport. Not sure which experience I'll like better

I’ve been dreaming about this car since 2018 can’t wait

i really like that A5 sportsback in S trim.hopefuilly next year the kia stinger will have more color options, i hate black interiors and consider them to be the fleet/taxi interior color preference.

KIA proves that a car manufacturer can deliver a luxury GT without the high overpriced premium!

The 2018 Stinger GT2 all wheel drive trim is comparable to the BMW4 series grand coupe, the Audi A5, even Porsche Panamera. The GT2 Stinger is absolutely considered a luxury vehicle, with it’s Brembo Brakes 4-Piston Front, 2-piston rear, red calipers, Twin Turbocharged 3.3 liter V6 365 hp 0 to 60 in 4.4 seconds, CVVT, GDI, ISG. Torque 376 @ 1,300 - 4;500. LSD, Dynamic Torque Vectoring Control, R-MDPS, VGR. Front suspension: McPherson strut w/Stabilizer Bar, high-performance Dampers, ECS, ABS, Safety: blind spot collision warning, lane change assist, rear cross traffic collision, driver attention warning, forward collision avoidance, pedestrian detection, forward collision warning, lean departure warning, lane keep assist, Smart cruise control w/stop and go, CBC, ESC, TCS, HAC, TPMS, I am leaving out a lot of features because I don’t feel like typing anymore but this guy definitely did not do his homework on the Kia stinger GT2 which he is attempting to demonstrate. My personal Stinger GT2 features which I only experienced in some top of the line Luxury Cars. Stinger GT2 gives you a nice heads up display which projects a good source of information. The fact that you can change to any DRIVING configuration any time, you don’t have to be stoped and parked. I don’t mean changing the ambience colors but for example changing the drive mode from comfort to sport deactivating the auto shut off system and traction control, stability etc.. My super duper favorite feature is that you can preselect 10 or 12 radio or Sirius XM radio stations and the car starts recording all these channels weather you are on this station or no and it keeps recording for up to an hour. You can go to these recorded stations and a rewind up to an hour and listen to the music you missed because you were listening to a different station. The Kia Stinger GT2 should definitely be considered a luxury sedan capable of competing with the likes of BMW, Mercedes Benz, Audi, and even sports cars like the Mustang, Dodge Charger and others. The difference is Kia simply gives you all the great, awesome features where the so called luxury cars like BMW, Audi Lexus and Benz Nickel and Dime you sometimes 20k, 30K, or evening 50k over your limit to get the simple features. It’s amazing how people fall for their scheme simple because of the NAME BRAND! Here’s a link to another RU-vidr who does a fairly decent job of describing the Kia Stinger GT2 model, with only a few small mistakes, features which he leaves out. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-laDTa-5sQds.html

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Great i will look into one