2018 Kia Stinger GT Review - Can it take on BMW and Audi? 

Kia and Hyundai have been doing some serious work here lately.

hands down best looking car under 50k new

just picked up a GT stinger AWD 2 days ago and have been driving it around my small Oregon town and I catch some ppl looking at me like 'what is that thing' I think its one of the nicest and newest cars in town.

I've got one and it's one of the most neutral handling cars I've ever driven, and I used to be HWP here in Australia. Bye-the-way, most of the police forces over here have changed over to the Stinger as pursuit cars.

A very logical presented insight into a sport sedan Stinger. Good job Brian.

Terrific review for a very nice car. Thanks!

Under 50K Canadian, that's really something.

I can see Kia getting up there with the well established luxury brands like Infiniti and Lexus, if Infiniti doesn’t change something soon Kia could replace them in the market I think! I just bought a black GT2 with the Red seats for our channel!

Agree about the vents, I wish there were an option to get them in body colour, but I guess, aftermarket. Also, it’s massive for us city folk and I wish it were about 30% smaller, but basically it looks perfect for the ‘burbanites.

Great honest review. You already touched on what my opinion of it. It's similar. Time will tell how successful it will be. I myself, would be open to buy one. Even if it fails, there's always going to be a Genesis dealership to continue to get parts for. Good protection from it becoming a orphan car. Good work Kia!

Beautiful car and don't be surprised if it turns out to be much more reliable than overpriced German junk.

The BMW 335i has something to worry about. Kia cracked the performance code.

All the haters that complain about the Kia badge and unconventional styling. Well when the Honda/Acura NSX came out 28 years ago I heard all the same comments. Now it's considered one of the most beautiful and best sports cars ever made.

Great review. There were some mentioning on www.kiastinger.org that the heated rear seat option wasn't available in North America.

Great review, albeit a few years old. I own a 2019 StingerGT-AWD3.3L and love it. I constantly get compliments and questions about it and most people have difficulty believing it's a Kia. We traded in a 2011 Optima EX for the Stinger...and although I loved the Optima I wasn't sorry to part with it. It was quickly forgotten as I drove the Stinger home from the dealer. One aspect that should be mentioned and is often left out of car reviews - Kia needs to set up their game in the after-sale service at the dealership. We live in the Niagara region of Canada and our local dealers are sorely lacking in good service. We've bought six Kias from two separate dealers and it's to the point where the Stinger will likely be the last Kia we own - despite the fact we love their vehicles. The service is just that bad.

Love the quality of the videos, quite good. I Only actually heard about this car recently but it's intrigued me quite a bit. It should, but wont, really surprise me people will probably not even look at it at those prices because "IT'S A KIA I COULD HAVE A GERMAN CAR FOR THAT PRICE" I almost hope they dont buy them, so I can snag one for super cheap if the market doesn't favor them. This car seems just about perfect for everything from all I've seen of it.

Great review, superb quality as usual Brian! Does this AWD mean that Hyundai/Kia will offer it in more of their products? If they'd do an Elantra GT Sport with an AWD option I would definitely go back to Hyundai!

Kia and Hyundai really have stepped up their game and giving a message that they are going to compete with German giants.

Great video! I am looking forward to seeing this car in the metal. Apparently, according to my local dealer, in Scotland, we mightn’t get the all wheel drive 😔 I would prefer it for our country roads! It is those people south of the border that are not interested, I am told.

Love this car I want one!!

How would it do up against an Audi A6 supercharged quattro? Just curious

At 5:04 it's look like the GPS showing 3D image right? I think the new Honda Accord gps has same function.! Would u be able to show how this 3D map works a bit more in details boss,.! Thanks 🌴

Love this my man best review yet ur honest so many ppl still like ah it's a Kia blah blah it really has German DNA for ppl that say there into cars but cant even get that info nah they way off. Lol

I've seen conflicting reports about heated rear seats. Maybe different option packages for different markets?

can't beat the kia styling and the quality!!

Nice shoot.

I hope this delivers.. there's so much hype around this car... if it does, then it's a question of branding/brand recognition.. would European car lovers be able to look beyond the KIA sign?

im thinking to buythe entry version, do u think is worth it? or there is bettet option?

I would love to have a Stinger!

It's amazing how many of us focus on its beauty or lack thereof. It has no effect on acceleration, handling, reliability, practicality yet 90% of the comments focus on it.

I heard that the cheaper 2.0 version is not available in Canada, is that true? I hope thats not true, because thats what Im interested in.

So, living in AZ do you recommend RWD or AWD Stinger GT?!

The side vents are real hood aren’t, wish those were optional. Body color side vents as optional isn’t bad idea either.

How would you compare the Kia Stinger GT2 to the Infiniti Q50 Red Sport? Great review & seems like Kia has a real winner.

When you hear him saying that people are stopping us asking about the car or complimenting you know for sure this is an Advertisement. Lol

Why do the American models not have 360° view, rear heated seats, wireless phone charging, or the switch to move the passenger seat up from the rear!? Really bothers me.

Awesome car!!

awesome review! kia really took it seriously

Nice vid bro.! I think Kia they should pay u bro heh

and it blows away a 2018 and 19 lol Acura Aspec TLX Awd 3.5 V6, for the same money? no brainer

You don't like the black chrome? You kidding?! It's fantastic. This car would look blurgh if it had colour coded instead.

Late model B58 bottom ends are girdled and stout. My 440 is amazing. My son's modded 09 335 gets hammered often and both are daily drivers. I doubt a Kia will take the constant punishment like a Beemer.

I would buy if I didn't already bought a new car. Maybe next-gen Stinger...

Wow, KIA is blowing away their competition and even making the old German boys raise an eyebrow!

Give this car 3 years and it’ll have 450hp and even better aesthetics. Not to mention the amount of R&D that’s going into this car to produce aftermarket parts. This car will be pushing 500hp+ easily even on the current stock tune.

looks like a Porsche sick very nice

I've seen some around Nashville. It's a good looking car in person.

it might beat or even do beat the bmw's and the audi's, but still its just a KIA and will always be :D i kinda like it though

They cut the front leg room by 3”. They just lost most tall male drivers, of which I am one. I was seriously considering trading my Optima EX this year but after sitting in the Stinger at the Auto Sho, I won’t be doing it. Can’t understand why Kia didn’t offer this car in a coupe version.

Ugh...the car is $65K here in Australia and only RWD...and Canadian dollar is about the same value.

:D 10 extra points for pronouncing Porsche correctly!

I kind of have to say it and give Kia credit, but seems like a very nice car. I have seen many videos and comparisons of the Stinger to other vehicles, and it actually stacks up very well against even some of the good German competitors. The Kia name just kills the overall impression of the car. I mean people think of the Kia Sephia of like 15 years ago and that was such a POS.

Why is everyone comparing this car the Premium cars? Its a $54,000 Kia. Kia would get more try their new models if it offered a bumper to bumper 100k warranty on first year models.

Limited? Don't you mean GT 2?

I wanna see a fucking race ALREADYYYY!!!!

You hit the apex at 6:00 pretty horrible

The people who guessed that this was an Alfa Romeo or an Audi, knew absolutely nothing about cars. I don't take that as much of a recommendation.

Audi A5 *Sportback*

Make $ 30,000 and i will buy it ! Too expensive now...

I love the advertising for this car. Chevy had the SS sedan. I never knew it existed till 3 years after it was made. It had an LS1 415 horsepower Magnetic Ride Control ,brambles all around beautiful car, it would destroy this stinger. Way to go, Chevy you had a beautiful car and no one even knew about it, morons. Oh yeah this Stinger looks a lot like an SS sedan should have never killed it Chevy.

I agreed , I’m not a big fan of the colored side vents. They look ugly.

Q: 2018 Kia Stinger GT - Can it take on BMW and Audi? A: Why Not?

Nice car, but 50k I don't think so. It's worth maybe half that. The prices of automobiles have just become insane. In 1978 I bought a brand new house for 15000, this price is just pornographic.

name me another car stock new that has near 400 pound feet of torque under 37k please

the rear reminds me of an an audi

You can replace the Kia original badge with the K Speed, Kia 3.0 one here www.k5optimastore.com/products/kemblems

Looks like they attempted to copy a Pontiac G8...but without the monster V8! I ll take the Pontiac (or now the Chevy SS)

Probably a bullet off the line. On track a slug. Too heavy for the corners

I would like to see is subjectivw get to the car not your opinion

I always wonder how companies like Kia can sell fully loaded cars, for less. Cutting corner somewhere else, or they are just making less money per car.

the pictures and videos dont do it justice. i was kind of iffy about the looks until i saw it in person. it is beautiful when you see it in real

Great Job Kia, look out higher end overpriced cars with non of the amenities that Kia offers.

a korean corvette

too heavy for me

I would definitely least that car I wouldn't buy it unless it was years down the road could be a total shitbox I don't know

Nahh

Great car awful name

Your ignorance is bliss when you can't realize the back end says Dodge charger the sides say BMW 4 series the front says Kia Optima this should of been their interpretation of a sports sedan not a copycat.

I dont get people. You might as well spend 5k more and buy a used Audi rs7. That thing is a 4 door monster. They aren't in the same class, but 5k more for a much higher caliber car? Worth it. I respect what Kia is doing here, but with a price this high you're close to buying other luxury cars that'll retain their value better .

This car already looks dated

Might as well get a V8 455hp Camaro SS

$40k+ for a KIA? No thanks. It's still a rebadged K900

I'm just here to laugh at butthurt Audi/BMW buyers.

Meehh, I'll take a Lexus before this any day

this is the car a pro transgender highschool teacher would drive.

What an awful reviewer!! You can't tell the viewers what size the car is? Really? That's 1-0-1!!

China has been capital of copying now Korea is catching up , you can copy but it's not BMW

Its really better than bmw and audi.

Holy smokes it's a copy cat

Honestly, that thing is ugly because it's overdone and still looks too much like a normal sedan. It also has a distinct 'asian feel' to it and it's not aesthetically pleasing to look at.

Am I the only person who thinks this car is overall ugly, due to the strange design cues?

You all have to de kidding yourselves it a crap Kia like all Kia' s and it is ugly and cheap made why can't people see this

The problem is it's a Kia..... Hyundai realized a top tier car (Genesis) wasn't selling well under the Hyundai brand name... Hence they split it off into it's own brand.... this will be the same scenario for this car... when it comes down to it... Chick factor Kia 0%.. BMW 100%.... They should of realized this being it is part Hyundai