Kia Stinger GT-S - Drive it and be AMAZED ! 

Ooo YES !!!!!

It great to drive isn't it :-)

Absolutely, couldn't get the grin off my face. One day 😁

Cheers Andrew. Good luck with the deal. I hope it works out :-)

You should get Tiff in it...this thing goes sideways !!!!

Cheers Benjamin, I'm glad you enjoyed my review. Such an interesting car and huge fun to drive :-)

I think so :-)

Thanks Stewart, 100k is definitely my aim. I'll keep doing my thing ! You should take a look a how much these are low mileage used. Some mega bargains out there !

Lots of people are saying it will have high depreciation yet I don't know a BMW owner that hasn't been clobbered by that. Even if it lost half it's value in the first 3 years that will be less financially than an M3 !

Thanks for the Sub mate, welcome to the channel 👍 Have a look round, I've reviewed some great cars since this one 👍

I saw a white one yesterday and it looked mega 👏

The yellow one was lovely. These are great value 'used' now !

Cheers Buddy :-)

Thanks Michal. Glad you enojoyed it :-)

Drive one if you haven't and it will grown even more !

Cheers Ron :-)

Me too. I was travelling into London all last week and thought it kind of Kia to give my film a bit of promo !!

Go and drive one. Very good car 👍

That yellow looked ace !

Agreed :-)

Cheers Roberto 👍

Glad you liked it!

Thanks Dan. Took me a while to be able to get access to one !

I didn't know there was a facelfit ?

@@UnderWarranty TBO calling it a facelift is overdoing it. I think all they changed was the screen.

@@invisiblekid99 Ah yeah i just seen pics now, much better screen. Seems on auto trader some 2019 versions have the old screen. Must bee late 2019 when they was added. Buying second hand is the way to go with these cars.

Germans do indeed make great cars but this isn't that far behind !

Thanks Anthony. I'm growing steadily and have confidence that I will get there. I know what you mean about the last photo. I actually took it to be my thumbnail but in the end didn't really like the lighting in it ;-)

Thanks Colin. You too mate ;-)

I'm a brand snob too but this car is a good effort at turning me ;-)

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it :-)

Sounds great 👍

I wish I was as I'd have a million views by now !

Thanks Pete, glad you enjoyed it :-)

Cheers John :-)

Cheers Andrew. Thanks for the Thumbs Up :-)

Thanks. I have a slightly more 'mature' approach. Thats is another way of saying I'm an old git ;-) Great to hear you are enjoying my vids.

Not sure...only time will tell on that one !

My rear end was twitching too !!

I think so :-)

It sure is ;-)

Hi Alan. I said exactly the same thing in response to someone else's comment about the brand. Skoda used to be the but of many jokes but know they are seen as a quality brand. Kia aren't too far from that !

Not sure it is only for people who cannot afford an Audi, Merc or BMW. I can afford those cars and went with the Stinger. Until you get to the special end of those brands, purely my opinion, but they make some of the most overrated cars on the road. Had an Alfa Giulia before this, and again none of the German brands could match the way that it drove. It’s a subjective point which cars we all prefer, but I am not alone in thinking that Audi, Merc and BMW are still selling cars based upon a perception of quality built up from years of making quality reliable cars. This has greatly slipped. They give virtually no kit (so can reduce price slightly so people don’t feel like getting ripped off - then you add it back on because you need options if don’t want a car full of awful looking dummy buttons) and polish over the underlying reliability issues with some nice interior materials. Incredible that people fall for this rather than stop buying them until they put the same effort into reliability as Japan and Korea. I have bought Audi and Merc in the past, but unless something significant changes I will never again.

Needs a sports exhaust so it sounds great on the outside !

I’d love to try the AWD one. Sadly we don’t get it here 😡😥

Keeping everything standard is one of the ways they are able to manage the price. It's cheaper to give everyone everything than let people choose. Spoken as an ex Manufacturing Systems Engineer ;-)

Interesting to hear the differences in the US :-)

All the launch cars seem to be in that red. I'd have it in yellow too !

Always hard to get the balance right but really glad I was on point with my other comments. They are very impressive cars and I think the secret is, drive one before you criticise them !!

True, but the actual key looks way better than the German competition :-)

I would take great pleasure in doing that. Then ask if they’d fancy a race. 😉

It's called 'Faith'

Petrol Ped thanks!👍

That seems to be a common reaction to this review so far !

You've got to drive this car to fully appreciate it :-)

I got some footage off it. The footage of me in the car at the beginning were taken with it. Sadly the actual footage of it falling off was corrupted otherwise I would have put it in the film ;-)

Francois G Bonjour FG 👍

I used to live over that way. They were my favourites :-)

They aren't a very common car that's for sure 👍

I've got one and only seen one other getting fuel at Costco, and what would have been a great moment was ruined by the fact I saw it was the diesel version. Blurgh, yawn, why bother in a car like this?

To be honest that would ultimately put me off too :-)

Not driven the AWD Stinger but I bet it would be very good 👍

Mate...I totally agree with you on the badging thing ! I am pretty sure it was Audi that started it with S Line. It devalues the premium trim models :-(

Yep, that will be this cars biggest challenge. It drives as well as any BMW or Merc !

...just change out all those badges for the OEM Korean Stinger badges...check them all out on RU-vid...including the stunning maserati inspired 14-inch stinger chrome script logo across the rear trunk, along with the KDM version E stinger badges...

It's as twitchy as your right foot wants it to be ;-)

Petrol Ped 😂 Thats very true mate.Be very twitchy for me then 🤪

Sounds like a good plan :-)

Good point Paul :-)

Cheers Ped! It makes me laugh when the blinkered fanboys come out extolling the virtues of the so called "prestige" or "reliable" brands as well , claiming that Kia (and Hyundai) put such long warranties on their products because "they need to as they're unreliable", rather than the actual fact that they are that confident in their products! No manufacturer of anything wants warranty claims, they cost money and eat into profits, so it's better to make a decent product to start with! I'm new to your channel but like the fact you will do a fair review and criticise things you find, and on some fairly regular and affordable machinery. Keep up the good work.

Hi Geof. I think this cars biggest problem is the brand. If you were able to do a blind drive test (LOL - that would be funny !) I think you would struggle to tell the difference between this and a BMW ;-)

I'd go for the yellow ! I have no idea what the residual value would be as that would effect the PCP monthlies. This car would be amazing at donuts !!!

Just seen one in Yellow on my way back, made me look twice! It looked mint to be honest....

Yep ;-)

Not sure John. I've just tried to look on the Stinger configurator but it's down due to excessive demand at the moment !! That is a good sign for Kia :-)

This is one of the standard uk configurations John. Most of the launch units came in this spec.

Thanks for the update ,unfortunately here in Australia they won't let you have that spec,i think i will come back home to London. Cheers John

Hi Jason. From a driving point of view I'd give it an 8/10. Interior would be a 7/10. Thanks for watching ;-)

Petrol Ped thank you!

It drives SO well 👍

Check these out used. They drop a shed load of money in the first 6 months and are then even more of a bargain !

I've driven a few Hyundais and they have always impressed me. I'll look into this one :-)

What’s a CD 🤔

There is a 4WD version available in some markets. 0-60 is 4.4secs 😜

A bold colour that’s for sure 👍

If they sold the AWD version in the UK I’d be very tempted 👍

Yea I agree. I LOVE the car... But I hate how cheap the badge looks. And i'm not a badge whore by any means but this car deserves a better looking kia badge. The K badge is cool but that genesis badge is money.

Constantine Joseph I fully agree. I have no problems with Kias or Hyundais. I had a first gen genesis when it was rocking a Hyundai badge. I meant that I literally hate the way the Kia badge looks in general not the company. It just looks like it's for cheaper made cars.

In Korea, all Stingers have no "KIA" badge. They are replaced with E and and large Stinger logo at the back. You can easily buy those badges and replace the KIA ones. Simple. Badge whores have nothing to complain about anymore

This car deserves a more premium looking badge like how Hyundai was doing the genesis before it fully launched the genesis brand.

LOL...you caught me ! I only noticed once I'd driven it for a while in Sport + and thought it was a little tail happy !!!

Didn't notice a blind spot too much to be honest !

Petrol Ped Ok, interesting. Thanks for letting me know. Sounds like a definate contender then. Now just need to find the money for it lol.

Cheers, glad you enjoyed it 👍

Cool 👍

The annoying thing is they have made a four wheel drive version BUT it's not going to be available in the UK !

The awd version is sold in other countries and I believe Canada in specific only gets the awd version. Its a shame that kia doesnt let other countries special order what model they want. But there are features that we (US) Don't get like the flat bottom wheel and technology features.

Now that is a good question ;-)

I'll have a think as that is a good idea. I've already got a new camera...still annoyed !

I've not got it for sale just yet but if I think there is enough demand I'll do something later this year :-)

What happened to you Mavic ? Did it go into water ?! I flew mine into a tree after less than a week !

I hit an overhanging tree while filming waterskiing and the mavic was submerged in fresh water for 10 mins and ruined, DJI said its a write off, as did quad copters, I spent a week drying it but to no avail. I should have bought the DJI insurance. My new one is insured !!