Why It's OK To Love The Kia Stinger GT-S 

Car people: WE NEED MOAR RWD CARRRS THAT ARE AFFORDABLE also Car people: ITS STILL A KIA

I️ bet Doug is rock hard, ready to check out all of its crazy quirks and features

If Toyota had release this exact car in a coupe version with the "Supra" name, sales numbers would be insane.

By the way... for you haters: The former BMW //M head Albert Biermann moved to Korea and ihe is the man who is responsible for cars like the Stinger and the i30N. He is now head of KIA/Hyundai/Genesis and there are plenty more performance cars to come. Even luxury cars...

I honestly like that Kia is trying something new

'Topspeed is 168MP/H' - I looked at my phone, started to open up my calculator - 'That is 270KM/H' Thanks mate!

"looks like a cop car" well yeah in australia it is the new cop car for highway patrol

it does not have fake exhaust mufflers, take that in mind. Like other bigger "Brands".

I would actually buy this as a daily. 7 year warranty. Yes please!

This second hand when its price depreciates will be the ultimate steal.

Car guys:Kia needs to get better 1 Kia stinger later "But its a Kia!"

Kia/hyundai is a world class car company. Lol its not 2006 anymore.

Back in the early 80's, when the Celica Supra came to North America, people said "it's still a Toyota". Food for thought. And we get the AWD model in Canada!

the kia stinger is really good looking in my opion. dunno why every one resorts to stereotyping Edit: wow did not expect that many likes lol, also i forgot to mention i drive a hyundai and its a great little car

I guarantee the BMW Mercedes Benz and the rest, will be in the freaking Shop before the KIA WILL.

I’m a sellsman at a Kia dealership in the states and boy.... I am in love with the car.... it’s beautiful and awesome

Eating dog poo is not recommended (unless icing is present).

Kia hasn't had the greatest history in sporty cars, and some say they're cheap and unreliable. Kia is trying to be different and I appreciate that. Most companies are going to economic based cars to adapt for the future, so sporty cars are being thinned out for new regulations. The fact that Kia had the audacity to devote time to create a good sporty sedan is a step in the right direction for keeping our awesome sports cars alive and kicking.

People who don't appreciate Kia/Hyundai this day and age need to do some research and window shopping

Albert Biermann is the former BMW M series engineer... he is behind the development of this car and all Hyundai N cars

I understand the flack that Kia gets. In most industries, you're only as good as your previous work, and when your previous work was considered cheap, unreliable and ugly for many years, a bad reputation is to be built. However, it wasn't too long ago, around 2010, when the results of their 2006 decision to hire Peter Schreyer, a design award winning, former Audi/VW employee, really started to pay off. He understood that Kia was currently crawling, and needed to learn to walk, before it could flourish and run. They started by making their cars reliable, involving making them safer, achieving higher safety ratings and using better quality components, with just flat out better designed cars. On top of this, the Korean roots of focusing more on features and technology really shone through, allowing their new, improved, reliable cars to be filled to the brim with technology. SatNav, tablet display, parking sensors, rear parking camera, heated seats, electric windows, and many more features. And, to make things better, a lot of these features were either standard, or even when added, were cheaper than other competing vehicles from manufacturers such as Vauxhall, Ford, Toyota etc. And for many years, they kept making reliable cars, using high quality components, and doing sensible design, using sensible engines, meaning that cars had the power necessary to function well, not having an overly excess amount of power. Focusing on reliability, sensible design, serious technology and offering a 7 year warranty at competitive prices, Kia has worked real hard for what they have today. So, now they've learned to walk, able to make respectable cars for most demographics, they are able to run, allowing them to build the stinger. If you put another brand badge on that car, you wouldn't question its legitimacy, because the car is just that good. I think most people can agree that the car looks absolutely fantastic, a truly modern, sharp look that is actually quite distinct from any other manufacturer. And the engine they used, for the power and performance is unlike Kia, but because of the solid foundation they have built up, they have executed this car really well, despite not having done anything like this before. If Kia keeps innovating like this, making brilliant cars, fantastic interior, brimming with tech on a 7 year warranty, cheaper than their competitors which lack these features, it shouldn't be long before people realise they're wrong to keep avoiding them due to a bad history (Which I think they have more than made up for in recent years)

It's not only a few thousand €/$ cheaper than a BMW, it even has working blinkers/indicators!

I love our shop KIA Stinger GT because it makes 455 WHP :) Everyone who I loan the car to, says its going to be their next car. Its really a fantastic car!!!

There is absolutely nothing not to love about this vehicle. Have had a 2019 GT2 AWD for 5 months and has all the performance, comfort, style, options and handling of a much more expensive brand, not to mention an outstanding warranty and 0% interest loan. Proud to own this sporty sedan with a KIA badge!

WHERE IS KEVIN NOW HA!

Thank you for the Kg and Km/h.

umm hyundais and kias are some of the most reliable on the roads, at least the newer ones :p

i own a kia sportage for 5 years now. never had a problem with it, only battery change

People used to laugh at honda and toyota back in the day until one day, they were just better than the competition in every way. Kia is heading down a similar path. I wouldn't say they are there yet, and they are facing much stronger competition than the japanese did back in the day against american crap boxes of the 70's and 80's, but they have definitely come a long way and deliver a car that exceeds expectations for the money spent. Time will tell if they are reliable enough to matter, but backing up the car with a 7 year warranty vs 3 years from everyone else, does at least show they have faith in their own product.

thank you for converting mph to kmh...

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This is the first ever Car Throttle video I watched and it was the beginning of me watching everything else they make. Feels nice coming back to it, like visiting an old friend.

Kevin is not my friend, please done associate me with him..

If you remove the KIA badge and you replace it with a BMW,Audi or Mercedes you'll have the whole packet. REALLY NICE SEATS BTW

Police in Queensland, Australia are planning to use these as cop cars... when they're available here

The car looks pretty damn good in my oppinion but it's gonna get the hate cuz it's not the common bmw masseratti or whatever it is.Kinda unfair but that's how the world works i guess

1:15 finally some good fucking food.

Can we appreciate that the videos are just getting better and better 👏👏to the cameramen and the people behind the scenes

Sat in one at the Brussels auto show. It looked amazing inside and out. The value proposition sounds great. People in the UK especially are too obsessed with badges.

I've been subscribed to you for a very2 long time. You never dissapoint me. Really entertaining. You make me want to watch your video till the end. Unlike others.

Kia and Hyundai are stepping their game up so I say give them a chance. If they manage to shake things up with established brands likes of Audi, Mercedes Benz, and BMW, then I say go for it. Hell, Genesis is showing promise as well. I'll definitely be keeping an eye on them that's for sure.

This car has grown on me a lot

You are getting bigger! Well done, sir! Keep up the great videos and thanks for the review of the Stinger!! I wish you could do a review of the Pontiac G8 GXP.

I hate the " but it's a...." comments. I bet they never driven the car and know only the history of the brand. A cheaper car has not the interior of a expensive.

Alex you and Bear Grylls can be very good friends

found out alex's height, 5 foot 6

I have a 2019 StingerGT2 Limited AWD - and absolutely love it. It was my reward for enduring through 5 other KIAs over the years (Forte, Rio, Sedona, Sorento & Optima). Great review, btw. The tailgate party with the dog poo was lol. Performance aside - the list of features is equally impressive - and as a music fan the 750w 15-speaker (with sub-woofie) Harmon/Kardon audio is sweet on the ears.

Kevin, living here in AZ where there is no snow, would you recommend RWD or AWD Stinger GT?!

I feel like everyone that hasn't drove a new Kia needs to keep their opinion to themselves. I had the opportunity to drive this car and several others which I originally thought would all be horrendous. But I was pleasantly surprised by all of them (aside from the 2018 impala, that thing is overpriced trash) New cars from all sorts of brands have gotten so much better in the past few years. Especially with the Korean brands.

#prayforkevin

Owned my gts for around 6 weeks now, coming from a megane rs250, really nice upgrade, really love the car. And it's only £150 to tax for a year 😁 insurance is about the same as the megane, but MPG is slightly worse. Great fun car, glad I bought it 😊

All these comments about unreliability I'm sure they own a German car 😂😂

Drove one of these recently , definitely change ur whole point of view about the brand and its capabilities .. good job KIA 👍🏻

The front is nice but the rear quarters...😳

Actually love this car. From the moment I first saw one on the road, I wanted one. Still do! They're beautiful looking cars, amazing specs, luxurious looking interior, all with the Kia warranty. Love it!

Just placed my order on this car yesterday, same color inside and out, GT2 AWD, so damn excited to get my hands on it. Drives great and handles great for someone who wants a DD that has some spunk. Traded my '16 Ram 1500 Ecodiesel.

GOD DAMMIT KEVIN!

I love the stinger, I think it looks awesome!

Even every day Kia’s look actually really good, and the Stinger is something the world needs in the age of SUVs. Not an extraordinary Badge building an ordinary car (based on an Audi Q5), but an ordinary badge building an extraordinary, powerful car. Just like Ford did with the Lotus Cortina.

Only reason I initially scoffed at this car is cause it's basically the only new option we Aussies have left after production of both our V8 Holdens and Sweet Barra powered Falcons ended a couple years ago which I'm still butt-hurt about...

Bro I’m eating rn ;(

It looks good. It's spec is good. It's power to weight ratio is good. And when you light the tyres, it even sounds good! What's not to like you miserable badge snobs?

Does sport mode flip that kia rio airbag/horn on the steering wheel into a non cheap looking one?

Great review! I now have a 2013 Kia Optima, super reliable, I've been owning it for 2 years but not the slightest problems with it so far. My next car will be this Stinger 3.3, but I have to wait for its prices to drop somewhat. Hopefully I will be owning it in a year :)

I'm glad Kia are stepping up their game! Although i feel like they need to have bit of a styling refresh, lose that grill shape and work on the rear end body shape. Also me and i'm sure many other car enthusiasts would love the option of a manual trans.

I like that it's rear wheel drive, not many cars are made rear wheel drive most sedans are front wheel drive

Good, fair review. A few tweaks to the car's practicality, interior/infotainment quality and engine noise (hopefully before the facelift) and I think this would actually be a damn near perfect car.

I like the stinger. My parents have a Kia Sportage GT Line and it’s really comfortable and it’s fast in sport mode. It sounds nice too sometimes

A powerful player designed in the Peter Schreyer era complained about by teens driving 15 year old 1.1L Puntos...

Maserati on budget from its looks

Perfectly and succinctly put, great video!

Best reviews on the planet at the moment, subscribed.

In Australia, people are already buying these over the Holden Commodore and the now defunct Ford Falcon. In fact you could pull the Kia badges off it and you could stick any kind of badge you want on there and I'd believe you. Plus, it can do a half decent burnout. Oh great, I like a Kia now. Damnit.

So is this a reasonable cheaper alternative to the M3, AMG C63 and Giulia Quadrifoglio? James May surely did some impressive things with it on the GT.

I ordered mine today :) will receive by end of this week

Great review!

what i like about the stinger gts is that it's really good value for money

Theoretically no one should hate a car because of its brand . A good example is Toyota : they made the prius but they've got some awesome ones : gt86 , hilux ,land crusher ... KIA ... hmmm

If this car had a Maserati badge a lot of people would say different about it, Kia tried something new and in my opinion it worked! Why is everyone so salty because it’s a kia.. GTR fanboys come at me

Thank you for telling us the metric scale of things so the few of us who use them (95% of all countries) understand you. Cheers Car Throttle!

No. You dont need more noise. Its not a damn sport saloon like you said.

I dunno if the car is big or you're too small.

did a little 130-200 sprint with one of these in my 300hp mazda 3 mps we where about just as fast as each other, witch made me happy as i got 70hp and 2 cilinders less but i'm a bit lighter and that stinger might have been a awd

Does this car have artificiality pumped in the cabin exhaust sounds?

Personally, i love the kia stinger. :)

As an owner of a 2018 440i Gran Coupe with the MPPSK, I applaud Kia's effort and think it's great when automakers exceed what is expected of them. While I have no doubt that this a well executed car, I don't think the vast majority of 430/440 Gran Coupe buyers, Audi A5/S5 Sportback buyers and Porsche buyers will seriously consider this car as a viable alternative to their car of choice. People tend to focus on specs but much of the nuance and subtlety of luxury that cannot be expressed in a spec sheet is generally lost in this type of comparison. Quality of leather, fluidity of infotainment, the sophistication of the suspension setup and the power delivery and refinement of the engine are examples of factors that cannot be adequately expressed when doing a spec for spec comparison. Even if you look at the acceleration numbers of a non MPPSK 440i with 'only' 320 hp, it out accelerates the more powerful Kia. So while I'm sure this car is leaps and bounds beyond anything they've produced and hopefully the beginning of even better products, at least in its current state I don't see it truly taking customers away from German luxury brands - just my $0.02

Nice video. I joined the Kia camp back in May after owning my XF SPORTBRAKE for two years, a 4 year old car plagued with reliability issues meant it had to go. My father in law works for Kia so I bought an ex demo optima sportback with 79 miles on the clock. It’s by no means a speed demon but it does all the boring family stuff well and in return gives me 6-700 miles from a tank. Go Korean! 😂

Had an old Kia Cerato from 06 with the 1.6 diesel in it. Put over 20k on it in a year and the only thing I needed to replace was tyres. Got it remapped too and it was a fun little pocket rocket.

Today Kevins life is over 😂

Kia Stinger is not bad at all, able to be good competition for audi, mercedes or bmw or others, anyway, very good video

Pretty good review, involving me from the beginning to the end when talking about a car I wasn’t interested so much. Good job

My wife wanted to buy the optima, I'm going to mess with her to get this instead.

I'm so happy they made this car. I'm going to buy one when the prices go down a little bit in the used market.

I like this car very much because can poke that german bubble created especially by the Mercedes and BMW. And don't get me wrong, I love alot how a german car look and feel, bot in last years theyr prices aren't in conformity with their quality

I know one of my favorite cars is a kia prooseed gt it looks good and sounds good for only having 207 bhp

Lol Kevin, you made my day. Great review by the way.

Kevin is lucky alex keeps on going on about him

Kia has a come a long way since the days of the Pride and the Mentor!

Actually, Kia has three warranties that come on the car. 1.) 10 Year/100k miles limited powertrain warranty 2.) 5 Year/65k Mile Electronic Warranty and 3.) 3 Year / 35k Mile bumper to bumper warranty. The 10 year warranty is available for upgrade to a FULL bumper to bumper warranty. I highly recommend you give the Stinger a chance. It’s a very very nice car.

I thought it was a Porsche Panamera for a second.