Imagine this: Stinger GT as your daily, Nissan Z as your toy weekend car with a few upgrades? I’d say that’s a perfect garage!

I started watching this channel when I was considering buying a Kia stinger. It's great how often you feature it in your races. I ended up buying a 2022 GT1. I have kids so I needed a sedan. The stinger is a great balance of comfort, practicality and fun.

Stinger continues to impress and yes we did have fun, after all, we didnt come all this way not to have fun! Still love the Z though, I'm glad we had this chance to run it against a variety of cars.

The Stinger is the best car. It is a benchmark. In most of Sam's races the Stinger is there. In this race is a coupe vs sedan. Apples vs Oranges.

Stinger is love

Love these videos with the Stinger. I have had a 2018 GT2 and now a 23 GT2. Have to say they are amazing cars. People watch these videos and think they can take you until they come across one modified running 500 AWHP running 0-60 in 3.2s. That is a totally different beast and a blast as a daily driver.

Absolutely amazing channel Sam! What’s cool about this channel is that you listen to your fan! We ask you this vs this and you always make it happen! Once again thank you for keeping us all entertained!

thanks sam for always posting great stinger races. this channel was a major factor in my decision to purchase my stinger haha

They gotta get better tires on that Z. He’s leaving a literal second on the clock just spinning.

You don't know how much I appreciate the title on this one. 😁 Thank you Sir. You had me laughing at "Hook! Goddamnit hook!" 😆 Great job as always.

I’m 75 miles away from being able to do launch control in my ‘23 Stinger GT2. I already love the car (minus the gas mileage 😂), can’t wait to see how it launches.

Thank you Sam! You nailed it with these drag races!

Weight reduction and a tune will get these cars into the 10s lol. That being said. I love my stinger

Stinger is a absolutely awesome car...

The torque level of the Stinger is insane.

That stinger is quick off the line!!

I'm proud of Stinger's take off

500 pounds and less power, more impressed by the stinger than the Z tbh.

OMG my two favorite cars right now!! No one is doing drags with cars you can realistically buy, but Sam Car Legion ‼️💯 Edit: Stinger has about 500lbs on the Z, and -32hp. That AWD hooks up and it's decently fast. Like they said, it's in a different category. Sportback vs Sports Car (5 seater vs 2 seater coupe). Firstly, if you start to Frankenstein some mods to the Stinger, they've proven to be robust up to 420-500hp (not to mention carbon fiber weight reduction) . It's got a big ceiling for improvement. Secondly, the Z needs better tires. There's no getting around that, but being a Nissan, the aftermarket is going to be extremely plentiful. (Smokey Nagata is already cooking up some magic.) They were smart to use the TT V6, because I think with just a tune and some tires it could definitely start punching up in sport's car brackets. Fire video as always 🔥

Stinger has 4 doors, 4 seats and awd. Why would anyone in there right mind get a Z which doesn’t have any of the above, is smaller and looks like the last gen!?

Add a jb4 tune some bms intakes and hks spark plugs ad the Stinger really wakes up.$ 1500 and an instant high 11second machine . The car is heavy and needs that little extra oomph.

Love the Z!

KIA hit home run hiring Top notch German Designer Peter Schreyer, Gregory Guillaume and engineered by former BMW M Vice President Albert Biermann! This is truly last - one of kind ICE KIA probably be collectable in the future!

Kia boys aren’t gonna like this one lol, those things get waxed by Nissan products forsure such ass the Q50 Rs, Z, Gtr, just imagine if Nissan released the car with Michelin tires!

Good race. Didn't expect the stinger to take 1 roll and = dig. That's just show you guys how good that sportback is. 35 less hp and 700lbs heavier. Love my 2020 stinger. Best sportback for the money.

I really thought it would be quicker. Absolutely love the profile, hate the front. Still up in the air on the rear. If I had the extra money, the Supra all day. I've been in a modded GR86, and it's wicked. So unless they have some good mods coming out for this thing, I'd rather get GR and put the time and money in it. I think I would've been happier if they just made it look even more retro like the 240z. That would've totally sold me, power or not. Props to the 4 door stinger. Impressive. Thanks for video, good stuff

Looks like the Z needs wider and stickier rear tires, which would fix the launch traction problem. As a Maxima Special Edition owner I can relate to the difficulty the Z maintaining traction off the line ... honestly I'm not sure if any high power stock Nissan that isn't the GT-R doesn't have that problem. You can see the Z absolutely smokes the Stinger in the 2nd gear rolling race. Also, mad props to Nissan for the VR's engine noise and exhaust note. My VQ singing is still one of my favorite sounds.

The new Z is fast, but that Stinger looks soooo good. I'd have to take the Stinger lol.

Love this channel

Red light to red light, the AWD Stinger will beat a LOT of the cars out there...

The Stinger weighs 629 lbs more with less horsepower, so it's actually impressive it was able to keep up with the 400Z. Put the Stinger's engine/trans combo in a lighter car (lighter than the G70) and you'd have a real winner! Perhaps a G70 coupe, anyone?

The stinger is definitely a little underrated, people just hate it so much because it’s a Kia (ehem, VW audi fan bois). However it’s just too damn heavy even in its own segment it’s still on the heavier side. And ive always been a Z fan ever since the 350 era so good to see these two cars racing together.

Great race! Always loved the Stinger, but the Z is very impressive with the 9spd. Very glad they finally upgraded the trans, definitely a game changer. Don't know why they don't put this trans in the Q50/Q60.

The Z sounds really good under hard throttle and the stinger guy didn't want to admit to Sam he was getting walked at the end of every dig race.... nice video sam

I got a 2018 Kia stinger GT intake exhaust no tune let’s run it man those awd are not fast make my dream come true✨🫶

Nissan z is nice. Not surprised it won the drag and roll races.

The Stinger continues to be very impressive. The Z needs some serious help.

I honestly think that kia dint make the stinger with over 400hp because of the long warranty it has but just a tune makes it a monster

When he said “ hook got dammit “ 😂😂😂

When it rains🤔 I've said from the beginning.... Z is a Torque monster, but a slippery one. It will be frightening.. I Experienced that same scary feeling in Maximas that I drove. Torque yes, Traction no... Why I enjoyed my G37x.

My buddy had a Q60S Red Sport at the same time as I owned a Genesis G80 Sport. Same engines as the cars in the video. Did a drag race and up to 140km/h I was side by side cause of my extra torque but then he pulled away. These cars are really good and the engines are even better.

Great Match Up !! Love this one !! Any mods on those cars ?? Sam, just buy a Stinger already, since they're discontinuing them. Best Car all around. Z might be a wee bit quicker, but overall every day car, man, Stinger is the car you're not going to regret, oh is a rough ride, or not enough room, etc... and lets not forget, even without a tune and crazy mods, just little mods, like I did on mine (drop in K&N filters, snorkels & lower gap plugs, thats it), you can get .3 secs. faster 1/4 mile, to give the little extra, and then there's tunes and mods that blow the Stinger past cars that are already super tuned from factory and dont have as much play aftermarket

A modified stinger is literally like no joke. Ik cause I have one RWD with some modifications and tuning and is literally like no joke whatever to be a sedan

I will take the Stinger.....back seat a trunk and nicer interior and the transmission is better.

can you guys please race the kia stinger gt vs a q60redsport

I had a Stinger GT. They have crazy torque low down in the RPM range, that's why it launches so hard. But it dies down on the top end.

This is why I'm just modding my AWD Stinger!

Sam wonderful race... Is it possible to get the Stinger GT vs the Q50S? Thank you

This is gonna blow up. Really the drag race to end them all for me

Lol hook dammit hook. That was great.

Im Geeked!! i know y’all seen that q60 in the back! Hoping to see a comparison video

I’ll take the Z any day I love the looks of that car.

Yeah, if I were to be racing this race I’d want to be the stinger GT1. Good thing I have one. ;)

"Something happened" best. subtitle. ever.

Come on HOOK God dammit HOOK 🪝 😂

were you using launch control on the stinger as well?

One of the reasons a stinger did so well on the second drag is because he let the boost build for three or four seconds. There was another owner that proved if you lunch after only a second or two you launch way weaker than letting it build boost for 3-5 seconds.

I really appreciate your honesty about these 👎🏻 tires , sometimes i really think Nissan got it for free 😂 Because there is no way Nissan tested this car with this awful tires and they said yup it’s good Every single review they mentioned how bad these tires are I think Bridgestone them self should cancel the deal with Nissan , it was a backfired on the Brand it self for these tires 😂

No idea why Nissan didn't fit this car with Michelin Pilot Sports from the factory. Definitely gonna get those for mine when I receive my order.

That's why Kia is discontinuing the Stinger. The moment the Supra pulled away from it and the Golf R also took a win or 2, it's not as effective anymore.. Now it's the Nissan Z. The Audi RS3 is even more potent...

And people think they are going to modify this car for more power and still keep the same street tires. This car needs AWD. Pure and simple.

Y’all need to run the RWD of the Stinger, I loved my RWD version Of My Stinger GT2

392 vs 400z

So put the tires you wanton the Z and then do the drag race. Also, I must have missed it - what was the time on the quarter mile and what was the top end speed of both vehicles?

RWD Stinger would have been much closer. Less drivetrain loss towards the end of the quarter. Great race!

I like the channel but yes, the Stinger is heavier. However, it is also a 4 door family car and has less RPM's. I think it best to race the Stinger against similar cars or at least talk about all features of each car for a full comparison.

The rolls are basically a test of which trans kicks down faster then a actual race , I test drove a Z proto spec if you have it in the manual paddle shift mode it will hold it's gears without shifting so that's odd

I run these Potenzas in 18" on my MKIV Supra with only about 500whp. They're comparable to PS4S I ran prior from a roll with obviously neither giving traction from a dig. I need 15" M/T Street Rs WITH a burnout AND prepped dragstrip surface for that. IMO, the Zs traction issue appears to be with its LSD or complete lack of any LSD in the base model. Regardless, expecting any higher hp RWD car to get perfect traction from a dig on non R-Comp tires is delusional, especially with an open differential.

sounds like the Z short shifts from first to second at very low rpm to gain traction asap Kia stinger Gt is still impressive for what it is

Noticing that the z is more of a top end car it starts to pick up speeds at like mph and up because from a dig and the 30 roll it was soooo slooow then it kept building up I like it

It's important to note that kia had a really sloppy trans controller and launch control. A driver mod can fix both of these but you MUST manual shift the stinger at 5500 rpm or else you'll lose every time. Still have my money on the Z tho, lighter but peakier power band

I have a 370 with the perfo kit, and I had the same problem with the tires, they are sooo bad... Even with the wider tires at the back and limited slip diff

If I lived in Canada I wanted to race that Z with my 2019 Q50 Red Sport and it’s RWD variant only mod I have is straight piped, drop in filter and some weight reduction

Pretty disappointing for a 2dr “sports car” vs a heavy 4dr family sedan. The stinger is more impressive than I thought.

I've had my 2018 launch month Stinger GT RWD all this time. (and for those who don't know: YES there is a RWD Stinger trim. It's the base model GT with the 3.3L. The only difference between the GT and GT1 is the drivetrain and some things like a bigger infotainment screen, and I think a Harmon Kardon sound system.). I love it and have beaten cars you wouldn't believe. I'm not going to specify them because people give me heck for it and think I am full of crap. I have ran an AWD yellow ed. Stinger, though, and we tied. So even though everyone on KZfaq keeps using AWD Stingers for races they are accurate for both drivetrains, in a straight line, and in clear weather. I'm not surprised the Stinger out does the Z in a straight.

Cant wait to see a tuned z vs the world

I'd be curious to see the Q50 or Q60 Red Sport vs the Z. Curious to see how the same engine with a different transmission and a lighter chassis would stack up.

Sam car legion seems to have many various pairings.... let me advise a pairing --- A 455 horsepower tuned manual 400z vs a stock mk5 supra automatic

Always love the Nissan Z. But I take the Lexus IS500 V8 Japanese muscle car.

It needs more than PS4S tires. It probably needs R888R or the equivalent.

I requested this race 😦 debating in buying a 2023 Z, stinger GT, or a ghibli SQ4

You guys are so lucky in Australia we don't get the awd stingers 😟

Take 500 pounds out the stinger with 365hp and it will gap that z

What??? Kia stinger competes with the Z??? I didn't know this is possible. WoW!!!

I'd like to see how my 2018 Jaguar XE S holds up against this Z. The Jag is 380hp and AWD and lighter than the Stinger. Would be a little interesting

Excelente saludos desde México

The Stinger really benefits from a proper tune

I'd be interested in seeing the awd stinger take on a rwd stinger.

Im still yet to see a test with the Nissan Z where the tyres were not complained about. Those Bridgestone tyres simply are the wrong tyre for the Z.

Love my 22 GT2 AWD Scorpion Edition 🦂.

That Stinger is no joke!

Not bad for 30 less hp and 600 lbs heavier. That 26 more fl-lb of torque and awd makes up for those deficits pretty well imo.

Ugh…If only there had been a redesigned Q50RS with the 9spd 😩

Wasn't a surprise, stinger is heavier and has less power 🤷🏻‍♂️ great video

Picked up a 2018 Stinger GT1 (middle trim) for 37k with 30k miles. Amazing bargain, less bells and whistles than the GT2 but the same power. Feels amazing.

I would’ve loved to see a rwd vs rwd it would be a better race. Great race tho

Jesus, it took have the video for the race to start.😂

The tires the mission pilot is a good choice if not I'm going to be honest with you I would probably pick Continental extreme contact or even police car tires for that car those are the three ones that I would use in any of those three it's going to stick in that car is going to fly

Sam you summoned that up so well in the end !!! A 5 seat (4 seater comfortably) compared to a 2 seater which one costs roughly 4-5k more. Again for the price the KIA is a winner hands down and for another 5k in mods added to it it becomes a really fast car. Thanks as always Sam for another great Video my friend 😊

Are we gonna ever see a Q60 redsport VS the new Z?