This is the vehicle that made KIA cool.

The Kia Stinger is the best bang for buck car on the market right now. $50k for twin turbo V6 AWD plus all the creature comforts and space of a luxury cruiser at a fraction of the cost against it's competitors. Another $700 for a performance chip to boost power closer to 500hp and it's a winner.

Kia Stinger GT doesn't want to be compared , to anything on the road.It's just fun to drive , daily!

I’ve had my stinger GT1 for over a year now. Close to 15k miles put on it and I can say this has to be one of the most well-rounded cars period. Coming from somebody who sells cars and has driven just about everything , dollar per dollar you really can’t beat it. I’ve had no issues at all with the car other than a recall, the instantaneous torque once you put the car in sport is phenomenal, it’s an incredibly smooth drive in comfort, the quality of the interior is high-end, very comfortable seats, plenty of room for passengers and equipment, i don’t know what else to say. This car constantly has gotten me endless amounts of attention, and I’m talking about from guys driving cars worth over 100 grand. If you’re considering buying this car or leasing it, DO IT !! I promise there will be no disappointment. And if you buy a pre-owned one from a Kia dealer you get the best factory pre-owned warranty on the market.

For Family with little ones. I have a white Awd gt model. I gotta say it's a great car. I fit 2 baby/booster seats in the back with tons of room for them and alsoI took off the hatch cover and I'm able to fit my son's little push car everywhere we go. Great for groceries, and is fast as hell. Great pick up esp on the highways.

I died laughing when he started measuring the back Cargo using golf bags and a driver ..😂

This is practicabally the best Stinger GT review video

It is very “Practible”. I love the car!

Pretty sure practibility, isnt a word bud. Practicality may be the word you wanted

This is the color combo I would buy too!

I can't fit my golf bag with the driver still in my trunk.... Sounds like first world problems to me.

Best car for the money by far !!

BTW a feature or trick is to hit the brake very lightly just enough to keep the vehicle from moving at a traffic light and the engine won't shut off. I do that mostly then if I end up at a super long light in Boston of which there are many then I'll let the engine shut off.

Just stumbled on this. Nice job. I have the same exact Stinger since May 2018 and absolutely love it! It’s such a great balance of enjoying the ride and practical, being able to bring the kids & all their gear to practices, etc. Fits everything I need it to be. The AWD was great through its first New England winter too.

Ceramic Silver w/black chromed factory wheels is how I'd take mine. Red, white, Panthera metal would work also.

Mine is red, its jacked. Running 510 at the crank and putting 470 at the wheels. Paddle shifters make this car one bad momma jamma. Enjoy bro. Nice video

My dad actually works for Kia and I am 14 but I am working so when I get older I can get the Kia stinger

I've driven past Bowling Green a lot over the years driving to and from my dad's place near Cedar Rapids, Iowa and my mom's in Albany, Georgia....I like this guy's accent, reminds me of home. He seems like a nice guy, and I really like the Kia Stinger, I only recently discovered their existence and would jump at the opportunity to buy one except for the fact I have no credit and make about about $19k a year. But, if I could afford to buy a new car, it would be one of the first I'd consider.

New owner of the Kia Stinger GTS. 😊

Beautiful car and color!

Between this or a scat pack, with these wheel and you can customize everything so I would pick this. It's something about this car. Plus the trunk space. OMG.

Man, might have to be my 5 year goal car lol. I used to want a type R, but feel like this will fit my style better.

My Jeep has auto start/stop. It did become very annoying. First time I brought it in for maintenance,I had them turn it off. They were able to do it with the more advance computers they have. Pretty sure you could do the same.

Ride height is perfect 👌🏻

Yup I'm with you about that super annoying auto start/stop feature..

auto stop-start: I disabled this day 1 in my GT2 Scorpion with a small piece of plastic; I used some extra shims from bicycle accessories to wedge the button down semi-permanently and it keeps auto-stop semipermanently disabled on startup, without throwing any codes or any other negative side effects. The only negative is that the auto stop-start button remains depressed rather than level with the rest of the buttons in the console panel. Kia doesn't have much of a choice on this; thank the EPA for this.

I just had my wife watch your video and I got my fingers crossed that she decides to trade her C-6 Corvette in on one. I'm not a Kia fan but I got smoked by one of these the other day in her Corvette and had to do the walk of shame at the track.Only hang up is it's a 4 door and she said she wasn't a soccer mom but she does like the color and the look of the car........

Hi mate, Stradman gave you a shout out... So I'm here 👋 you kept saying practibility, I think what you mean is precticality

Not everybody plays Golf. Luggage and groceries fit just fine.

Subbed. After test driving one myself, and watching this. I'm seriously considering getting this over a scat pack

Talk about annoying I have it in my damn Manual Focus RS. IF you forget to turn it off at a light it makes you think you stalled it out then when you push the clutch in you actually do stall cause you here the car start back up

And i totally agree with your opinion about AUTO STOP START function.

I’m still watching, bro! I dig what you’re doing. My car doesn’t compare to your cars but I have a 2016 Veloster turbo. Maybe one day we can meet up. I’m in Upton, Ky!

Car is beautiful

You should mention that the 2019MY has UPGRADES with wireless charging, 360 camera, heated rear seats and HUD! Not necessary with a car but amazing to have....

I don't golf I care nothing about what others think for me this car kicks ass

the golf bag test is the first thing I look at in the trunk. Great information.

Change the aperture on your camera. Your camera is hunting for focus. Also, switch to continuous af if you haven't already.

I actually appreciate the golf bag answer. I've been looking into a new car for months now, and I'm constantly thinking "Yeah this is fast, but can I fit my clubs in there?" The Golf, S3, GLA45, etc, all make that a MAJOR issue for me. Not a big deal to just remove the driver though. Thanks.

my aunt's optima, Sorento, Santa Fe, and Sedona have that start-stop feature because cars usually run on diesel in Korea because regular gas is expensive and less efficient. so that explains it. (my aunt lives in korea btw)

Practibility is not a word

In Australia the auto off is inverted. You need to press it everytime you get in to turn it on (which I never do) Unless it's an update ? Mines 2019.

have the same color combo of body and seats as yours. owned it for 16 months and have yet to use launch control haha.

Chevy, Ford, and mustang can't compete against this. Kia is loving this

I dont play Golf so I'm good! Lol

"Practabilty"? Where do i have to visit to hear people use that word?

I'm looking for this combo. The plan is to have it as a daily driver. I'm still cross shopping it with a Scatpack but those are everywhere.

Auto start/stop is pretty much standard on a lot of new cars. I hate it as well. They install it to fudge the EPA numbers for fuel economy. They should design it so it's off at start up, only on if the drivers wants the feature enabled.

Another thing too that confuses the hell out of me is that when you press it, and the yellow light is on, shouldn't be ON not OFF!?.. I'm like wtf man?..

Your from Kentucky so am I im in nicholasvile and there is a Kia dealership here and I saw one of these cars in that color and instantly fell in love with it shame I'm about to go to the Marines in a couple of months but at least I'll be able to buy one when I get out

I just got my 2019 Kia Stinger GT in Panthera Metal ... this car is awesome I have Borla exhaust system which sound freaky amazing and 19in rims(NICHE) . I also have Stinger badge on the front and rear but I should have upgraded to the GT 1 for the speakers. I guess I will just put some after market speakers. This car is freaky ass sexy..people come up to me asking what is this since I took off the Kia badges...

I just bought mine 2 days ago--36k and with my trade in I paid 19k out the door for a car that had a sticker of 43k.KIA is giving 6 k off.I got the basic GT with V6--I did not want the sunroof or leather.It is a fantastic car.The computers are so good I see no reason to even use launch control because the car is lightning fast as is.I might do light mods that do not affect the warranty.BTW American cars with RWD can not do their 0-60 in the times put out by MT unless you take several runs at a drag strip--do a burnout and take the best run.This stinger will hit its 0 to 60 everytime within just a hair of magazine times.BTW in cold weather like it has been since I got mine--it runs much quicker.The 0to 60 documented times for the stinger are from 4.25 to about 4.7 on average.Mustangs and camaros and NA dodges are also exactly in this range.All of these cars are at drag strips doing high 3s to 4s with slight mods.The challengers--which I also looked at were all right at 50k and the computers were not as good as the stinger and the American warranties are 3 years--and the American dealerships treat you like dog doo.I have owned premium sports cars from GM and Ford and have friends with dodges and the service depts. and reliability are not good.Honestly I love American muscle cars--but I hate the reliability and the way the dealerships treat customers.Myself and a friend both owned an SHO--slight mods and a saleen mustang--sho was 40k and saleen was 60k years ago-100k in cars from ford.SHO leaked oil and had check engine light on several times--saleen mustang had check engine light on and FAILED emissions--check engine on from like week 2--and it bounced from one ford dealership to another to a saleen specialist--never fixed and we were just treated like idiots.Guy at emissions actually plugged his own mustang in to pass it.My check engine light fixed--his was not and finally put a sticker over it to not see it.BTW power window quit 6 months and with a snark the service dept guy looks at me and says "what you do to it" I hit the button to roll my window down I snarked back--then had to battle them to fix under warranty.That was it for me and I went to honda--had a Crosstour type r that has a video on here and just traded it in for a Stinger--no looking back

Lap3 tune is adding more like 100hp with nothing additional. A little bit more with an intake and exhaust system.

Thanks for the video, got yourself a sub. When you do launch control do you hold the break and floor the accelerater or just push it in a little?

Had my ceramic silver gt2 for a month and love it. Have a turbo back exhaust intakes and a tune and talking to lap3 to get the big turbo kit. 530 isn't enough for me 🤣 need some hellcat numbers in my stinger! Great review

Great review, but don’t agree on the start stop comment... people don’t like start stop until are shown how much gas (therefore unnecessary pollution) is wasted at stoplights... has to be on by default...

Imagine you drive a Mustang, and you see in the mirror a kia is keeping up with you xD, since ma dads got a stinger gt v6 I got to appreciate the brand kia more. I think if they keep pushing this beast of a car in like10 years the perception of kia will be different. I just love that "meme" of someone driving sporty and "just" a kia creeping up hahaha

4.4s zero to 60 is pretty generous. The G70 doesn't even advertise their car to be that fast. G70 has a nearly identical powertrain and shift logic, but it's close to 300 lb. lighter than the Stinger. Not hating just noticed you were giving factory numbers such as horsepower figures etc. I'm guessing the AWD stock GT2 is closer to 4.7s under perfect conditions.

Did you get the wheels powder coated? Or came like that from the dealer?

A worthy successor to the turbo EVO. i really like this car and it's super for anyone with Winter to contend with bro. Thanks!

Hold the auto stop button down for a few seconds, it worked for me. The engine doesn't turn off when i come to a stop now. i hate that feature as well. The golf club thing sucks too. it actually was the one thing holding me back from purchasing mine but in the end the desire to have a Stinger outweighed the fact that i had to take my driver out of the bag. Glad i made the decision, its an awesome car.

Have 6 months with my 2023 GT 2 AWD just did my first oil change at 5,100 miles payed $85 at my local dealer. Best purchase I have ever made! I love looking at it when i park and when im On my way to go drive it, it’s so fun to drive! 🥹

Dude beautiful car. Get custom floor mats.

I’m pretty sure 99.9% of all other Kia Stinger owners will never have that annoying problem of not being able to fit 1-3 golf club bags in the trunk. lol

The Stinger or the K5 is my next car purchase

Why do you suggest to replace the spark plugs?

No LSD in the AWD Stinger. A deal breaker or a non-issue for the street? G70 has the LSD so it’s not like it wasn’t in the corporate parts bin.

Did you change the tires? In MA they all were AWD and they all had all season tires. I think they are Bridgestone Potenza

I like the disco intro

I know you were in water with the summer tires, but have you driven it in freezing temperatures/snow? I live on the east coast and figured when I bought it I would have to get some winter tires when the time comes

Finaly the GT review is here!!! Thank You man!!! The start stop mode is an EU-Law regulation thing - so here in Europe nearly every car now has this equipped! - (except some import cars from america like the Mustang) ... you will wonder what terrible cars will come to the global market in the future, with tiny motors and electro nonsense to save emissions. So glad to have a 3.3 Bi-Turbo! greets from the Autobahn-germany!

$2500, a tune, and plugs, only +30hp?? What are spending money on, wheels and tires?!

My clubs and bag fit fine. Shave the beard

Just picked up the same color G2 with stock black wheels. Now I’m coming off a 2015 Red Challenger RT that I had looking super clean... and yea in my first week I got just as many compliments. The actual looks I get are a bit more of a confused look vs the Challenger. They’re trying to figure wth it is 😂😂

Who really gives a crap about golf bags!

If kia blacked out the rims on all the gt's, then they would sell more.

It may not fit a golf bag but I fit a 31"X19"X53" Dresser in it.

Bolt ons and tune 430whp..

One car to compete? I mean price-wise, and practicality wise the golf R beats it. AWD as well (fwd bias), faster 0-60 and opens up with a simple tune, top-notch interior, just doesn't look as aggressive. Not to say I wouldn't take a Stinger GT2 over it, but its cheaper too ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Have you had any issues with your brakes at all? I have heard there are some issues with the pads on the front.

did you order yours with black wheels as an option as I know kia does produce a factory all black wheel for the stingers but rarely do you see them?

I own the same exact car GT2, though I don’t golf. If it’s that important to you to the degree you expounded, then you should’ve bought a larger car and trunk

I forgot how quiet it was before i put the ssr axle back on mine lol

Shift changes need more pop, get Borla exhaust and k&n intakes

Thinking about getting one after my Dodge Charger but it’s more expensive and I’m feeling it’s a little lack luster.

Have you had issues with your rotors? I have, twice!! Kia paid the first time and I will be the the second time. Great car, but not happy with that.

I love the Kia stinger gt2 awd that’s what I’m going for. I have a 2019 Kia Forte lxs now. I like it but need performance to the high end scale Nd that car does it. Just wish they would do a different logo for the stinger like Hyundai did with the g70-g80

EPA gives car makers a 3-5% mpg incentive to install non-latching stop/start. I looked at the GT2 for maybe a minute in the KIA showroom before buying a slightly used 2018 Alfa Romeo Giulia. The Stinger paint color is really nice.

How are your stock wheels black like that? Did you get them powder coated black?

did u paint ur rims in black after sandblasting?

Hey man how would you compare this to your corvette? I’ve found myself a 2015 C7 base model for 38k but I’m also debating on getting a 2019 stinger GT2 for the same price as well.. no kids just looking for something fun lol

Thanks bro

You do know most Americans don't have $200,000 worth of cars right?

I came to this video to look at the sunroof and literally the only thing he decided to skip was the sunroof wtf.

What is your personal experiences with the Kia regarding recalls and repairs up to this date of March 11, 2020? No problem from the dealership?

my buddy is so jealous of this stinger gt!!! he has some piece of shit stinger premium, loads of room in the engine bay!

Bro what do you do for a living!?

little late, but a 3 series is a competitor at the same price range :)

Wait... So I have to take my driver out of the golf bag? Oh hell nah !!! Deal breaker...😁

People always judge a car by how golf bags fit. I fucking hate golf, so this metric matters null to me.