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Not your kids kia
Tooslow, 09/22/2019
updated 03/31/2025
2019 Kia Stinger GT1 4dr Sedan (3.3L 6cyl Turbo 8A)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
I bought an optima in 2011. Worried,but the car was excellent. 130k and time for something new. Almost bought another optima, but just not excited. Accudently saw stinger. Hate the name, almost didnt drive it. Glad I did. 3 weeks in, not a single complaint except the gt2 electronic hatch would have been nice. Nothing else different from my gt1 worth 5k more. More power than really useful with nice driving manners for everyday. Gas mileage sucks but oh well. Not a fan of the auto shutoff but really like the auto lock brake feature. 100k update. So far no problems. I still love this car. I usually change cars at about this mileage but there is nothing id rather have. It is comfortable, fast and practical. It holds a lot of stuff with the hatchback and I've done nothing but change oil, tires and brakes. No rattles and I'm amazed at how well the leather interior has held up, still almost like new. I wish they still made them is probably buy another.
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Stung by the Stinger / My $48k Mistake
Patrick Hill, 10/22/2019
2019 Kia Stinger GT1 4dr Sedan AWD (3.3L 6cyl Turbo 8A)
23 of 40 people found this review helpful
I had reservations about spending $48k on a Kia, but my wife wanted the car and I bought it for her. It has 16k miles on it and I am NOT impressed. 1. Depreciation is extreme. 2. I had to replace the front pads and rotors with aftermarket parts at 14k miles - the OEM pads are substandard and create hot spots on the rotors. I was lucky - you’ll see owners replacing the brakes at 6k miles on the owners’ forums. 3. The car went in to limp mode at 16k miles (going about 20 MPH on the highway) 2 days ago. The dealership it was towed to can find “nothing wrong”. Kia roadside assistance trip interruption information is hard to find in writing. The premium customer service number for Stinger and Cadenza owners has been less than responsive. I’ve offered to sell the car to the dealership it’s sitting at. They’ve declined my offer without even discussing price. I wonder why? I will be selling this mistake as soon as I can get it home (assuming it doesn’t break down again, even though the dealership can find nothing wrong). I’ve been stung by the Stinger, you will be too.
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The sweet spot between performance and price
Jetcraft99, 01/07/2020
2019 Kia Stinger GT1 4dr Sedan (3.3L 6cyl Turbo 8A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I purchased a 2019 Stinger GT1 upgrading from my Optima SX. Although the Optima is quick, the worst thing about my Optima is the turbo lag with hard acceleration. I’m happy to report that it is much better with the twin turbo in the Stinger. It handles even better than the Optima and the different drive modes are very effective in changing the characteristics of the Stinger. The negatives are that it’s a bit smaller than the Optima with smaller space for the back seat passengers and the visibility restricted especially with the back window. Overall a very fun and good looking car that has the most horsepower per dollar that I could find. I highly recommend it.
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7,000 miles and new engine
Corsarod, 09/12/2021
2019 Kia Stinger GT 4dr Sedan AWD (3.3L 6cyl Turbo 8A)
4 of 7 people found this review helpful
Love the car, 2019 Stinger GTS. I only drive it during nice days, store it in doors in the winter, thus currently has 13,000 miles. I took it in for oil change at 7,000 miles. Tech noticed an oil leak. They had to pull the engine due to the leak was rear of engine. KIA decided to change the engine completely. The time it too was from end of may til end of July 2020. The bill to KIA was 24,000.00. I stored car Oct til March 2021 with close to 10k. After driving car for couple weeks it backfired and huge plume of smoke came out tail pipes, KIA had car additional 2 weeks to change turbos or gaskets. At 13,000 miles I took it in for service and engine light came on, this was mid august 2021. First they said knock sensor, that didnt fix the SEL so put in a call into Corporate KIA and decided it was the computer. Here it is mid September and still no car. I dont see any other complaints of this magnitude. This seems a little excessive for new car.
Loving my GT2
Tom H, 10/19/2019
2019 Kia Stinger GT2 4dr Sedan AWD (3.3L 6cyl Turbo 8A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I've just hit 13,000 miles on my 2018 Kia Stinger GT2 AWD. It's so fun to drive! We call it the race car. You can leave it stock and have a ball with this car or do a couple inexpensive modifications and be at 4 seconds 0-60. Mine has a beautiful red leather interior, and black paint with a ceramic coating. It's so fun to own and turns heads everywhere it goes.
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