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The Kia Stinger () is a mid-size liftback/fastback manufactured by Kia between 2017 and 2023.
Testing of the car involved over at the Korea International Circuit and at the Nürburgring Nordschleife.
Kia claims that the Stinger accelerates from zero to in 7.7, 6 and 4.9 seconds for the 2.2-liter diesel, 2.0-liter gasoline and 3.3-liter gasoline respectively. Schreyer reportedly drove a pre-production Stinger GT at a top speed of on the Autobahn, but was allegedly passed by a VW Arteon during the run.
During a test by Car and Driver, an all-wheel-drive U.S. spec GT 3.3T with Michelin Pilot Sport 4 tires achieved in 4.6 seconds on the track, reached 0.91 G-force on the skidpad and was able to stop from in . According to this publication, the U.S. model's top speed is governed at per Kia specs. In tests conducted by Motor Trend, the four-cylinder U.S. spec Stinger 2.0 RWD on Bridgestone Potenza tires reached in 6.6 seconds, completed the Dragstrip run in 15 seconds and stopped from in . The average lateral acceleration recorded in track testing was 0.85 g.
The Kia Stinger was updated for the British market on 6 January 2021, while the North American model was updated on 16 March 2021, making it one of the first cars to bear the new Kia logo in said region, alongside the Kia Carnival. The Mexican model later arrived on 3 May 2021, also sporting the new Kia logo.
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The Stinger GT was featured in series 2 episode 3 of The Grand Tour, where co-presenter James May raced it against two longboard riders on a mountain road in Majorca, with the car going uphill and the skateboarders going downhill.
On 4 February 2018, Kia released two Stinger commercials during Super Bowl LII. The first commercial features racing driver Emerson Fittipaldi. The second features Aerosmith lead vocalist Steven Tyler driving the car on an oval track in reverse until he becomes 40 years younger.
In January 2019, Kia announced a partnership with K-pop girl group Blackpink to promote the Stinger, serving as the title sponsor for the group's In Your Area World Tour with Kia providing vehicles to support the group during the World Tour and featuring the Stinger alongside the group members in promotional videos.
In June 2021, the judges of America's Got Talent arrived to the show in two Kia Stinger GT2 2022.
Since 2019, the V6 variants of the Stinger have been utilized by SPEED police units in Poland. The unmarked vehicles are used to monitor the safety on the roads; they are also used as pursuit vehicles.
In 2021, Merseyside Police started using the Stinger.
The Stinger won the 2018 MotorWeek Drivers' Choice Awards "Best of the Year".
In December 2022, Kia released the Stinger Tribute Edition variant to mark the end of production, based on the Stinger GT 3.3-litre turbocharged petrol variant, it has an exclusive exterior color, interior upholstery and design specifications. The Tribute Edition variant is limited to 1,000 units worldwide; 200 units for Korea and 800 units worldwide. The exterior features the new Moonscape Gray matte color, and the 19" wheels and Brembo brakes are in black. For the interior, there are individual numbered door sills, Terracotta brown leather upholstery, faux carbon fibre trim on door panels and dashboard, the wasp icons embedded onto seat headrests.
| 2017 | 6,322 | 118 | 1,270 | 9,314 |
| 2018 | 5,700 | 521 | 5,723 | 33,341 |
| 2019 | 3,644 | 304 | 5,008 | 26,952 |
| 2020 | 3,525 | 143 | 21,794 | |
| 2021 | 3,167 | 21,727 | ||
| 2022 | 15,234 | |||
| 2023 | 10,016 | |||
| 2024 | 14 | |||
| Total | 138,392 |
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