Kia Australia has confirmed a deal with Queensland Police to supply Kia Stinger 330 V6 vehicles for highway patrol duties. These will replace the outgoing Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon fleet. By the end of the year 50 Kia Stinger police cars will join the QLD force, fitted with all […]
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2018 Holden Commodore VXR vs Kia Stinger 330Si: Sports sedan comparison (video)
SPECS PACKAGE DRIVE VERDICT The affordable large sports sedan market has changed dramatically. For starters, you can forget Australian made. And, technically, most sedans aren’t even sedans these days; in the case of these two, both feature a sporty liftback-style tailgate and four-door coupe roofline. However, if you do want […]
2018 Kia Stinger ANCAP rating now 5 stars for all variants
It looks like all Kia Stinger variants have now been rated five stars in ANCAP’s stringent safety tests, following a poor three-star score for all base S models during initial tests last year. According to ANCAP’s website, all Stinger models on sale from April 2018 are rated five stars. These […]
2018 Kia Stinger 330Si review (video)
The 2018 Kia Stinger 330Si high-performance fastback comes at a critical nexus in the history of the Australian vehicle market. 2018 feels like a dystopian year to be a red-blooded petrolhead. No more Aussie V8s. Manual gearboxes fast disappearing off options lists . Front-drive BMWs. Autonomous this, SUV that. You […]
Aussie tuner developing Kia Stinger upgrade, 322kW ATW so far
It was only a matter of time before some tuning house got hold of the new Kia Stinger to see what could be extracted from it. And here we see one of the first attempts by a local company called Jonny Tig. Taking the standard Kia Stinger and its 3.3-litre […]
2018 Kia Stinger 200 GT-Line (video)
Kia is not usually the brand that comes to mind when you think of large rear-wheel drive family sedans. With the departure of the locally built Falcon and Commodore, Kia has jumped on the opportunity to fill the open window. Its rendition comes in the form of the Kia Stinger, […]
2018 Kia Stinger GT review (video)
So this is finally it. The Kia Stinger GT; one of the most anticipated cars of the past 12 months. Kia has never made a sports car, not from scratch anyway. So this is a big deal. Fortunately for buyers, it’s not actually a big deal in terms of the […]
2018 World Car of the Year finalists announced
Finalists for the 2018 World Car of the Year have been announced, with a number of interesting ones in the running for the top award. Finalists for all categories have also been listed, such as the World Luxury Car, World Performance Car and Green Car of the year. For 2018, […]