The highly-anticipated Kia Stinger has arrived in Australia, with full specs and pricing confirmed for all model grades and engines. We already know plenty about the flagship engine, which is a 3.3-litre twin-turbo V6 churning out 272kW and 510Nm. It’s available in three grades, including 330S, 330Si, and the GT, […]
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Kia Stinger GT spotted in Australia ahead local launch
The first Kia Stinger examples have touched down in Australia, with these two spotted in Sydney in preparation for the official local launch in October. These examples were the V6 twin-turbo versions (dark blue is the GT) which are likely to join our market before the four-cylinder models. Kia Australia […]
Standard features for Kia Stinger V6 lineup confirmed
Further details of the hurry-up-and-hit-the-market-already Kia Stinger have been released, with details of the entry-level grades promising not to be as “sparse” as many are suspecting. Speaking in a recent statement, Kia Australia COO Damien Meredith said there is a belief the entry grades will be sparse. However, Meredith says, […]
Kia Australia confirms Stinger twin-turbo V6 price: from $48,990
Kia Australia has finally confirmed pricing for the highly anticipated Kia Stinger, including the high-performance twin-turbo GT flagship. As we already know, the Kia Stinger will be Kia’s first proper sports car, competing in the mid-size sedan segment. All models in Australia will be rear-wheel drive, although all-wheel drive will […]
Artist impression: Hotter Kia Stinger ‘GT R’
Kia’s rear-wheel drive Stinger sedan is only months away from its Australian launch, but here we see an artist impression of how a hotted-up version could look. We’ve featured the works of automotive artist Naish Chapman before, with various interpretations of future HSV models including a Colorado-based Maloo X and […]
Kia Stinger initial launch takes place at Nurburgring
The highly-anticipated Kia Stinger has made its international launch at the Nurburgring in Germany, with select media from around the world given a first-steer of pre-production models ahead of the car’s market arrival in the fourth quarter of this year. As you’ve probably heard, the Stinger comes in as Kia’s […]
Kia Stinger review shows it has good drifting potential (video)
Some overseas reviews of the highly-anticipated Kia Stinger are starting to come through. One of the latest, from The Best Lap, shows us how the sports sedan handles and drifts on a skid pan. The Kia Stinger will arrive in Australia later this year. And so far it has been […]
Top 10 medium cars coming to Australia by 2020
The inexorable march of the SUV appears to be coming at the expense of conventional cars, swallowing up their sales numbers and splintering into ever more fragmented pieces. Large sedans are on the way out, which means medium cars have to sharpen their act or become tractor food. Luckily for […]