The 2018 Kia Stinger GT is a rear-drive sport sedan that comes wit a 2-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder (Theta II) engine making an estimated 255 hp and 260 lb-ft of torque available at 1,400 all the way to 4,000 rpm.
A 3.3-liter, twin-turbocharged V6 (Lambda II) engine is expected to make 365 horsepower and produce 376 lb-ft of torque at 1,300 rpm. Kia expects the top-spec Kia Stinger GT to have a maximum speed of 167 mph and run 0 to 62 mph in 5.1-seconds.
Kia’s very own 8-speed automatic transmission will be the only transmission offered. It will have paddle-shifters and, according to Kia, it is sports-car oriented. Both vehicles are rear-drive.
“Unlike any Kia that has come before it, the Stinger really is a dream car for us, and here today in Detroit, that dream is now a reality after years of commitment and hard work from a passionate group of designers, engineers and executives around the world,” said Orth Hedrick, vice president, product planning, Kia Motors America. “From its GT concept-car origins to the years of tuning and refining on the legendary Nurburgring circuit, no detail was too small to be obsessed over, and the result is simply stunning.”
All-wheel drive will be an option on the 2018 Kia Stinger GT.
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