300+ hp, rwd and it's a....Kia?

http://www.caranddriver.com/news/2018-kia-stinger-sports-sedan-photos-and-info-news. Color me intrigued, a lot of performance goodies chucked at this one.

Cool. I wonder what msrp will be?

wow.. the rear looks seriously mean.. almost alfa like. And for once Kia's corporate grill seems to fit the car well

I like it.

Man, I already like the Kia Optima, Cadenza, and K900, now they bring this to the table? Damn.

I have a feeling the MSRP will be close to the K900.

That back end looks awesome.

I spy FD taillights

I just hope they're bold enough to go with a brazen marketing tagine "the stinger gt, it's like a Panamera, except you wouldn't be embarrassed being seen in it"

mad_machine wrote: wow.. the rear looks seriously mean.. almost alfa like. And for once Kia's corporate grill seems to fit the car well

Yeah, i was going to say to put a triangle in the center of the grill and call it an Alfa!

Hey Koreans: it's time reverse engineer Alfa Busso V6 engine noise.

Robbie wrote: I spy audi taillights

ftfy.

I like it so far. It looks like a 3 Series and A7 had a kid.

Color me curious.

My mind instantly thought: Size? Weight? Price?

scardeal wrote: Color me curious. My mind instantly thought: Size? Weight? Price?

120" wheelbase, 4000lb, $35k

Front end looks like an M6, rear looks like a charger. Interesting.

No manual? This really sounds like it should have one.

What I'm most surprised with is hte lack of Tau V8. Don't get me wrong, twin turbo 3.3L V6 sounds awesome and all but I'd loveto hear that 5.0L screaming in that chassis.

Also, the article I read was so stupid it made me want to stab someone. Some comment like "and at 365hp it'll be the most powerful Kia ever made". Really? You already forget the 420hp N/A K900? douchebag. They give out new journalism degrees in boxes of cracker jacks now?

Bobzilla wrote: They give out new journalism degrees in boxes of cracker jacks now?

Don't confuse blogging and online articles with journalism. This is where a lot of "journalists" are getting their start, and they seem to skip the basic such as fact checking and research.

In reply to pinchvalve:

That takes too much time. We've got to get the story out now!!!

STM317 wrote: In reply to pinchvalve: That takes too much time. We've got to get the story out now!!!

That is the big downside of digital media. The pressure to be the first to get a story online often results in lax journalism standards.

Doesn't look like a bad car. Not something I'd buy, manual transmission or not, but kudos to Kia for building it.

The design of the rear is fabulous.

I am definitely interested but, as usual, I am not the target market. Maybe after a couple years and I can get one used for 60% sticker.

I thought Kias were disposable appliances until a Quoris blew past me. I was confused because the trunk badge looked a lot like a Maserati trident.

$60,000 isn't disposable.

That's a handsome looking sedan. The hood vents are in interesting touch.

I hope it drives well. Car & Driver seemed like they had nothing nice to say about the K900.

Wish it were smaller, then, but still with that TT V6...

In reply to The0retical:

That is likely because C&D has their head up Munich's ass.

I'm really digging this. I can definitely see BMW, Audi, Mercedes and Alfa influences. No M/T, but in a car like this one not sure it's needed. One cool thing I read is that the North American market will get a different, louder, exhaust system. Yay! For once we get something better rather than the E36 M3tier watered down version. I never would have visited a KIA dealership before this.

Not sure how credible it is but this article from Forbes says it drives as good as it looks.