Kia says goodbye to the Stinger: the future of the house passes through the EV6

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From South Korea they claim that the BMW 4 Series Gran Coup & eacute; competitor, the Kia Stinger, will come out & agrave; of production towards the end of 2022 with the Sohari plant in Gwangmyeong, where the Kia Stinger GT is produced, which will be overhauled and converted to accommodate hybrid and electric vehicle assembly.

Head of design Karim Habib to Autocar's question at the Los Angeles Auto Show 2021 , who asked for news on a second generation Stinger, he tried to avoid giving a precise answer, only emphasizing how & quot; The EV6 & # 39; has the genes of the GT. There is the DNA of the Stinger in our KIA EV6 & quot; to then add, & quot; the Stinger & egrave; it was a car that transformed and opened a whole new perspective on that. that Kia can & ograve; to produce; sports cars and precision driving tools. EV6 far & agrave; something similar to what he already has; Stinger done & quot;


Although production will end; really next spring, the Kia Stinger will remain & agrave; in the price list until the end of the year or even until the beginning of 2023 but, for the moment, it seems to have disappeared from the Italian online configurator.

The sports sedan Kia Stinger recently brought its new restyling to the fore, featuring the typical & quot; Tiger Noise & quot; grille. embraced by new LED headlights. If the grille is been redesigned, the same can be done; say of the tail which now features a new headlight assembly that extends over the entire width of the vehicle. The b-side also allows for exhausts with an increased diameter and a hint of a diffuser.


Inside the passenger compartment there is; the new 7-inch fully digital instrument cluster . While the new infotainment can & ograve; count on a 10.25 inch screen. The interior materials have also been revised with soft touch coatings that wrap and cover the most important parts; hard.

The engines ? In the range there is a 3.3-liter V6 petrol engine with 365 HP and 510 Nm of torque, coupled to the 8-speed automatic transmission only. It seems that the end has really come for the Kia Stinger. Now Kia's efforts will focus only on the new Kia EV6, the much talked about electric crossover that has significantly moved the interest of the public due to its original design and which represents a point breaking from the past and the history of Kia.

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