The Kia Stinger could be making a comeback. Despite the automaker having already pulled the plug on the gas version of the sedan after the 2023 model year, the sporty sedan still lives on in the hearts of the folks at Kia. That includes the company's President, Ho-sung Song, who recently confirmed that an all-new electrified version of the Stinger is "under study.
" For those unfamiliar (and if that's you, we need to talk), the Stinger is one of those cool cars that nobody expected, especially from Kia. It's a sporty, rear-drive sedan—or liftback, if you want to get technical—with some serious kick. Something you'd expect from the likes of the Germans and not from Kia.
And despite it being such a unique offering with high praise from reviewers, it didn't exactly skyrocket to the top of Kia's sales charts. Quite the opposite, actually, planted in the bottom three every year that it was sold. But now Kia's sister brand, Hyundai, isn't just making waves with an onslaught of new performance models like the Ioniq 5 N and N Vision 74 concept —it's making straight-up typhoons.
So, naturally, Kia's bigwigs are scratching their heads, wondering how they, too, can tap into this market. Should they give the world another Stinger? What Made The Stinger Special I alluded to it before, but the Kia Stinger truly was a one-of-a-kind for the brand. Hell, it wasn't just a cool car for Kia; it was a standout car, period.
You could option the Stinger with a 368-horsepower twin-turbo 3.3-lit.