The Stinger traces its roots to the
GT Concept from the
2011 Frankfurt Motor Show and the Kia GT4 Stinger from the
2014 North American International Auto Show. Design work was led by
Peter Schreyer and Gregory Guillaume (Kia's Chief Designer) at Kia's European studio in
Frankfurt and engineered by former
BMW M Vice President of Engineering Albert Biermann, the car was unveiled at the
2017 North American International Auto Show. Biermann is now the executive vice president of performance development and high performance vehicles of the
Hyundai Motor Group. Testing of the car involved over at the
Korea International Circuit and at the
Nürburgring Nordschleife.
Performance The Stinger uses a shortened version of the
Hyundai Genesis'
front-engine, rear-wheel-drive platform with additional steel reinforcement and is offered with a choice of two engines: a 2.0-liter
turbocharged four-cylinder that produces ; and a
twin-turbo V6 engine that generates at 6,000 rpm and of
torque from 1,300-4,500 rpm for the
AWD variant. GT variants are equipped with
Brembo brakes and
Michelin tires. In tests conducted by
Motor Trend, the four-cylinder U.S. spec Stinger 2.0 RWD on
Bridgestone Potenza tires reached in 6.6 seconds, completed the Dragstrip| run in 15 seconds and stopped from in . The average lateral acceleration recorded in track testing was 0.85 g. == Facelift ==