With its first model year’s vehicles finally on the road, the 2018 Kia Stinger is making a name for itself. The company’s first sports sedan has a lot going for it. Even though the Stinger is quite a bit different from the typical Kia, it still feels at home in the Kia fleet. The Stinger Engine in particular has received ample praise regarding performance and design. The Stinger’s strong performance is rooted in the twin-turbo V6.
An Award Winning Engine
The Stinger’s engine is not only top-notch, it is one of the best. The engine was named to Wards 10 Best Engine list. Wards named the Stinger to the list specifically for its GT trim, which features an impressive 3.3-liter twin-turbo V6 engine. The Stinger is new to the market, and with its powerful new engine, it became an easy choice for Wards.
Drew Winter, Senior Content Director at WardsAuto had this to say about the Stinger, “The Kia Stinger GT’s twin-turbo V6 bulldozed its way onto the 2018 Wards 10 Best Engines list with a potent mixture of refinement, value and thunderous torque that takes the Kia brand to a whole new level in the hierarchy of global automakers.” Ward’s 10 Best Engines is an annual list featuring engines available in the U.S. market. Published since 1994, the list names winners after measuring the competition against several factors, including power, toque output, noise, vibration and harshness levels, as well as technical specifications and other basic comparative info.
The Stinger and its engine aren’t at all just for show. The engine is an impressive 365 horsepower when it is running at 6,000 rpm. The Stinger was tested heavily on the Nordschleife, and this testing shows. If you haven’t gotten behind the wheel of a Stinger yet, the time is right.
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