The Kia Stinger GT May Cost Under $27,000

[StingerMike]

According to pulsenews.co.kr, Kia's debutant sports sedan, the Stinger GT, will start at $26,930 in its home market of South Korea. There will also be an upscale, high-performance model, available for the equivalent of $36,000.

South Korea's second largest automaker Kia Motors Corp. in May will release high-performance sedan Stinger whose name will be commonly used at home and internationally but in Korea bear a specially-designed emblem, the company said on Monday.

The automaker will showcase a special badge for the Stinger at the upcoming Seoul Motor Show to be held on Mar. 31 and release the car in showrooms from May.

Kia Motors won't use its traditional K brand for its first sports car, but will leave KIA logo on the models shipped abroad.

The fastback sedan comes with 2.0 turbo and 3.3 turbo gasoline engines and eight-speed automatic transmission. Both rear and four-wheel drive versions are available.

The Stinger, Kia's fastest-accelerating car, will be priced over 30 million won ($26,930) for its lowest trim model and at 40 million won for major model, which is 10 million to 40 million won cheaper in the sports category when compared to household foreign names.

 

[tripowergto]

Let's hope those prices translate to the US market.

 

[ATXStinger]

$27k is a good starting price.

 

[KiaFan]

$27k starting price will put it close to the Ford Fusion.

 

[Dai Uy Ted]

Isn't "GT" the designator for the V6 TT version? I doubt that would start at $27k; if so, I can stop putting any more $ in my savings! My trade could handle that!

 

[StingerMike]

Isn't "GT" the designator for the V6 TT version? I doubt that would start at $27k; if so, I can stop putting any more $ in my savings! My trade could handle that!

I agree with you on that, unless they are using GT and a generic term. I've seen a few articles use the term GT loosely.