2018 Audi A5 Sportback vs. 2018 BMW 430i xDrive Gran Coupe, 2018 Kia Stinger 2.0T AWD

– In this cuckoo-crazy, mixed-up world, nothing is certain and the set order is up for renegotiation. For decades, the four-door sedan was the sensible choice, the vehicle that sober, serious grown-up types bought to show just how sober and serious they really were. But crossovers have toppled the establishment, and now four-doors are struggling […]

I drove a $52,000 Kia Stinger and am convinced it is the best car the company has ever made

Matthew DeBord/BI Kia’s hotly anticipated Stinger sports sedan will go up against the best of the best, from BMW, Audi, and Lexus. I tested the car in the San Francisco Bay Area for a few days. The Stinger blew me away. South Korean carmaker Kia is better known for slightly offbeat, value-oriented cars than for […]

2018 Kia Stinger In-Depth Review: Social Climber Succeeds

– It’s no small task for a carmaker to insert itself successfully into an already well-established segment, but, as Tom Hanks reminded us in the baseball classic A League of Their Own, some things are worth doing because they are hard. Maybe Kia was riding a wave of Jimmy Dugan inspiration when it decided to […]

2019 Kia Forte renderings reveal a sedan with Stinger style

Kia has revealed renderings of a redesigned, sleeker third-generation Forte compact sedan that it will display at the Detroit Auto Show next week. And with the attention the Stinger sport fastback has been receiving, it’s not surprising that the Forte would take its cue off that swept-back look as well. The 2019 Forte makes a […]

Kia Stinger GT by the Numbers

– The Stinger GT’s entry into the sports-sedan market marks a bold new direction for Kia, a company historically focused on value and reliability. Its GT is a first for the company, fusing the practicality of a mainstream sedan with the dynamic long-distance comfort and performance of a gran turismo car at a price lower than many […]

Kia Stinger base trim is for people who hate colors

The 2018 Kia Stinger is a looker, and at least in twin-turbo V6 guise, a pretty impressive performer, too. Not only that, its base price of $ 32,795 is quite attractive for the the base turbocharged four-cylinder model, which with 255 horsepower and rear-drive is still a compelling package. Unfortunately, there’s a hitch with the […]