It has been more than three years since the Kia Stinger made its debut, and with sales falling below the company’s expectations, a mid-cycle refresh could be the key in attracting new customers. According to a report by Top Rider a facelift is set to debut for the 2021 model year with a few significant changes.
The biggest revision involves the Stinger’s 3.3 litre twin-turbo V6, which will reportedly receive a boost from its current output of 365 hp and 510 Nm of torque to a more substantial 380 hp and 528 Nm. To go along with the added grunt, the engine is also said to receive a variable exhaust system to provide a better soundtrack.
Beyond the uprated powertrain, the report also claims the liftback model will come with tweaked front and rear bumpers, while the headlamps and taillights have been redesigned to bring them in line with more recent Kia cars.
As for the interior, expect a fully digital instrument cluster to replace the analogue dials, along with a larger 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment system in place of the current 8-inch setup.
The South Korean publication also claims Kia will introduce the 2021 Stinger in its home market sometime in July, before arriving in European and North American countries later on. Only time will tell if the facelift can help bolster sales of the Stinger, especially in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic that has heavily affected new car demand globally.
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Kia’s sedans are all Game Changers thanks to it’s mind-blowing design, advanced features, complete safety, powerful engine and fun-to-drive handling. These factors are the reason why Kia is a Game-Changing carmaker om the world, so I suggest our first national carmaker to learn from Kia before starting another sedan project
Yeah, so tell me when Kia sedans can achieve sales without resorting to huge discounts? Your favorite way to sell cars by giving huge discounts since you are well-known sales troll of hooptie brands. But in case you are not aware yet, that’s not what Proton under Geely is practising anymore. Try again, tikus.
No point boasting about your chinamen car here.. Its a bloody cheap car with lots of blink blink.. Lesser tax due to proton so they can dump it here cheaper.. Give the same tax exemption to all car brand and see whether your china toy can get the same sales result..
Talk about your failure to comprehend! Perodua also having Japanese cars dumped here, right? If your argument that Chinese cars are so bad, why is X70 still selling? Shouldn’t the Aruz be selling at least 5 times more than the X70? The MCO been eating away at your ability to think?
Agreed, those x70 buyers should top up just 200k and will get this game changing ultimate rear wheel drive sedan that promises unrivaled handling capabilities that suvs like Proton X70 cannot achieve, the x70 corner a bit confirm terbalik and terbabas ke gunung on genting drive because of high centre of gravity. Besides, people want to be seen as having a sense of taste rather than going out from the local SUV being thought of going to supermarket for groceries lol.
Kia probably made a bet that this car would sell well in the US, considerings it’s dimensions. However buyers weren’t swayed from their usual suspect brands of car makes. My suggestion would have been to make it smaller like the Hyundai i30n series and they would have fared better.
Just kill the lineup and spare its misery. Nobody is going to pay Rm200k for a kimchi no matter how you look at it. Not even their own Koreans are willing to buy it whatmore the world?
It’s still a Kia. It’s like IkEA trying to sell high end furniture.
What a cracker! Its in the same league power wise as a Porsche or ferrari.and nice looks.probably more reliable. Unfortunately, everybody’s money in US in on the tesla.
When was the last time a Ferrari has less than 400 hp? People that buys Porsche and Ferrari usually have more than one car, so reliability isn’t their main concern.
Merc and BMW owners are more concerned of brand cache that Kia just doesn’t have even if the Stinger comes with 500hp. Same reason why Hyundai’s Genesis lineup not selling well in USA.