Will the Kia GT4 Stinger Be Produced?
Take a look at the 2015/2016 Kia lineup. Does it feel like there might be something missing? Sure there is a wide range of vehicles, beginning with the compact Rio, and working up to the midsize sedan range where the Optima and Cadenza reside. Then we have the funky, fresh Kia Soul, as well as different sized crossovers like the Sportage and Sorento, even the minivan Sedona. Still, does it feel like something else should belong?
Something fast and powerful–a real terror on the street or even the track? An empty space remains, waiting to be filled by a fast and furious sports car, which leaves Kia fans questioning, “Will the Kia GT4 Stinger Be Produced?”
Rewind back to the 2014 Detroit Auto Show. This was when Kia first revealed its ahead-of-its time (even for a concept) design that is the GT4 Stinger. What you’re looking at in the picture above is a rear-drive sports car, capable of producing up to 315 horsepower with its turbo-charged engine, paired with a 6-speed manual. This isn’t a vehicle meant to sit and look pretty, it’s mean to giddy-up and go before bystanders can blink an eye and register that this is in a face a Kia.
It’d knock the socks right off of the hamsters, that’s for sure, but Kia is also talking about producing a “sporty four-door coupe,” perhaps something that would contend with the Nissan Maxima? The GT Concept was first introduced back in 2011 at the Frankfurt Auto Show. Quite a bit of time has since passed, and Kia describes it as, “the thinking person’s muscle car and there have even been some rumors floating around that we could see a variation of this concept within the next year or so.
It too would be a powerful sedan, packing a 3.3L turbo engine that is able to max out just 5 shy of 400 horsepower. The last time automotive journalists spoke with the head of Kia production planning for the United States, the outlook on the GT4 Stinger didn’t look quite as good as the future for the GT Concept.
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Unfortunately this is something that most of us don’t like to hear, but patience Kia fans and friends. Time will tell which concepts will make their way to production and become a reality. As soon as Kia offers any updates, we will be sure to report back with the news.
