Kia EV8 to be the next Stinger?

[Stinger GT SS]

Yes please!

 

[andyecon]

I wish they would literally put the Stinger body on top of the EV6 platform... no changes to style or anything, the proportions are more or less perfect.

 

[ballistic]

More about this here New Kia EV8 To Replace Stinger With 603 HP, 500-Mile Range, Leaked Doc Reveals | Carscoops

What do yall think?

Set to go into production in 2026, the successor to the Kia Stinger, codenamed GT1, will be based on the brands next-generation EV platform

 

[Thomby]

I'll believe it when I see it. 600hp and 500 mile range is interesting, but if it turns out to be 300hp and <300 miles for everything but the 80k trim, meh.

Meanwhile give us a facelifted Stinger with the 3.5TT (or a V8TT!), launch new models of the Telluride/Palisade that are RWD-based AWD with the TT engine, and ditto for the Genesis models. Let that be Kia/Hyundai's EcoBoost that they build all the upscale/sporty models around.

 

[Transmetal]

I'll believe it when I see it. 600hp and 500 mile range is interesting, but if it turns out to be 300hp and <300 miles for everything but the 80k trim, meh.

Meanwhile give us a facelifted Stinger with the 3.5TT (or a V8TT!), launch new models of the Telluride/Palisade that are RWD-based AWD with the TT engine, and ditto for the Genesis models. Let that be Kia/Hyundai's EcoBoost that they build all the upscale/sporty models around.

Stinger is dead though. Nobody bought our cars as it is. I have a a feeling that IF they did bring back our cars, they'd be turned into a small crossover type SUV ev, which would kill it for me. I don't want an SUV. We already have a Jeep Grand Cherokee, don't need anything that size or bigger.

 

[Volfy]

The way EV sales have been tanking, I don't doubt Kia is having second thoughts about this one - and their entire corporate EV game plan. Genesis has already walked back from their lofty all-EV ambitions, scrambling to introduce hybrid versions instead, like every other major auto maker that bought into this EV hype.

EVs have their place in the automotive landscape. What the automakers are waking up to is the fact that after the early adopters have already bought theirs, converting the rest of the car buying public isn't quite as easy.

 

[ballistic]

The way EV sales have been tanking, I don't doubt Kia is having second thoughts about this one - and their entire corporate EV game plan. Genesis has already walked back from their lofty all-EV ambitions, scrambling to introduce hybrid versions instead, like every other major auto maker that bought into this EV hype.

EVs have their place in the automotive landscape. What the automakers are waking up to is the fact that after the early adopters have already bought theirs, converting the rest of the car buying public isn't quite as easy.

I agree. Hybrids are the way for the foreseeable future. And maybe well start seeing some good combinations of fuel economy and performance if r&d continues.

 

[Ruturaj]

The way EV sales have been tanking, I don't doubt Kia is having second thoughts about this one - and their entire corporate EV game plan. Genesis has already walked back from their lofty all-EV ambitions, scrambling to introduce hybrid versions instead, like every other major auto maker that bought into this EV hype.

EVs have their place in the automotive landscape. What the automakers are waking up to is the fact that after the early adopters have already bought theirs, converting the rest of the car buying public isn't quite as easy.

EV sales are not tanking, overall they went up. Production just has gone up, probably over demand, as demand slowed down a little as overall car market, but demand was much higher than production till now.

 

[Volfy]

EV sales are not tanking, overall they went up. Production just has gone up, probably over demand, as demand slowed down a little as overall car market, but demand was much higher than production till now.

Tell that to the car mfrs that are all frantically switching from EVs to hybrids. Even just a couple of yrs ago, Genesis was boldly proclaiming no more ICE new models by 2025 and EV-only soon after. They've since back-peddled from that. Musk had to cut prices to keep his sales numbers from falling any worse. Those prices cuts then caused EV resale values to crater. That made prospective EV buyers even more hesitant to switch to EVs. It's a vicious feedback cycle.

Meanwhile, Akio Toyota is waggling his finger and smirking a good "I told you so..."

Yeah, there will still be those EV diehard proponents that will buy them regardless of the market. The general motoring public is proving far more apprehensive about taking the plunge. For good reasons.

 

[ballistic]

Tell that to the car mfrs that are all frantically switching from EVs to hybrids. Even just a couple of yrs ago, Genesis was boldly proclaiming no more ICE new models by 2025 and EV-only soon after. They've since back-peddled from that. Musk had to cut prices to keep his sales numbers from falling any worse. Those prices cuts then caused EV resale values to crater. That made prospective EV buyers even more hesitant to switch to EVs. It's a vicious feedback cycle.

Meanwhile, Akio Toyota is waggling his finger and smirking a good "I told you so..."

Yeah, there will still be those EV diehard proponents that will buy them regardless of the market. The general motoring public is proving far more apprehensive about taking the plunge. For good reasons.

I think the ICE cars are plugin hybrids. Im also not a fan really. I hope we get the typical hybrids weve seen for a long time now. I dont want anything that needs to be plugged in.

 

[Volfy]

I think the ICE cars are plugin hybrids. Im also not a fan really. I hope we get the typical hybrids weve seen for a long time now. I dont want anything that needs to be plugged in.

Yes. I would prefer mild hybrids that boost mpg without adding a ton of weight. It can also add a bit of off-the-line performance boost.