Stinger GT+ Nitpicks and Rants

[Joseandalex]

I'd like to add that on my 2022 gt elite every time I turn thr car off, my screen goes back to the home screen. I wished that it would stay on my last source.

 

[Wilzer]

Unfortunately I don't have a garage so there will be water intrusion no matter what. Someone mentioned a silicone that can be put around the perimeter of the gas door but I can't find it now. Do you know what it is?

Probably silicone grease, commonly sold as dielectric grease.

 

[DoctorStiches]

Op's post made me laugh such nitpicks and i cant agree with most but yes why does the start stop always need to be on

 

[Danum Alba]

Correlation does not imply causation when it comes the turbos "dying" with auto start-stop. Im sure Kia tested it on a car with thousands of miles but I still dont use auto start-stop bc it also kills the AC, it probably does have a bit of an impact on the engine wear and tear but not going to kill turbos.

In my experience, when the auto start-stop kicks in, if any reason for engine power is required then it starts, be it driving off (obviously), air con needing chilling and the cooling of the engine - it might even mention this in the manual as to why auto start-stop doesn't operate.

Was that a "from top of the mirror camera" view, or "front of the hood" view? I wish the 360 cameras had been available on the gt1.. Even just a temporary view like that (front of the hood) for parking would be most welcome.. Wonder how you triggered it?

Here in the UK, we have GTS - I think is GT2 in the US. If you go into reverse you get top down display and rear camera view, if you select drive whilst this is in view then you get top down and front camera view. There is also a camera view button between the 2 seats, pressing this whilst driving shows the rear view, unless below something like 8-10mph when it shows the front view camera instead, I use this all the time when parking my car at work so I get as close to the left hand side between the lines as I always park in the end parking spot.

Vince

 

[Devin]

Op's post made me laugh such nitpicks and i cant agree with most but yes why does the start stop always need to be on

I believe it is for the EPA estimate. Same as why ECO will stay selected after a shutdown, but not Sport.

 

[DoctorStiches]

I believe it is for the EPA estimate. Same as why ECO will stay selected after a shutdown, but not Sport.

Comfort is auto selected for me on startup

 

[Devin]

Comfort is auto selected for me on startup

Not if you shut it down in Eco.

 

[DoctorStiches]

Not if you shut it down in Eco.

I honestly have never turned off my car in eco i will go try this

 

[DoctorStiches]

I leave it in sport if the roads are good and custom for extreme cold

 

[rpoffen]

Not if you shut it down in Eco.

If you shut it down while in ECO it will start back up in ECO. Any other mode will start back up in Comfort.

 

[Devin]

If you shut it down while in ECO it will start back up in ECO. Any other mode will start back up in Comfort.

Yup.

 

[Ontherox711]

W

I’ve heard the auto start stop kills your turbos after a couple thousand miles?

• Auto Start Stop feature - Needs a permanent toggle off and on. Why does the parking sensors have this feature but not the next button over huh KIA? Maybe you can just turn this off when we are in Sport or Custom automatically and keep it on when in Comfort/Eco?
• Door handle button - Feels like a cheap rubbery mess with a bit of lag when you press it. Why could it not have been made to match the body and be a different material?
• Stinger Interior Decal - The car interior has little to no mention of it being a Stinger or a GT variant. I would love to see a bit more attention to detail that indeed you are in a Stinger (Different steering wheel badge? Passenger side emblem? etc.)
• Stinger Exterior Decal - Either get rid of the current KIA logo and replace with the Excellence logo front and back, or remove the front and have the Stinger script logo on the back from the factory. I feel like at least 75% of the Stinger GT community de-badges and swaps these out anyway so it would be a nice community-driven change
• Programming of buttons - Why is the passenger side door able to open all on one press but the driver side can only if you press it twice? Why is the reverse side mirror tilt work only when its on L or R toggle and not in the middle? It seems at least to me that they paid good attention to programming things in general such as turn signal tap and custom star button yet they have these weird quirky programming implementations for no reason on the car.
• Exhaust - I would say an active exhaust feature as an option for GT1 and GT2 would be a welcome change. Stock is acceptable now yet it would be nice for a more aggressive exhaust to be present in Sport or Custom mode
• Steering wheel paddle shifters - Way too small stock AND its attached to the wheel so its a perfect storm! Extend these a bit more for GT+ vehicles

(The car overall is amazing though but these changes would be great to be implemented in the next three years of Stingers! )

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Well thought out!!