What's your favorite design element on the Stinger?

[StingerGT68]

We all love our Stingers...but what's that one part you love to check out when you lock the car and walk away?

Heck, we'll even count the interior.

For me, I love the way the rear fender flares out, gives the car a beautifully premium look. A nice, aggressive stance.

 

[xot1]

I love the headlight design.
Not only but that is the first thing that came to mind. I think they are beautifully designed with very cool turn signals.

 

[Berzerker]

Honestly, I love quad-exhaust. If I were designing the car, I'd have made the tips a little less oval, but I just die for quad-exhaust, so that's definitely my favorite.

 

[SEA Stinger]

We all love our Stingers...but what's that one part you love to check out when you lock the car and walk away?

Heck, we'll even count the interior.

For me, I love the way the rear fender flares out, gives the car a beautifully premium look. A nice, aggressive stance.
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Me too, @StingerGT68.

Stingers have really nice, curvy hips.

 

[KikoTheAkita]

I love the "tiger nose" grill, and I like how Kia has incorporated different variations of it in their entire lineup to create a recognizable "face" for the brand. It also always reminds me of the comment by Bob Lutz where he calls it an "extended dog bone". Fast-forwatd to about 2:30.

 

[xot1]

I love the "tiger nose" grill, and I like how Kia has incorporated different variations of it in their entire lineup to create a recognizable "face" for the brand. It also always reminds me of the comment by Bob Lutz where he calls it an "extended dog bone". Fast-forwatd to about 2:30.

That is a really interesting interview.
I am surprised that it has so few views.
Thanks for sharing!

 

[StungBlueGT2]

We all love our Stingers...but what's that one part you love to check out when you lock the car and walk away?

Heck, we'll even count the interior.

For me, I love the way the rear fender flares out, gives the car a beautifully premium look. A nice, aggressive stance.
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Too many things to list!!!

But if I had to pick one it would be almost the same. I love the aggressive rear 3/4 view too, and keep having people say it looks like a Maserati!

I’m biased but think it looks even better!

 

[Rufus]

If the direction the nose is pointed can be considered to be 12 o'clock, my personal favorite angle is at 5:20 & 7:40, about 6 inches over roof height. The rear hips are so pronounced and, well, sensuous almost.

 

[StingerGT68]

If the direction the nose is pointed can be considered to be 12 o'clock, my personal favorite angle is at 5:20 & 7:40, about 6 inches over roof height. The rear hips are so pronounced and, well, sensuous almost.

Haha seems like a lot of us love that aspect of the car!

 

[Rufus]

Haha seems like a lot of us love that aspect of the car!

The 10:30 &1:30 views are great as well, but better from a higher vantage point:

 

[Kia Stinger]

The 10:30 &1:30 views are great as well, but better from a higher vantage point:
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I like it!

 

[StungBlueGT2]

The 10:30 &1:30 views are great as well, but better from a higher vantage point:
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I agree and tried to take the same type of above view picture.

They are all beautiful views and really tough to just choose one!

 

[Rufus]

Images of Korean Tiger art

Can anyone else squint and see it in the front design, or has it just been a long day?

 

[TO Turbo]

Agree on the Maserati, although probably more in common with the Ghibli S - gave up on trying to post a picture.

 

[Euljiro1ga]

I love the gear knob. I think it's very original. The knob is the most memorable design feature for me... so trivial right? lol.

 

[Berzerker]

The 10:30 &1:30 views are great as well, but better from a higher vantage point:
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Those are called "quarter" views. From the rear would be a "three quarter" view.

 

[Chapindad]

First off, Rufus, where did you get the Stinger badge on the grill. I love it.

I love looking at the car from the driver's seat in a large window. The frontend with the day-lights on is a great view. It just looks mean. Second, is the rear fender flare.

 

[Rufus]

First off, Rufus, where did you get the Stinger badge on the grill. I love it.

I love looking at the car from the driver's seat in a large window. The frontend with the day-lights on is a great view. It just looks mean. Second, is the rear fender flare.

The little Stinger emblem is from the rear, where I debadged it and the Kia logo and replaced with just the Korea-spec Stinger badge. I can't take credit for the idea--that credit goes to @Robs Still undecided yet, though I think I found the right spot for it to stick, in terms of aligning the badge against the raised portions of the grille. We'll see...

 

[SEA Stinger]

Too many things to list!!!

But if I had to pick one it would be almost the same. I love the aggressive rear 3/4 view too, and keep having people say it looks like a Maserati!
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I’m biased but think it looks even better!

Saw a Jaguar XF R-Sport four-door sedan yesterday. Vaguely similar styling, but I think the Stinger looks much better!

 

[westcoastGT]

..........one of my favourite things are the GT wheels caps I had made