'Stinger Experience' Events Put Consumers Behind The Wheel Of The Highest Performing Vehicle In Company History

February 26, 2018 by Kia Motors America

Performance-Oriented Non-Retail Environment Will Allow Consumers in Nine Markets to Compare Stinger GT with Lauded Sport Sedans from Germany

•Kia's 'Stinger Experience' provides hands-on driving experience, including a 0-60 mile per hour sprint and an autocross-inspired driving course

•Consumers can register at KiaStingerExperience.com1 to put Kia's all-new Stinger to the test back-to-back against vehicles from Audi, BMW and Porsche

IRVINE, Calif., February 23, 2018 – Over the last month the all-new Kia Stinger has been named 'Vehicle of the Year' by Roadshow by CNET, 'Best of the Year' by MotorWeek, and urged people to 'Feel Something Again – a State of Mind' in in Kia Motors' Super Bowl ad. Now, Kia is ready to show consumers and enthusiasts what all the hype is about with the performance-oriented 'Stinger Experience' test drive events in select cities nationwide. Accompanied by professional driving instructors, Stinger Experience participants will take on several dynamic challenges in the Stinger GT, as well as in the Audi A5, BMW 640i Gran Coupe and Porsche Panamera, through various dynamic exercises, including a 0-60 MPH acceleration run, cornering tests and a slalom course.

'With a faster top-speed and 0-60 time than a six-cylinder Porsche Panamera, the Stinger GT is like nothing anyone has ever seen from Kia before and must be driven to be fully appreciated and understood,' said Saad Chehab, vice president, marketing communications, Kia Motors America. 'The Stinger Experience gives people an opportunity to see and feel for themselves just how far Kia has come, and that the Stinger can hold its head high against some of the best that Germany has to offer.'

The Stinger Experience tour schedule includes stops in Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Phoenix, and Washington, D.C. While there are no direct sales opportunities at the Stinger Experiences, on-site specialists can refer those interested in purchasing a Stinger to one of Kia's nearly 800 dealerships nationwide.

Designed in Frankfurt and developed on Germany's famed Nürburgring under the watchful eyes of two auto industry legends – Peter Schreyer, Kia Motors' chief design officer, and Albert Biermann, president and head of vehicle test and high-performance development – the Stinger delivers head-turning design, premium amenities and heart-pounding power at an incredibly value-packed price. Available in both rear- and all-wheel-drive, the Stinger GT trim, with its twin-turbo V6, produces 365 horsepower and pushes the sports sedan to a top speed of 167 miles per hour and from zero to 60 miles per hour in 4.7 seconds2.