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(No, only the RWD gets LSD and it's an option on both the GT2 and GT1 RWD. None of the AWD's are LSD - don't need it) (Again, no, high beam assist is in the Drive Wise package. The GT2 gets LOW BEAM assist which is the headlights turning on corners) (This entire Drive Wise package is an option...

On the Kia web site: GT2 + AWD + 900 transportation = $52,300 GT2 + AWD + Drive Wise Pkg. + 900 transportation = $48,350 Yes, $3,950 is correct. Thanks. Not worth $4,000 difference to me.

Cost was not much of a factor. I just didn't see the $5,000 difference between the GT2 AWD and the GT1 AWD with Drive Wise. Two things I liked better on the GT1 was the non-electronic gate into manual, and the fact that it does not have HUD which usually means much more expensive and hard to...

No argument, however you can get better net prices on a cash deal than financing. And while the stock market has been good up to now over the past 8-9 years, it is unstable and due for a major "correction." So is a 4% loan better than losing the investment capital? No one knows. There is no...

The only way I ever buy a car is to get an "out the door" price including my trade-in. Then pay cash up front -- unless you can get a lower interest rate than you can make on your investments. Last car I "financed" was my '05 GTO at 0.0% interest. The G8 GT was cash and the Stinger is a cash...

I watch the commercials and get chores done during the game. [thumb]

Early pay-off varies by state laws. I was told I can do that in Arkansas, but my car won't be in until March.

My Samsung S6 doesn't use an external SD card which is the problem. USB is the only choice other than spending $600 for a new fone. Not going to do that.

Thanks, Kazz. My technical knowledge is not up to date on terminology. It has been a long time since I worked around turbos. Right answer, wrong terminology.

That requires a lot of memory on your cell phone, and if you're like many people, you have a gazillion apps on there that suck up RAM. Don't know. I'll have to do some research. I have the capability to rip into any format, but most of what the wife likes is on her iPod and I'd hate to have...

I don't know where one can find the details of the turbocharger system outside of a Stinger Service Manual, but most modern turbocharges have a relief valve or "blow off" valve that relieves inline boost pressure when the throttle is suddenly dropped. This is not the same as the waste gate that...

My opinion (worth exactly what you paid for it) is that, unless you are sitting in your car with the engine OFF and not moving, you are wasting your time trying for concert hall sound quality. I don't do that, but maybe some do. MP3 is good enough, and my wife will continue to use her iPod...

Ask twenty people and you will get 20 answers. I'm a chemist, so you would think I would have a clue which is better, but all this is proprietary formula stuff and reviews are highly subjective. Silicone "waxes" (not really wax) are quicker and easier to apply and tend to last longer. I used...

If you follow automotive magazines (I haven't much for years, not being in the new car market until recently) you get to know reviewers and their biases and fetishes. Not all reviewers complained about the Kia 8-speed and several were suitable impressed with its efficiency. It is a torque...

I agree with stinger1168 on the highway noise. Leave the exhaust volume to the street racers. I'm a long distance driver (it was designed as a Gran Turismo, after all) and trying to listen to a fairly decent sound system over the drone of exhaust is self-defeating. You can't have it both...

I read the whole manual while awaiting my custom build from Kia. I saw several typos and a few errors in language, presumably due to translational differences. I agree that they spent too much paper warning drivers to drive the car and not rely on the toys to keep you alive. Blame the lawyers...

Photo from Singapore? Must be an Asian/European version. (Oops, sorry, missed Robs post just above while typing this...) I agree with the consensus that opening holes in the hood is risky. It is clear that the Stinger spent a lot of time in the wind tunnels because of the functional front...

Yes, interesting that they would offer the accelerator and brake and not the dead pedal. On the other hand, who needs a dead pedal with an automatic transmission? I thought that was strange in the Stinger.

I think Kazz is right. In order to claim the 25mpg highway on the MSRP sticker, they have to demonstrate the ability to meet that and probably the only way they can is to implement the Start/Stop function. But it's a simple one-touch switch. If you can take the time and effort to press the...

There may be some legal issue or at least safety rating involved. In one video I saw, the Stinger got a 3-star crash rating. But the punch line was that stripped models that do not have the collision avoidance systems do not meet the 2018 safety standards although they may be 5-star under 2017...