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Angeles Crest, that hallowed stretch of canyon road that hovers just above North Hollywood like some twisted two-lane crown, is often a stand-in for the mega-miles of Germany's Nurburgring for drivers who simply can't ship themselves across the Atlantic to have a go at the famed circuit. Substituting parched southern Californian sandscapes for Green Hell, the Crest boasts exactly the type of sinuous and occasionally punishing asphalt for which the all-new 2018 Kia Stinger GT - the quickest, and most focused car to have ever been built by the brand - was designed.
That the Stinger GT's very existence is a massive point of pride for Kia is obvious from every angle. Perhaps no model better embodies the company's desire to punch above its publicly perceived weight than this four-door grand touring hatch, its twin-turbo V6 blasting 365bhp and 376lb ft of torque aimed squarely at BMW, Audi, et al, the most prominent purveyors of premium ?sport back' options. Out-muscling its aspirational foes, and undercutting them significantly on price (the base GT checks in at a smart $38,350/?40,495), Kia's Stinger is seemingly poised to inject sputtering hot venom into the veins of speed freaks with a practical bent.
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