Unless you can pay a ridiculous price, it isn’t easy to find a car that’s a great performer, sensational to drive, gorgeous to look at, and packed with the latest technology and features. You might assume then that finding all that in a car that’s also excellent value for money must be close to impossible, but it isn’t. If you live in Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Montgomery, or Huntsville, you can have all that and more with a 2023 Kia Stinger from Julio Jones Kia. And when you then consider the manufacturer warranty that embarrasses the competition, you could end up scratching your head wondering why more people aren’t driving a Kia Stinger already.
It would have been easy for the Kia Stinger’s designers to “borrow” some of the best styling cues from notable German rivals of the Stinger and put them together in a package that offers better value for money. But Kia dares to be different, and the 2023 Kia Stinger stands out for its individuality just as much as for its style and value.
You could see the 2023 Kia Stinger as a practical midsize four-door sedan that would be an excellent daily driver, and it is. However, you don’t have to take in the exterior styling for too long before you get the impression that the Stinger has more going on than that. The sloping roofline, air ducts and flares in the body, and the rear-wheel-drive format indicate that the Kia is as much a grand tourer as a four-door family shopper with a liftback. The Stinger appears poised and ready for action even when standing still because that’s precisely how it is.
Looking like a sporty GT car is fine and good, but it’s not unusual to come across a sleek and sporty-looking car whose performance doesn’t live up to how it looks. Looking the part is the easy bit. Delivering appropriate performance without breaking the bank is hard. However, the 2023 Kia Stinger performance delivers big-time on the promises made by the exterior styling. There are two distinct versions of the Stinger for the 2023 model year. Each is a sensational car in its own right with plenty of performance and style, but there are significant differences to be considered.
The 2023 Kia Stinger now comes in GT-Line and GT 2 versions, with the most obvious difference being the standard powertrains. The GT-Line is the entry model, and it comes equipped with a 2.5-liter turbo-four engine that produces 300 horsepower and 311 lb.-ft. of torque. If you want a considerable uplift in power and performance and budget will run to it, the GT 2 ups the ante with a 3.3-liter V-6Â that gives the Stinger 368 horsepower and 376 lb.-ft. of torque to play with. Both cars are rear-wheel-drive with an eight-speed automatic transmission in their standard forms, but AWD is available for both variants.
The Kia Stinger might be fun to take to the track and let loose, but it certainly isn’t some stripped-down performance car. What you get with the 2023 Stinger is a performance car you can live with and use daily, whether for shopping, commuting, or long-distance cruising. The GT-Line standard features include 18-inch alloy wheels, LED exterior lights, GT-Line body styling, a nine-speaker sound system, heated front seats, wireless phone charging, dual-zone climate control, genuine leather upholstery, and a 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility. And remember, that’s the “entry-level” model.
Along with that magnificent 3.3-liter V-6 engine upgrade, the Stinger in its GT 2 form also comes with a premium 15-speaker Harmon Kardon audio, a 7.0-inch digital instrument display, sport gauges, a head-up display, a power tilt & telescopic steering wheel, LED interior lighting, luxurious Nappa leather seats that are heated and ventilated in the front, a 12-way power adjustable passenger seat, a 16-way adjustable power driver’s seat, and plenty more.
Unless you absolutely have to have more than two rows of seats, it’s hard to imagine any new car shoppers who the 2023 Kia Stinger wouldn’t tempt if they take the time to investigate it. Check the Stinger out today with a test drive from Julio Jones Kia here at 4301 Greensboro Ave, Tuscaloosa, AL, or call us at (205) 409-2651 for more information and schedule an appointment for a suitable time.
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