Stinger as Possible GS350 Replacement
Hey guys and gals. Today I finally took the time to spend some time at the Kia dealership with the Stinger. My GS lease is coming up and I am starting to look at my options, though I am having a terrible time coming up with other choices to consider (hate the E Class, not taken by the 5 Series, don't like Audi, etc.).
My license tabs are due on the GS in December ($700 or so) and I don't want to pay those then turn around and turn in the car a few months later, so I am thinking the time to replace the car is near. I drove a 2018 Stinger GT2 AWD today. Red with black interior. I get the hype about this car... The good: - The styling is beautiful to my eyes. Very low, wide, and aggressive. - The power. Great torque at any speed. - The features and technology. I'd be hard pressed to name one thing that it didn't have. Seriously impressive. - The interior was made of good quality materials and seemed roughly comparable in size to my GS. Should work for my family of 4 (kids are 4 and 7 but the Highlander does most family duty). - The handling was fantastic. - Real cooled seats!! - Good cargo room. - Great exhaust note. The not so good: - A lot more noisy and stiff than I am used to. Worried it will get tiring over time. - After being spoiled by my GS 12.3" display, the 8" unit in the Stinger seemed cheap, not to mention it's a touch screen, and I hate touch screens. - The combination of black leather, black headliner, high belt line, and dark tint made the interior pretty dark. The deals out there are great right now. Before negotiations, current rebates and such knocked the price down from $53k to $46.5k. So it was a fun car and probably my current top choice for my GS replacement. It'll be sad not to have a Lexus in the garage (used to have two), but that's life. I'll try to decide in the next few weeks. |
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You can get great lease deal on 540i. Much better overall package than the Kia imo. Genesis G80 are nice also but lease programs are not good last time i looked. |
The 540i does have some great deals, no doubt. I've loved the 5 series for years but not that excited by them lately. Not really sure why.
I like the looks of the G80, but they weigh nearly as much as my Highlander... I want something with sportier handling than that. |
Im also not crazy about how new 5er looks. My F10 535i was perfect, this new one has not grown on me.... I think the G80 looks better. |
Originally Posted by RNM GS3
(Post 10330803)
Im also not crazy about how new 5er looks. My F10 535i was perfect, this new one has not grown on me.... I think the G80 looks better. Maybe I will go take a drive in a G80, but I fear it’ll be softer than what I’m looking for. |
Originally Posted by JDR76
(Post 10330806)
The F10 was great! Loved those. Maybe I will go take a drive in a G80, but I fear it’ll be softer than what I’m looking for. |
Originally Posted by JDR76
(Post 10330784)
Hey guys and gals. Today I finally took the time to spend some time at the Kia dealership with the Stinger. My GS lease is coming up and I am starting to look at my options, though I am having a terrible time coming up with other choices to consider (hate the E Class, not taken by the 5 Series, don't like Audi, etc.).
My license tabs are due on the GS in December ($700 or so) and I don't want to pay those then turn around and turn in the car a few months later, so I am thinking the time to replace the car is near. I drove a 2018 Stinger GT2 AWD today. Red with black interior. I get the hype about this car... The good: - The styling is beautiful to my eyes. Very low, wide, and aggressive. - The power. Great torque at any speed. - The features and technology. I'd be hard pressed to name one thing that it didn't have. Seriously impressive. - The interior was made of good quality materials and seemed roughly comparable in size to my GS. Should work for my family of 4 (kids are 4 and 7 but the Highlander does most family duty). - The handling was fantastic. - Real cooled seats!! - Good cargo room. - Great exhaust note. The not so good: - A lot more noisy and stiff than I am used to. Worried it will get tiring over time. - After being spoiled by my GS 12.3" display, the 8" unit in the Stinger seemed cheap, not to mention it's a touch screen, and I hate touch screens. - The combination of black leather, black headliner, high belt line, and dark tint made the interior pretty dark. The deals out there are great right now. Before negotiations, current rebates and such knocked the price down from $53k to $46.5k. So it was a fun car and probably my current top choice for my GS replacement. It'll be sad not to have a Lexus in the garage (used to have two), but that's life. I'll try to decide in the next few weeks. |
I haven’t sat in the G70 yet but it’s smaller than the Stinger and I just can’t go smaller, especially in the back seat. |
Originally Posted by JDR76
(Post 10330784)
Hey guys and gals. Today I finally took the time to spend some time at the Kia dealership with the Stinger. My GS lease is coming up and I am starting to look at my options, though I am having a terrible time coming up with other choices to consider (hate the E Class, not taken by the 5 Series, don't like Audi, etc.).
My license tabs are due on the GS in December ($700 or so) and I don't want to pay those then turn around and turn in the car a few months later, so I am thinking the time to replace the car is near. https://www.clublexus.com/forums/car...a-stinger.html - The interior was made of good quality materials - A lot more noisy and stiff than I am used to. Worried it will get tiring over time. So it was a fun car and probably my current top choice for my GS replacement. It'll be sad not to have a Lexus in the garage (used to have two), but that's life. I'll try to decide in the next few weeks. |
I don't know. I am not a brand snob by any means, but at the end of the day, you will still own a $50,000 KIA. That just sounds weird. I know the kia and hyundai lineups have come a long way since the 90's, but at the end of the day, its still a Kia. Kind of like driving a Neon SRT-4 is still...driving a neon.
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Originally Posted by ArmyofOne
(Post 10330896)
I don't know. I am not a brand snob by any means, but at the end of the day, you will still own a $50,000 KIA.
I'm not quite sure I follow. :uh: If we're going to talk about nameplates, how is that any different from a 50-60K F-150 King Ranch or Ram 1500 Longhorn/Southfork? Either way, you still are paying that kind of money for a Ford or a Dodge (which the Ram nameplate split off from). The Dodge Hellcat and Demon muscle-cars can also run that much, or more. So......why would it be any different for a Kia? |
Have you given up on buying out the lease and keeping your GS?
Originally Posted by JDR76
(Post 10330784)
The not so good:
- A lot more noisy and stiff than I am used to. Worried it will get tiring over time.
Originally Posted by JDR76
(Post 10330784)
- After being spoiled by my GS 12.3" display, the 8" unit in the Stinger seemed cheap, not to mention it's a touch screen, and I hate touch screens.
Originally Posted by JDR76
(Post 10330784)
- The combination of black leather, black headliner, high belt line, and dark tint made the interior pretty dark.
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Originally Posted by ArmyofOne
(Post 10330896)
I don't know. I am not a brand snob by any means, but at the end of the day, you will still own a $50,000 KIA. That just sounds weird. I know the kia and hyundai lineups have come a long way since the 90's, but at the end of the day, its still a Kia. Kind of like driving a Neon SRT-4 is still...driving a neon.
Originally Posted by Sulu
(Post 10330943)
Have you given up on buying out the lease and keeping your GS?
I would find the refined interior and ride hard to give up. Your Highlander's central screen is smaller than the GS' screen and it is also a touchscreen. I guess the question is if you could get used to it if you had 2 similar screens in your driveway. Are there no other colour choices? These (all-black interior plus high beltline) would personally be deal-breakers for me, but could you get used to it? Thanks for the comments, everyone. |
About your not so good, test drive a g90. :D |
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