{"id":238987,"date":"2018-04-18T14:40:32","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T12:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=238987"},"modified":"2018-04-18T14:45:58","modified_gmt":"2018-04-18T12:45:58","slug":"a-look-at-the-new-kia-stinger-heading-to-south-africa-in-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/motoring\/238987\/a-look-at-the-new-kia-stinger-heading-to-south-africa-in-august\/","title":{"rendered":"A look at the new KIA Stinger &#8211; heading to South Africa in August"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KIA South Africa has announced that its much-anticipated KIA Stinger will be launching in the country in August 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The car will be available in GT trim, powered by the high-performance 3.3-litre twin-turbocharged V6 petrol engine that develops 272 kW of power at 6,000 r\/min and 510 Nm of torque between 1,300 and 4,500 r\/min.<\/p>\n<p>Paired with an eight-speed automatic transmission that drives power to the rear wheels, Stinger is the most powerful and fastest-accelerating production KIA ever, with a 0 to 100km\/h sprint time of 4.9 seconds and a top speed of 270 km\/h, the company said.<\/p>\n<p>The Stinger was designed in Europe by Peter Schreyer, KIA\u2019s Chief Design Officer and President, and Gregory Guillaume, Senior Chief Designer for KIA Motors Europe.<\/p>\n<p>The car\u2019s chassis and drivetrain were honed at the N\u00fcrburgring Nordschleife and on some of the most dynamically challenging driving roads around the world under the direction of Albert Biermann, Executive Vice President and Head of Vehicle Test &amp; High Performance Development.<\/p>\n<p>KIA South Africa said that further pricing and details would be available at the end of April.<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kia-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238991\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kia-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3181\" height=\"2122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kia-1.jpg 3181w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kia-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kia-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kia-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kia-1-1200x801.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3181px) 100vw, 3181px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kia-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238993\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kia-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3976\" height=\"2652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kia-2.jpg 3976w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kia-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kia-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kia-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kia-2-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3976px) 100vw, 3976px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kia-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238995\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kia-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3128\" height=\"2085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kia-3.jpg 3128w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kia-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kia-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kia-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kia-3-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3128px) 100vw, 3128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kia-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238997\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kia-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3527\" height=\"2352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kia-4.jpg 3527w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kia-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kia-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kia-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kia-4-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3527px) 100vw, 3527px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/motoring\/238137\/a-look-at-nissans-new-fortuner-competitor\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">A look at Nissan\u2019s new Fortuner competitor<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KIA South Africa has announced that its much-anticipated KIA Stinger will be launching in the country in August 2018. 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