Atatha kuwonekera koyamba ku Europe ku Geneva Motor Show, a Kia Stinger adabwerera kwawo kuti akachite nawowonetsero ku Seoul Motor Show yomwe idayamba lero ku likulu la South Korea. Kuposa kuwonetsa mapangidwe a Stinger watsopano, Kia adawulula zosinthidwa za mtundu wake wachangu kwambiri.
Tsopano zikudziwika kuti Kia Stinger azitha kuthamanga kuchokera ku 0 mpaka 100 km/h mu masekondi 4.9 okha , poyerekeza ndi masekondi a 5.1 omwe amaganiziridwa pamene galimotoyo inaperekedwa ku Detroit Motor Show. Mathamangitsidwe amene angathe kukwaniritsa ndi 3.3 lita V6 Turbo injini, ndi 370 HP ndi 510 Nm kufalitsidwa kwa mawilo onse anayi kudzera automatic eyiti-liwiro gearbox. Liwiro lalikulu limakhala 269 km / h.
Kuyika manambala a Kia Stinger moyenera, ndikofunikira kukumbukira zomwe adasewera aku Germany. Pankhani ya Audi S5 Sportback, liwiro lothamanga mpaka 100 km/h limatha masekondi 4.7, pomwe BMW 440i xDrive Gran Coupé imachita zomwezi mumasekondi 5.0.
Ngati ponena za kuthamanga koyera Stinger ikugwirizana ndi shaki za gawolo, sizingakhale chifukwa cha khalidwe lake lamphamvu kuti Stinger adzakhala kumbuyo kwa mpikisano wa Germany. Malinga ndi Albert Biermann, yemwe anali mkulu wa dipatimenti ya BMW's M Performance komanso mkulu wa dipatimenti ya Kia, Stinger yatsopano idzakhala "nyama" yosiyana kwambiri.
Kufika kwa Kia Stinger ku Portugal kukukonzekera theka lomaliza la chaka ndipo kuwonjezera pa V6 turbo yapamwamba kwambiri, ipezeka ndi 2.0 turbo (258 hp) ndi injini ya Dizilo ya 2.2 CRDI. (205 hp).