Ngemuva kokubonakala kwayo okokuqala e-Europe embukisweni wezimoto iGeneva Motor Show, iKia Stinger ibuyele ekhaya lapho izodlala ngokusemthethweni embukisweni wezimoto iSeoul Motor Show oqale namuhla enhlokodolobha yaseNingizimu Korea. Ngaphezu kokubonisa idizayini ye-Stinger entsha, i-Kia iveze izici ezibuyekeziwe zemodeli yayo eshesha kakhulu kunanini ngaphambili.
Kuyaziwa manje ukuthi iKia Stinger isizokwazi ukukhuphuka ngesivinini ku-0 iye ku-100 km/h ngemizuzwana engu-4.9 , uma kuqhathaniswa nemizuzwana engu-5.1 elinganiselwa ngesikhathi imoto yethulwa embukisweni wezimoto iDetroit Motor Show. I-acceleration itholakala kuphela ngenjini engu-3.3 litre V6 turbo, enamandla angu-370 hp no-510 Nm edonsa ngawo womane amasondo ngo-gearbox ozishintshayo onamagiya ayisishiyagalombili. Ijubane eliphezulu lihlala ku-269 km/h.
Ukubeka izinombolo ze-Kia Stinger ngendlela efanele, kufanelekile ukukhumbula ukusebenza kwezimbangi zabo zaseJalimane. Kwi-Audi S5 Sportback, ukugijima ku-100 km/h kuqedwa ngemizuzwana engu-4.7, kanti iBMW 440i xDrive Gran Coupé yenza okufanayo ngemizuzwana engu-5.0.
Uma ngokuya ngokusheshisa okumsulwa i-Stinger ilingana noshaka besigaba, ngeke kube ngenxa yokuziphatha kwayo okuguquguqukayo ukuthi i-Stinger izoba ngemuva komncintiswano waseJalimane. Ngokuka-Albert Biermann, owayeyinhloko yomnyango we-M Performance yakwa-BMW futhi oyinhloko yomnyango wokusebenza kwa-Kia, i-Stinger entsha izoba “'isilwane' esihluke ngokuphelele".
Ukufika kweKia Stinger ePortugal kuhlelelwe isigamu sokugcina sonyaka kanti ngaphezu kwe-V6 turbo esezingeni eliphezulu, izotholakala ne-2.0 turbo (258 hp) kanye ne-2.2 CRDI Diesel engine. (205 hp).