“Winning AJAC’s Car of the Year award for the Stinger is a great honour for everyone within the Kia family,” said Michael Kopke, Director of Marketing, Kia Canada. “As a young brand that has come a long way in 20 years here in Canada, we’re grateful to all of AJAC’s voting journalists for taking the time to review our vehicles and recognizing the quality that our brand has put so much focus on.”
For Kia, now celebrating its 20th year in Canada, this year’s AJAC awards demonstrate how far the brand has come in terms of quality, design and consumer-focused technologies and features.
“It’s a great achievement for a vehicle to win one of AJAC’s coveted Canadian Car of the Year awards, but it’s exceptional for the same automaker to make two award-winning vehicles in the same year,” said Mark Richardson, President, Automobile Journalists Association of Canada. “Congratulations to Kia for the well-deserved success of the Stinger and Forte.”
For Canadians that have not yet considered a Kia, the awards are another reason to look at the brand with the ‘Power to Surprise.’ Both vehicles will be on display at this year’s Canadian auto shows and are currently available in dealerships across the country.
Experience perfect balance, all over again. With the new 2.0L GT-Line Stinger, you’ll be turning heads and breaking hearts before you even leave the driveway. On the road, the Stinger is responsive and quick, smooth and powerful, easily proving its moniker as the most balanced Gran Turismo to escape the Nürburgring test ring.
The Kia Stinger was put through over 10,000km of track time on the Nurburgring to develop the perfect handling. This legendary German racetrack is known for its 73 unforgiving corners and gruelling surface conditions – making it the ultimate proving grounds for any car seeking to enter a performance category.
With a sleek, sharp front design and a wide tiger nose grille, the Kia Stinger commands attention everywhere it goes. Its long hood speaks to the power it holds within. And the aerodynamic shape slices through the air with strength while its functional front-bumper air vents keep things cool during spirited driving.
With a clever combination of technology and mechanics, like standard all-wheel drive, torque vectoring and an available active suspension with Dynamic Stability Damping Control (DSDC), the Kia Stinger is not only able to thrill its driver on a winding road, but also provide passengers with comfort on long journeys.
The Kia Stinger’s available dynamic headlights are the perfect example of form and function working in harmony. The lights are adaptive — responding to steering angle and road pitch, the turn signals are made up of 9 individual LED lights resembling topaz crystals and the LED running lights bring it all together to create a work of art.
The Kia Stinger’s roofline flows over the rear pillar to create a streamlined silhouette that makes it a true fastback and allows for an easily accessible rear hatch. The vehicle’s power is hinted from the rear with two sets of dual exhaust pipes.
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