2023 Kia Stinger

Whenit comes to enigmatic cars, the 2023 Kia Stinger might top the list. It's asport sedan offering the utility of an SUV. It's a Kia with premium design andinterior fittings. It looks like a low-slung coupe, but it has room for yourspouse, your kids, and enough luggage under its rear liftgate for a family roadtrip. It can easily drift around paved corners but offers available all-wheeldrive for when a snowstorm strikes. Depending on your priorities in a new car,owning a 2023 Stinger might have you thinking you've died and gone to heaven.

What'sthat? You didn't even know the Kia Stinger exists? Don't worry. You're notalone. But you still have time to check this car out and get one before it'sgone.

Yousee, Kia is in the midst of a big electrification push, and with the arrival ofthe EV6, there simply isn't much need for Kia to keep the Stinger in itslineup. However, last year, Kia added a new standard engine and made severalother updates to the car, investments that signal the Stinger will be aroundfor a little while longer. Also, if you like the overall concept of this Kiabut need more interior space, you can trade some of the Stinger's sportinessfor more interior room by cross-shopping the Stinger against the roomierVolkswagen Arteon.

What'sthat? You didn't even know the Volkswagen Arteon exists? Don't worry. You'renot alone.

WhenKia introduced the Stinger for the 2018 model year, we added one to our long-termroad-test fleet and put more than 18,000 miles on it. Aside from consistentcomplaints about outward visibility and a lack of refinement concerning theadaptive cruise control system, the twin-turbocharged Stinger GT2 proved itsworth. You can read up on ourexperience living with a Stinger in our long-term test of the car.