Kia GT Stinger unveiled

Nearly everything about the GT Stinger hints that Kia is on the way to adding the first sports car to its range. The concept car at Detroit may look like a radical departure for the brand, but the custom chassis and independent rear suspensin it rides on shows that this is more than just a skin-deep design indulgence.

The sleek design with see-through A-pillars looks purposeful, and a sports-focused interior with huggy seats and flat-bottomed steering wheel echoes that attitude.

We already know those pumped wheel-arches are filled with 20-inch alloys dressed with weight-shedding strengthening carbon-fibre inserts, 275/35R20 Pirelli P-Zero performance tyres and Brembo Gran Turismo two-piece cross-drilled rotors with four-piston calipers.

We've also already had a look at its Ignition Yellow face with the Peter Schreyer-designed signature 'tiger mouth' morphed into a low-slung grille surrounded by a glowing bezel, and flanked by LED headlights.

And Kia has also revealed under the bonnet is a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder developing 235kW (33kW more than the 2.0-litre in the current Hyundai Genesis Coupe) but mated to a short-ratio six-speed automatic driving the rear wheels.

However the brand has said there are no current plans to build a production version of  the GT Stinger, but hints strongly about a future possibility with the statement that it “has a history of delivering production vehicles that bear a strong resemblance to the concept that preceded them, and the GT4 Stinger provides a possible and highly provocative glimpse into Kia’s future. ”