Kia Stinger specifications: All the details

The Kia Stinger is a five-door, five-seater, high-performance fastback.
Laura Berry

Senior Journalist

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The Kia Stinger is a five-door, five-seater, high-performance fastback that comes in four grades: the 200S, GT-Line, 330S and GT.

The 2023 Kia Stinger specifications, from an engineering perspective, have changed very little from the specs of the car which was launched in 2017.

Two engines are available for the Stinger, both are turbo petrols: a 182kW/353Nm 2.0-litre four cylinder; and a 274kW/510Nm 3.3-litre V6 motor. All Stingers are rear-wheel drive with an eight-speed automatic transmission.

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Combined fuel economy ranges from 8.8L/100km with 2.0-litre engine to 10.2L/100km for the 3.3-litre engine.

The fuel tank size is 60L and only regular unleaded is required.

Measuring 4830mm, 1400mm tall and 1870mm wide the Stinger has a 2905mm wheelbase, and 130mm of ground clearance.

Wheel sizes range from 18-inches in the 200S and 330S to 19-inches in the GT-Line and GT. Tyres sizes for the 200S and 330S are 225/45 R18, while the GT-Line and GT have a staggered 225/40 R19 (front) and 255/45/R19 (rear) layout.

Combined fuel economy ranges from 8.8L/100km to 10.2L/100km.
Combined fuel economy ranges from 8.8L/100km to 10.2L/100km.

Brakes for the 200S and 330S are 320mm ventilated discs on the front and 314mm solid rear discs.

Brakes for the GT-Line and GT are 350mm ventilated discs at the front with four piston Brembo calipers and 340mm rear disc brakes with two piston Brembo calipers.

The Stinger has McPherson strut suspension in the front and a multilink (five-link) rear suspension set-up. 

The turning circle for all Stingers is 11.2m. 

All grades come standard with a 10.25-inch media display in the cabin.
All grades come standard with a 10.25-inch media display in the cabin.

The Stinger’s weight ranges from 1720kg for the 200S and 330S to 1793kg for the GT-Line and GT.

All grades come standard with a 10.25-inch media display in the cabin.

The two lower grades have synthetic leather seats with a power-adjustable driver's seat while the upper grades have real leather upholstery with power front seats. 

The 200S and 330S have a six-speaker stereo while the GT-Line and GT come with a 15-speaker Harman Kardon stereo.

The two lower grades have synthetic leather seats while the upper grades have real leather upholstery.
The two lower grades have synthetic leather seats while the upper grades have real leather upholstery.

Safety features include AEB which can detect vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists, lane keeping assistance, and there’s rear cross-traffic alert and blind-spot warning on the GT and GT-Line, as well.

All Stingers have LED headlights and LED tail-lights.

The Stinger has two types of grille design: the 200S and 330S have a satin finish grille, while the GT and GT-Line have a dark-chrome grille design. 

There are six body colours available for the Stinger (with availability varying by model grade) - 'Ceramic Grey', 'Snow White Pearl', 'Deep Chroma Blue', 'Hichroma Red', 'Panthera Metal' and 'Aurora Black'. 

In late 2022 Kia announced that the Stinger would be discontinued while also launching a Tribute Edition. A Carbon Edition was released in Australia in 2019.  

Laura Berry

Senior Journalist

Laura Berry is a best-selling Australian author and journalist who has been reviewing cars for more than 15 years. Much more of a Hot Wheels girl than a Matchbox one, she grew up in a family that would spend every Friday night sitting on a hill at the Speedway watching sprint cars slide in the mud. The best part of this was being given money to buy stickers. She loved stickers… which then turned into a love of tattoos. Out of boredom, she learnt to drive at 14 on her parents’ bush property in what can only be described as a heavily modified Toyota LandCruiser.   At the age of 17 she was told she couldn’t have a V8 Holden ute by her mother, which led to Laura and her father laying in the driveway for three months building a six-cylinder ute with more horsepower than a V8.   Since then she’s only ever owned V8s, with a Ford Falcon XW and a Holden Monaro CV8 part of her collection over the years. Laura began her career as a journalist in the entertainment industry writing about music for The South China Morning Post; television for tvChoice; fashion and celebrities for The Mirror before combining her passion for cars with her profession and moved into motoring. In 2008 she joined News Custom Publishing as Managing Editor of its motoring titles, including Australia’s Best Cars and the official programs for V8 Supercars, Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix and Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix. In 2011 she joined CarsGuide (for the first time), back when it was part of a newspaper, and learnt to test and review cars. This followed a move to Motor as Production Editor, then Wheels as News Editor while also writing for Street Machine and Top Gear Australia. As the media landscape shifted she left print journalism and joined online motoring publication GoAuto as a senior writer. A brief stint in automotive public relations then followed before she joined CarsGuide in 2015 (for the second time) as Senior Journalist where she remains to this day. A wife and mother, and author of two books, her current daily driver is a chopped 1951 Ford Tudor with a V8, of course. You can find Laura on LinkedIn, TikTok and Instagram. Expertise Performance and custom cars Family cars and SUVs Education Bachelor of Arts | Macquarie University Featured Publications The Mirror (UK) | 2002-2006 South China Morning Post | 2004-2006 tvChoice (UK) | 2004-2006 TVQuick (UK) | 2004-2006 Mercedes-Benz Magazine | 2005-2006 Australia’s Best Cars | 2008-2010 V8 Supercars Official Program | 2008-2010 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix Official Program | 2008-2010 Australian MotoGP Official Program | 2008-2010 Motor | 2012-2013 Street Machine | 2012-2015 Wheels | 2013 Top Gear | 2013-2014 GoAuto | 2014-2015 CarsGuide | 2015-present
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