Kia Stinger’s Future Uncertain As Next-Gen Model Hasn’t Been Approved Yet

The Stinger’s future is under question as Kia has yet to decide whether a new generation is worth their time and money.

According to Kia Australia’s product planning boss, Roland Rivero, the automaker is keeping all options open, despite the fact that they should have had a plan by now, considering that the Stinger has been given its first mid-cycle refresh.

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“As for what the next generation [Stinger] model will look like, that’s still under study and still to be confirmed”, Rivero told CarSales. “You could argue with a longer life there’s longer opportunity to decide and make that decision. But no decision has been made on the next generation model.”

In the first three years of production, from 2017 to 2019, the car firm sold 8,563 units of the Stinger in Europe and 31,510 in the United States, according to CarSalesBase. These numbers are, admittedly, not that great for what is a challenger to the likes of sports sedans and premium compact four-door coupes such as the BMW 3-Series and 4-Series Gran Coupe and Audi’s A4 and A5 Sportback.

The Stinger is offered in four trim levels in the U.S., starting with the $33,090 GT-Line. The mid-range GT and GT1 can be had from $39,500 and $45,400 respectively, and the top-of-the-line GT2 will set you back $50,300. All models, bar the base grade, pack a twin-turbo, 3.3-liter V6 that delivers 365 HP and 376 lb-ft (510 Nm) of torque, whereas the GT-Line is powered by a 255 HP and 260 lb-ft (353 Nm) 2.0-liter four-pot.