Electrical Kia Stinger alternative is “beneath examine”

The Kia Stinger bows out after the 2024 mannequin yr and can depart the world with one much less efficiency rear-wheel-drive car from a mainstream model.

Kia hasn’t introduced plans for a direct alternative however the automaker’s president, Ho-sung Music, has revealed that such a car is being investigated.

“That sort of mannequin is beneath examine,” he advised Autocar in an interview revealed on Monday, when requested a couple of alternative for the Stinger. “What sort of mannequin might help construct the model? That is what we are actually learning.”

Any alternative will doubtless be an EV, regardless of Kia along with sister manufacturers Hyundai and Genesis all planning to introduce new hybrids to capitalize on rising demand for the autos. In his interview with Autocar, Music stated the bulk of Kia’s investments are in EVs and this stays the path for the corporate. Thus any brand-building mannequin like a Stinger alternative must be an EV, if accredited for manufacturing.

Ho-sung Music

Rumors of an electrical Stinger alternative first surfaced in February. Alleged union paperwork contained particulars of manufacturing plans for an EV8 changing each the Stinger and the K8 midsize sedan offered abroad.

In accordance with these paperwork, the EV can be a big sedan with a 113.2-kwh battery, over 600 hp, and manufacturing beginning round 2026.

Kia in 2022 stated it plans to have 14 EVs in its lineup by the tip of 2027, together with two pickup vehicles and a few purpose-built autos. Along with the potential EV8, an EV4 compact hatchback and a PV5 midsize van are recognized to be coming.