What the Kia Stinger could look like

"Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction" (rustholes-are-weight-reduction) 08/28/2017 at 07:17 • Filed to: None

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In the wake of Kia winning !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , it’s time to look at how the stinger could look if the US didn’t have side marker requirements:

A lot cleaner, that’s how it would look.

TFen > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 08/28/2017 at 07:33

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It kinda looks like an Alfa Romeo Charger there.

TFen > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 08/28/2017 at 07:35

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It kinda looks like an Alfa Romeo Charger there.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 08/28/2017 at 07:41

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Or one could argue... nondescript.

Sometimes good design is not so much about being ‘good’ as being distinctive. It’s all well and good to get the proportions right but if we don’t aspire to distinctive details then we might as well all be driving Mazda 6's.

Wobbles the Mind > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 08/28/2017 at 08:33

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The GT Concept had that same cue six years ago. Maybe it’s there to break up how massive and abnormally heavy the rear end looks. Squat everyday. I like the Alfacharger look you got above.

Speaking of Charger tail lights, this would have been the new Azera.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 08/28/2017 at 08:34

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Nice Charger bro

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 08/28/2017 at 08:45

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Sure, distinct design cues are what make a car recognizable. But if the car looks worse with them (I’m aware this is totally subjective), it’s not a good design detail.

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > Wobbles the Mind 08/28/2017 at 08:46

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It kind of reminds me of the similarly heavy assed A7

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > TFen 08/28/2017 at 08:47

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I was thinking a mix between charger and A7

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 08/28/2017 at 08:47

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with some A7 flavour mixed in

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > TFen 08/28/2017 at 08:47

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I was thinking Audi

Thomas Donohue > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 08/28/2017 at 09:15

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I’m still not over the side vent thing. Just doesn’t fit and looks twice as bad in person. It looks more like a backwards intake, too much going on.

duurtlang > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 08/28/2017 at 09:25

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Other design details that annoy me:

fintail > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 08/28/2017 at 09:47

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Going to be confused for an Optima at some angles and distance.

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > fintail 08/28/2017 at 09:58

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brand identity

fintail > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 08/28/2017 at 10:06

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In other words, mimicking the German trend (oh yeah, Schreyer). Not sure if the mainstream family box is the thing to use as a template.

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > fintail 08/28/2017 at 10:22

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True, BMW was really stronger for that in the 80's

fintail > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 08/28/2017 at 10:25

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Then Audi got into it, and MB has played with it off and on. One trick pony, these designers.

Future next gen S2000 owner > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 08/28/2017 at 10:56

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Just order yours in red.

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > Future next gen S2000 owner 08/28/2017 at 10:59

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Partly why my 208 was red:

That fog light looks terrible

punkgoose17 > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 08/28/2017 at 11:10

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Wow the production light strip is awkward. Also a reminder of why I don’t read the front page with all those adds.