The Kia Stinger looks great

"DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!" (daft-ryosuke) 01/09/2017 at 09:34 • Filed to: None

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I especially like what they’ve done with the interior.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 01/09/2017 at 09:38

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TBH I think it looks much better than both generations of the XF.

not for canada - australian in disguise > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 01/09/2017 at 09:42

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You’re saying it looks like an XF on the outside and an XJ on the inside like it’s a bad thing.

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > not for canada - australian in disguise 01/09/2017 at 09:44

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It’s not. That’s the joke of it.

TheHondaBro > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 01/09/2017 at 09:49

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That’s a Jaguar though.

Justin Hughes > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 01/09/2017 at 09:50

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Except for that stupid touchscreen that looks like someone glued a $30 Kindle to the dash.

Unfortunately, everyone’s doing that these days, so I can’t blame Kia for that. Otherwise, I’m quite interested. Very curious about pricing, though, which I haven’t seen any info on from anyone.

Wobbles the Mind > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 01/09/2017 at 09:52

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Meh, that Kia looks like a store-brand Subaru.

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > Justin Hughes 01/09/2017 at 09:52

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Is there anyone in the world who actually /likes/ this? I don’t get it. What does it improve in comparison to putting it in the dash.

Justin Hughes > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 01/09/2017 at 09:57

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If it retracted down into the dashboard when you weren’t using it, I could totally respect the aesthetic, because it would serve a purpose. But it doesn’t serve any purpose at all except to look cheap and stupid.

Again, not blaming Kia in particular - EVERYONE does it these days, it seems.

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > Justin Hughes 01/09/2017 at 10:01

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I think Mercedes started it. Blame them like we blame them for the 25 year rule and the cancellation of the Chrysler ME Four-Twelve.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 01/09/2017 at 10:04

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Ya but have you seen the interior of the new Forte?

E90M3 > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 01/09/2017 at 10:21

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Mercedes started with one that retracted into the dash, some went to one that was incorporated into the dash. This is actually a face lifted version of the W204 C-Class

Others got that stupid screen, this is the screen in the 2013 B180 I rented in Germany.

It seems they’ve all gone to the screen stuck to the dash.

Chariotoflove > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 01/09/2017 at 10:47

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It allows you to have a lower dash with more visibility out the front. The alternative is having a higher dash with more bulk. See the two versions of the Mazda 6 dash for illustration. I’m not saying I like the look. I don’t. But I think that is why they do it.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 01/09/2017 at 10:47

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I’ll bite. While I hate the way it looks, it is in a better location for seeing at a glance than the traditional under-the-vents location. I’ve rented cars that have these, and I much prefer it to in the dash. From a manufacturing point of view, I think it also makes it easier to offer different sized screen on different trim levels and to upgrade the screen year-to-year without making other changes to the interior.

Chariotoflove > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 01/09/2017 at 10:47

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The best thing of all about this car is the name.

Rico > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 01/09/2017 at 10:59

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I especially love the rear

B/Xmrrmvr > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 01/09/2017 at 10:59

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So Jaguar copied Mercedes? I have a hard time keeping track of these kinds of things.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 01/09/2017 at 11:02

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That console looks like the tunnel out of an H1. It’s so wide it will require an intrepid team of surveyors to risk death in the jungle finding a way across for a canal.