"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
09/24/2018 at 20:59 • Filed to: Kia
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"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
09/24/2018 at 20:59 • Filed to: Kia | 1
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All RWD V6 Stinger GTs come equipped with a mechanical limited-slip differential for 2019. This news immediately made cold weather Stinger owners ask how long until the AWD cars receive some trippy LSD lovin’? Rejoice, for Kia is already providing prototype press drives for their upcoming Dynamic All-Wheel Drive (D-AWD) system for the Calvin Klein (CK) .
All drive modes with the D-AWD system send at least 50% of power to the rear wheels but can immediately up that to 90% even in Comfort Mode . All drive modes adjust torque vectoring, stability control, throttle mapping , electronic dampers, and modified engine sound (which can be turned off on 2019 Stinger GTs, I think ).
Pro totype Dynamic All-Wheel Drive Modes
Comfort Mode
~60% of power to rear wheels
most of the time
.
Auto-upshifts and will revert to full automatic shifting if manual inputs aren’t given for a while.
Sport Mode (Toggle Switch on Center Console)
~80% power to rear wheels
most of the time.
Auto-upshift at redline but will not switch back to full automatic shifting.
Sport Plus Mode (Toggle to Sport Mode, tap ESC button)
Minimum 70% power to rear wheels
at all times.
Electronic Stability Control becomes relatively lax
, allo
wing f
or more rotation
and play.
Drift Mode (Toggle to Sport Mode, tap ESC button then immediately double tap ESC)
Minimum 85% power
to rear wheels
at all times.
ESC Off (but not! )
No auto-upshifts even while bouncing off rev-limiter!!
!!! UNKNOWN HEADER TYPE (MULTI-LINE BREAK?) !!!
It would take me 5 minutes to explain and you will be more confused than when you started.
There is a more sport-focused Stinger on the way followed by a facelift, both of which I’m very much excited to see. Kia typically releases updates as soon as they are ready for release rather than holding off for milestones in the life cycle. So... it may appear at any time, even mid-model year.
Keep an eye on Kia because they are aiming for benchmark ride and handling across the entire brand, not just competitive ride and handling when you equip the expensive performance package on the sport trim of a couple models that you can't afford to begin with. Give the brie a minute to bake, baby!
Spanfeller is a twat
> Wobbles the Mind
09/24/2018 at 21:07 |
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I find the lack of V8 disturbing. Bring in the Taus !
KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
> Wobbles the Mind
09/24/2018 at 21:11 |
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A more sport-focussed stinger eh?
Manual? v8 perhaps?
Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks
> Wobbles the Mind
09/24/2018 at 23:37 |
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But at what point are they going to dump that shittastic transmission and idiotic TCM programming?
Seriously. That TCM programming is so fucking bad, it is the primary reason I will not fucking own a Stinger. It is worse than their scummy dealer network. It is that unforgivably bad.
Also, at what fucking point are they going to admit the warranty claims are better than expected and up the fucking power? You don’t build a car with CIMs just to put the smallest damn turbos you can source on it.
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Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks
> Spanfeller is a twat
09/24/2018 at 23:44 |
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Hell no. Bring in the boost.
Rhys Millen didn’t use Tau - they used a Lambda only increased to 4.1. The Tau’s been a terrible engine from day one, and it’s a technological dead-end. When they built it to just 429HP it instantly went from ‘solid if anemic’ to ‘bi-polar with suicidal ideation.’ And that was on the 5.0. It was so bad, they detuned it to a standard 407HP and peak 419HP - with GDI .
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Spanfeller is a twat
> Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks
09/25/2018 at 00:47 |
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Then LS the mofo!
I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
> Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks
09/25/2018 at 10:40 |
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...What about Tau with a turbo?
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I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
> Wobbles the Mind
09/25/2018 at 10:40 |
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Oh man, I haven’t seen Overdrift in a while.