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Kia Releases Top-View Teaser Of New GT4 Stinger
« on: January 09, 2014, 11:26:22 am »


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Re: Kia Releases Top-View Teaser Of New GT4 Stinger
« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2014, 12:25:42 pm »
This is going to make the FR-S look like a mild Toyota...
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Re: Kia Releases Top-View Teaser Of New GT4 Stinger
« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2014, 03:07:31 pm »
annddddddd, poor outward visibility - as I suspected.

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Re: Kia Releases Top-View Teaser Of New GT4 Stinger
« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2014, 07:49:39 am »
annddddddd, poor outward visibility - as I suspected.

That's a Kia / Hyundai tradition. Rear visibility is so '90s.

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Re: Kia Releases Top-View Teaser Of New GT4 Stinger
« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2014, 11:28:13 am »
I do like stylish cars, but I'd take drivability over style any day - hence my Subaru :D

Yesterday, I was exiting court on my way to the subway and saw a woman in a Grand Caravan - she had previously dented the front fender on the passenger side, but as I was walking on the sidewalk, she drove over it, nearly striking me, and taking off a chunk of her fender on an ice-bank.

I took a picture, called the police, and she was charged with careless driving.  If she needs a vision check, driver's training, or shouldn't be driving at all, it's not for me to decide - but the consistent damage to her vehicle suggests that she needs to be assessed.  The low front and inability for her to see out of a Caravan, which has decent sightlines, suggests that the masses cannot handle a visibility-compromised vehicle.  I am 100% against many Hyundai products for that reason.

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Re: Kia Releases Top-View Teaser Of New GT4 Stinger
« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2014, 11:50:14 am »
annddddddd, poor outward visibility - as I suspected.

That's a Kia / Hyundai tradition. Rear visibility is so '90s.

 :iagree:  I remember how Honda used to advertise how good the visibility was in the Prelude.



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Re: Kia Releases Top-View Teaser Of New GT4 Stinger
« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2014, 12:53:48 pm »
annddddddd, poor outward visibility - as I suspected.

It's so fast, you won't have to look behind you. ;)

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Re: Kia Releases Top-View Teaser Of New GT4 Stinger
« Reply #7 on: January 10, 2014, 01:04:37 pm »
This is going to make the FR-S look like a mild Toyota...

I doubt it will handle as well as the FR-S.  This looks more like a rival to the new upcoming Mustang. Plenty of power, not the best handler, but plenty of power.