---
title: "Watch the Kia Stinger Lay Waste to its Rear Tires"
description: "Watch the rear-wheel-drive Kia do its rear-wheel-drive thing."
date: "2017-07-10"
modified: "2017-07-10"
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  - name: "Chris Tsui"
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url: "https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/12307/watch-the-kia-stinger-lay-waste-to-its-rear-tires"
categories:
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tags:
  - "donuts"
  - "Drifting"
  - "Hatchback"
  - "Kia"
  - "Kia Stinger"
  - "Korean Cars"
  - "sports car"
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---

# Watch the Kia Stinger Lay Waste to its Rear Tires

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Turns out, the Kia Stinger [doesn't need snow](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/8047/kia-releases-video-a-stinger-drifting-during-winter-testing>) to get sideways.

For those unfamiliar, the[ Stinger](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/6861/in-detroit-kia-aims-its-sharp-new-stinger>) is Kia's idea of a budget BMW 4 Series Gran Turismo or Audi A5 Sportback. It'll sport the buyer's choice of a 255-horsepower, 2.0-liter turbo four, or a mean 365-horsepower, 3.3-liter, twin-turbocharged V6. With that power going to either all four wheels or, most notably, just the rear ones, the Stinger is touted to inject a healthy dose of honest-to-God performance in a marque that's historically known for making cars ... [without that.](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/9845/kia-forte-koup-diskontinued>)

Recently, a video has surfaced of a presumed rear-wheel-drive version of the upcoming sports sedan trying its hand at some sick drifts, phat donuts, and gnarly brake stands. As it happens, Kia's budget-Bimmer is pretty darn good at incinerating its back tires, much to the delight of its onlookers.

https://youtube.com/embed/xWav-j8RHUI

All models of the Stinger will come equipped with an eight-speed automatic transmission and Brembo brakes. The V6 will reportedly come with the title of [quickest Kia ever made,](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/8831/the-kia-stinger-gt-is-the-quickest-0-60-mph-car-kia-has-ever-made>) while the base model starts at the equivalent of [less than $27,000 in its domestic market of Korea.](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/8668/the-kia-stinger-gt-may-cost-less-than-27000>)

We at The Drive eagerly anticipate the stateside arrival of the Stinger so we can, maybe, try the above shenanigans for ourselves. Between this and the [imminent Hyundai i30 N hot hatch,](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/12224/hyundai-i30-n-hot-hatch-teased-again-to-be-unveiled-july-13>) the Korean automotive landscape is about to become a lot more fun.

## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

### Author social links  
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