Watch A Kia Stinger GT Beat A V8 Ford Mustang In A Straight Line

The Kia Stinger GT may be down on power and two cylinders compared to Ford's Mustang, but that doesn't stop the saloon winning this drag strip battle
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On the face of it, the V8 Ford Mustang and the most powerful Kia Stinger don’t seem like the most obvious competitors, but they’re much more similar than you might realise. Depending on where you are in the world, they cost about the same. The Mustang is only a little more powerful, they’re both rear-wheel drive, acceleration stats are near-identical, and, um, they both have ‘GT’ in the name.

So, what happens when you pitch the pair into a straight-line battle? In the case of this showdown from Australia’s Motoring, it’s the 3.3-litre V6-powered Kia that comes out on top, and by a decent margin.

It also has the benefit of an extra pair of doors, plus a better warranty. But then again, it doesn’t have a thumping-great N/A V8.

Which would you have?

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Anonymous

Proof that the Koreans are worthy.
Proud of you, Kia.

03/14/2018 - 13:20 |
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Poke

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Aye to that!

03/14/2018 - 13:21 |
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Rahul 1

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Koreans really aren’t playing around…It’s funny and surprising, how, not that long ago in 1990s, Kias always got shat on by people that said they have low quality, but now they are producing beasts that put a lot of power out there for a bargain, They’ve Improved…Times have changed…Like I said, there’s more to come…The definition of “car” will never change and will be amazing and we’ll have great times like the olden days..

03/14/2018 - 13:30 |
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Ivan Pejkovic

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Once it was synonim for junk,today is you ask me Kia and Hyundai are producing good cars for low price

03/15/2018 - 06:08 |
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Nishant Dash

Ouch

03/14/2018 - 13:26 |
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You didn’t get 1,000,000 downvotes! Well done 👍

03/14/2018 - 21:04 |
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I think we found the downvoter

03/15/2018 - 00:16 |
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Blasian

ouch Ford, that must…Sting

03/14/2018 - 13:27 |
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BenPaye(JDMSquad)(MX5Squad)(LFAsquad)(Subie Squad) (Rotary F

In reply to by Blasian

Nah. It stang.

03/14/2018 - 13:28 |
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Anonymous

I really like Cars Kia is making recently…..But their logo….please Change your logo Kia…

03/14/2018 - 13:38 |
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Martin Burns

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

The Korean domestic logo is so much better!

03/14/2018 - 16:12 |
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Niko Ala-Rämi 🇫🇮

Mustang? Straight line? Didn’t know that’s possible. Jk

03/14/2018 - 13:40 |
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Anonymous

The car isn’t from North Korea, but whatever

03/14/2018 - 13:46 |
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richter

i love australians

they are basically americans
they talk funny english
and they use scientifical units

nice

03/14/2018 - 14:17 |
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*metric system

03/14/2018 - 22:50 |
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Wrangler

Text under the title is a bit messed up Matt Robinson

03/14/2018 - 16:59 |
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Midwest Hoonigan

Not hard to beat a Mustang. Impressive from a Kia, though.

03/14/2018 - 17:03 |
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So that’s also true for your Camaro right smh lol… same class same power same weight…

Brand allegience = party over policy. Haha thick, ultra thick

03/14/2018 - 22:38 |
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That’s an incredibly vague and probably biased assumption. Which model do you mean, and which level?

03/15/2018 - 02:39 |
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SirJamjaxIsGoingAgain-PeaceOutChaps

I think you’re missing the word “stop”

03/14/2018 - 17:36 |
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