起亚在今年的底特律车展发布了GT4 Stinger概念车。GT4 Stinger是一款有趣的后轮驱动，2+2座椅布局运动轿跑车，起亚北美设计中心总设计师Tom Kearns形容这款车是“完全以自我为核心的设计”。它的心脏是一台T-GDI 2.0升四缸涡轮增压直喷汽油引擎，最大功率不低于235千瓦/315马力，动力通过一台六速密齿比手动变速器传递至后轮。该车采用的虎鼻格栅与起亚其他量产车绝少雷同，因为GT4 Stinger修长的引擎盖，低垂的前大灯（集成LED日间行驶灯），富有肌肉感轮拱和极薄的A柱在该品牌其他车型上都从未出现。此外，尾灯组也采用了LED技术，车尾采用双排气尾管以及玻璃掀背。这款概念车采用燃烧黄色车身涂装，内部配备专属底盘和独立双插臂悬挂。车身长度为169.7英寸（约合4310毫米），宽度74.4英寸（约合1890毫米），轴距103.1英寸（约合2618毫米）。由于采用向后倾斜的车顶，因此高度只有49.2英寸（约合1250毫米）。该车重量为1303公斤，前后重量比为52/48。车身配备20英寸合金中央锁止式轮圈，搭配倍耐力P Zero轮胎，尺寸为235/35 ZR20。车厢内采用极简主义装饰风格，钢铝车门把手，红色拉带以及赛车风格桶形座椅。同时，平底方向盘和仪表板红色LED背光照明营造了赛车氛围，此外还提供了橡胶脚垫和钢铝踏板。很显然，这款概念车不太可能会在近期投产，不过起亚计划推出一款后轮驱动轿跑车。
Kia GT4 Stinger concept powers into Detroit with RWD and 315 bhp
Kia is pleasantly shocking the Detroit crowd with its GT4 Stinger concept which was unveiled today, following several leaks and teaser pics.
The GT4 Stinger is an interesting rear-wheel drive 2+2 sports coupe described by Kia Design Center America chief designer Tom Kearns as having a "totally selfish design."
Its heart and soul is a 4-cylinder, 2.0-liter turbocharged direct-injected gasoline T-GDI engine delivering no less than 315 bhp (235 kW) to the rear wheels via a six-speed close-ratio manual transmission.
Its tiger nose grille is one of the very few similarities with production models because other than that the car looks unique with its long hood, low vertical headlights (with LED DRLs), bulging wheel arches and see-through A-pillars. LED technology was also used for the taillights where we also find the dual exhaust arrangement as well as a glass hatch.
The concept wears an Ignition Yellow exterior paint scheme and benefits from a custom chassis with an independent double wishbone suspension. It's 169.7 inches long and has a 103.1-inch wheelbase while the width stands at 74.4 inches. The sloping roofline has made the concept only 49.2 inches tall and according to Kia the concept weighs 2,874 lbs (1,303 kg), with 52 percent of the weight being at the front. It rides on bespoke 20-inch alloy center-lock wheels covered in Pirelli P Zero tires measuring 235/35 ZR20 on all four corners.
Step inside the minimalistic cabin and you will immediately notice the billet-aluminum door handles with red-stitched pull straps and also the race-like bucket seats. There's a flat-bottomed steering wheel and a red LED illuminated panel while instead of having a carpet, the concept has received a rubber floor mat underneath the billet-aluminum pedals.
Obviously, a production version of the concept is highly unlikely to come in the near future but Kia might have plans for a rear-wheel drive coupe which could turn out to be an appealing alternative.