Stinger in the wild

[FTE217]

Originally Posted by Adrenaline

Guess either I'm lucky or you're unlucky. I saw another two today in the CBD.

Great ceasors ghost mate - I spotted my 2nd Stinger as I was driving past - a parked white one !
From the quick glance it looks good in white.
So that 2 in my Sydney CBD travels to date.

[stefcio007]

Saw one parked in Olinda, VIC. Nice yellow with some decals down the side.

[Mercury Bullet]

Finally saw one. Parked up in Hillary's but had that pukey grey colour.

Will try to post photos later...things to do.

[OzJavelin]

Originally Posted by CoupeKing

I wanted to hate it ... unfortunately I don't.

[Smoke Pursuit]

Notice they have recalled all the yellow ones for a full repaint?


Bit better then Ford lack luster attempt with Shockwave!

[Swordie]

They will be good buying in 3 yrs time with 4 yrs warranty left.

[mike_nofx]

Originally Posted by Ford17

I'd say the car design community is very tightly knit, and designers world wide know exactly what's happening globally.

Hence Mercedes Benz ripping-off the AU Falcon's tail lights a few years back.

I’m pretty sure you’re being sarcastic, but if not I’d like to point out that I highly doubt that Mercedes would copy the design of a car which received backlash when revealed for being butt ugly.

[Ford17]

Originally Posted by mike_nofx

I’m pretty sure you’re being sarcastic, but if not I’d like to point out that I highly doubt that Mercedes would copy the design of a car which received backlash when revealed for being butt ugly.

I wasn't being sarcastic at all.

I would say (a) MB designers would have been well aware of the AU Falcon, despite it being a vehicle from an entirely different market and demographic; and (b) the AU design was well ahead of it's time, and parts of it could easily be lifted and re-used in the future.

[GasoLane]

Originally Posted by Ford17

I wasn't being sarcastic at all.

I would say (a) MB designers would have been well aware of the AU Falcon, despite it being a vehicle from an entirely different market and demographic; and (b) the AU design was well ahead of it's time, and parts of it could easily be lifted and re-used in the future.

Except that some Benz's had a similar triangular tail light in '97

[au350hp]

Will this become a classic like the series 6 Mazda RX7 or will it go the way of the Nissan 200SX? So many great Jap/Korean cars have been released over the years which virtually disappear. I have been next to these cars on the road and not realised straight away what it is which is not uncommon with many new designs these days. I would like to see one in white with some silver alloys that fill the guards and no stripes or stickers. Obviously Ford biased, but I would buy a 2nd hand FG-X for $50k.

[Mr Brooksy]

I've personally seen 2 Stingers... And not a single New Commodore.

If I was interested in a new, good 4 door performance sedan, I'd be a fool to discount it.

[SpoolMan]

Autotech tuned one recently.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWwQ...em-uploademail

[Vesper Martini]

Is that 257kw at the wheels?

[naddis01]

So much for these being the saviour of rwd performance. They hardly seem to be setting the world on fire. It seems much of the initial hype has died down. In fact I have seen many more Opel Commodores getting around than these.

[malazn mafia]

Originally Posted by naddis01

So much for these being the saviour of rwd performance. They hardly seem to be setting the world on fire. It seems much of the initial hype has died down. In fact I have seen many more Opel Commodores getting around than these.

Seen more Sprints than Stingers. Guess not enough people can stomach driving around a car with a badge that wouldn’t look out of place at the reject shop

[TICKFORD220]

Would have been good to see a before and after qm test on that stinger.
Anybody had one at the drags?
Edit that,i saw one test of the stinger vs the ssv vf and the stinger apparently did 12.79,not sure how they timed that.

[Ben73]

Originally Posted by naddis01

So much for these being the saviour of rwd performance. They hardly seem to be setting the world on fire. It seems much of the initial hype has died down. In fact I have seen many more Opel Commodores getting around than these.

I was thinking the same thing. People say that they never see new Commodores around, well I see at least 4 Commodores for every Stinger I see.
I can't see many RWD Commodore and Falcon owners transferring to a Kia. Most probably ended up looking at dual cabs like everyone else.

[mike_nofx]

Originally Posted by Roostercam

Will this become a classic like the series 6 Mazda RX7 or will it go the way of the Nissan 200SX? So many great Jap/Korean cars have been released over the years which virtually disappear. I have been next to these cars on the road and not realised straight away what it is which is not uncommon with many new designs these days. I would like to see one in white with some silver alloys that fill the guards and no stripes or stickers. Obviously Ford biased, but I would buy a 2nd hand FG-X for $50k.

Yes so many great jap cars released over the years. But what are these great Korean cars that have been released?

Don’t offend classic Japanese greats by using “Jap/Korean” like they are at all similar.

[Feathers]

They look great from a distance. I kept passing a blue one parked at a local dealer, and tried to figure out what it was.
Having seen them up close, the tail light extension is awful, and I hadn't noticed the rear door until reading this thread, but that's dreadful as well.

I have friends in Finland that are automotive journalists, and have driven one for review purposes. They raved about it, but I'm still not sold.

[Big_Daz]

Originally Posted by Ben73

I can't see many RWD Commodore and Falcon owners transferring to a Kia. Most probably ended up looking at dual cabs like everyone else.

I wont be getting a Stinger when it comes time to get another car to replace my Redline as a daily... Ive driven a few now and just didn't feel it...

Though I wont be wasting $$$ on a dual cab ute, I'll be in a Mustang instead...lol

[Syndrome]

Originally Posted by Ben73

I can't see many RWD Commodore and Falcon owners transferring to a Kia. Most probably ended up looking at dual cabs like everyone else.

Well I'd choose a Kia Stinger over a dual cab any day.


BTW - finally found the song that appears in the TV ad for the Stinger: