2018 KIA Stinger – The Professor’s Obsession | iDSC063

2018 KIA Stinger - The Professor’s Obsession The Kia brand has come a long way baby.  And this year they put the exclamation point on that statement with their adrenaline pumping, fast and sexy looking 2018 Stinger.  This enthusiast’s car turns heads on the roads and delivers with the critics.  Our very own Professor, Clinton Quan, finally got to hit the track with one and shares his complete analysis in this iDriveSoCal Podcast. ***Transcript*** Recording date – April 25, 2018 in Los Angeles, CA Clinton Quan: I drove the top of the line Stinger GT2 in all-wheel drive, and it's a fantastic vehicle. It's fast. Kia claims a zero to sixty time of 4.7 seconds. I've seen other publications do a test, a zero to sixty run in 4.4 seconds, and you can definitely feel how fast this car goes. Fun car to drive, handles really well. The gorgeous Gran Tourismo Sport Back design. Definitely a driver focused interior. Tom Smith: Welcome to iDriveSoCal, the podcast all about mobility from the automotive capital of the United States, Southern California. I'm Tom Smith, and joining us for another vehicle review/drive review is the Professor Clinton Quan. And first, Clinton, thank you for joining us. Clinton Quan: It's great to be back, Tom. Tom Smith: And I say kind of vehicle review/driving review because this is actually ... we're doing the 2018 Kia Stinger, and Clinton is a big fan of this vehicle. He's a big fan of the brand, so, I'm gonna try and contain Clinton a little bit here, because he's like gonna geek right out of his suit, but it is a gorgeous car, for sure. But also, he ... it's not your typical test drive where we have a dealer partner, and we're driving the car as part of that partnership. This was actually ... did you go to this event? It was the event ... tell me about the event. Clinton Quan: Well, it's call the Kia Stinger Driving Experience. Tom Smith: Okay. Clinton Quan: Where they visit nine cities throughout the US. Tom Smith: Okay. Clinton Quan: Los Angeles was the first city, and the event I attended was in Phoenix at ISM Raceway, which was the final city for the event. Tom Smith: Okay, so why didn't you do the one in Los Angeles? Clinton Quan: I didn't know about it until after it took place. Tom Smith: Oh my God, the professor didn't know about something. Clinton Quan: It wasn't promoted until after the event, but I'm glad I went to the one in Phoenix, because it was probably more fun, and it took place at a race track. Not on the actual race track, but in the parking lot where there's a lot more space, and the auto cross, of course, was a little over a mile long. Tom Smith: Okay, that all sounds great. Clinton Quan: Pretty long. Tom Smith: That all sounds great, we can come back to that. How did you not know about ... because folks, I can't tell you how much Clinton talks about the Stinger. I mean, Clinton talks about cars constantly anyway, but the Stinger has been like, Oh, yes. Clinton, yes, I've seen it, Clinton. Yes, I've seen that color, Clinton. Yes, I heard about this news Clinton. No, I didn't hear about that news, but I kind of don't want to hear about ... no, I'm just kidding, I always want to hear. But, so, how did you miss it? How did you not get informed? Clinton Quan: Well, I didn't see a post on Facebook about it until after the first event. Tom Smith: Okay, so this wasn't an I-Drive thing at all. This was just Clinton being automotive fanboy. Clinton Quan: Yeah. Tom Smith: Right? Clinton Quan: Yeah. Tom Smith: So, you didn't submit media credentials for IDriveSoCal at the event? Clinton Quan: No, no, no.