Kia stunned all with the GT4 Stinger sports coupe concept at last month’s Detroit motor show, but a new report suggests the Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ rival has not only been green lit for production, but it will make its showroom debut before the end of 2014.
Speaking with anonymous Kia insiders, an American magazine reports that the GT4 Stinger concept was close to production ready – despite Kia’s refusal to confirm a production future at the time.
Kia GT4.
According to the report, the two-door coupe’s exterior design has been finalized, including those ADR-challenging low-mounted headlights, but the show car’s heavily stylized interior is expected to be scaled back for production.
The car is expected to ride on a version of the Hyundai Genesis Coupe platform, and use an uprated version of its 204 kW 2.0 liter turbo petrol engine that is also available in the US-market Sonata sedan. Kia claimed 235 kW for the GT4 Stinger concept, which likely well within the tuning limits for this engine.
The last GT4 was the 4WD Toyota Celica GT4.
