Topic: Kia's Stinger Sports sedan

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May 23rd was the official launch for sale of the Stinger in South Korea

[lebowski]

I am very excited for this car 

[rrocket]

I am very excited for this car 

I heard the exhaust note.  It's kinda sad given the mission of this car.

YMMV.

[lebowski]

I am very excited for this car 

I heard the exhaust note.  It's kinda sad given the mission of this car.

YMMV.

Duly noted, though exhaust notes don't do much for me in the first place.

[rrocket]

I am very excited for this car 

I heard the exhaust note.  It's kinda sad given the mission of this car.

YMMV.

Duly noted, though exhaust notes don't do much for me in the first place.

Oh...I like a nice exhaust note in sporty cars.  It really adds to the experience and enjoyment IMO.  And a soft one takes away from that.  It's why I had to put a proper one on my 911.

For example, imagine driving the new Alfa Giulia with a mousey exhaust?  Would take away from the experience IMO.

YMMV.

[lebowski]

Oh...I like a nice exhaust note in sporty cars.  It really adds to the experience and enjoyment IMO.  And a soft one takes away from that.  It's why I had to put a proper one on my 911.

For example, imagine driving the new Alfa Giulia with a mousey exhaust?  Would take away from the experience IMO.

YMMV.

Yeah, I think I'm a weirdo in this way - I prefer quieter exhaust notes, drawing minimal attention. There are a few exceptions, like a Porsche flat-6 or exotic V12's or V10's, which all sound great. And I do like to hear something in the cabin, so I know what the motor's doing, but beyond that, I prefer relative quiet.

[rrocket]

Oh...I like a nice exhaust note in sporty cars.  It really adds to the experience and enjoyment IMO.  And a soft one takes away from that.  It's why I had to put a proper one on my 911.

For example, imagine driving the new Alfa Giulia with a mousey exhaust?  Would take away from the experience IMO.

YMMV.

Yeah, I think I'm a weirdo in this way - I prefer quieter exhaust notes, drawing minimal attention. There are a few exceptions, like a Porsche flat-6 or exotic V12's or V10's, which all sound great. And I do like to hear something in the cabin, so I know what the motor's doing, but beyond that, I prefer relative quiet.

If you're driving a flashy sports sedan...I'm pretty sure you might draw more than minimal attention.   

[lebowski]

If you're driving a flashy sports sedan...I'm pretty sure you might draw more than minimal attention.   

Good point! But at least it wouldn't be an assault on *all* the senses

[Jaeger]

Oh...I like a nice exhaust note in sporty cars.  It really adds to the experience and enjoyment IMO.  And a soft one takes away from that.  It's why I had to put a proper one on my 911.

For example, imagine driving the new Alfa Giulia with a mousey exhaust?  Would take away from the experience IMO.

YMMV.

Yeah, I think I'm a weirdo in this way - I prefer quieter exhaust notes, drawing minimal attention. There are a few exceptions, like a Porsche flat-6 or exotic V12's or V10's, which all sound great. And I do like to hear something in the cabin, so I know what the motor's doing, but beyond that, I prefer relative quiet.

I'm weird that way too.  Loud gets old fast with me.

That said, I actually found the V8 Genesis TOO quiet.    I would have liked to have heard a bit more engine note.  But a barking, blaring exhaust note is not something I could go for in a daily driver.

[lebowski]

I'm weird that way too.  Loud gets old fast with me.

That said, I actually found the V8 Genesis TOO quiet.    I would have liked to have heard a bit more engine note.  But a barking, blaring exhaust note is not something I could go for in a daily driver.

I hear ya. Good to have a balance - enough to hear the noise, not too much that it's obnoxious

[Sir Osis of Liver]

Mustang, Camaro, any Ferrari, etc,  make some noise. It's part of the experience. Pretty much anything else, quiet please. 

[rrocket]

Mustang, Camaro, any Ferrari, etc,  make some noise. It's part of the experience. Pretty much anything else, quiet please. 

Nah...you need some noise in a sports sedan...especially one that people think looks so sporty!

[SKYMTL]

Mustang, Camaro, any Ferrari, etc,  make some noise. It's part of the experience. Pretty much anything else, quiet please. 

Case and point:  Fusion Sport.  ZERO exterior exhaust note.....and fake engine noises pumped through the speakers. 

I'm happy this thread came up again since I was just talking about the Stinger in a "Name That Ugly Car" conversation I had the other day. 

[OliverD]

I am very excited for this car 

I heard the exhaust note.  It's kinda sad given the mission of this car.

YMMV.

Duly noted, though exhaust notes don't do much for me in the first place.

Oh...I like a nice exhaust note in sporty cars.  It really adds to the experience and enjoyment IMO.  And a soft one takes away from that.  It's why I had to put a proper one on my 911.

For example, imagine driving the new Alfa Giulia with a mousey exhaust?  Would take away from the experience IMO.

YMMV.

This is precisely why the cars now pipe in artificial noises. People want to hear the car but modern cars are so quiet and isolated from the elements.

[Sir Osis of Liver]

Mustang, Camaro, any Ferrari, etc,  make some noise. It's part of the experience. Pretty much anything else, quiet please. 

Nah...you need some noise in a sports sedan...especially one that people think looks so sporty!

Only if you look like Guy Fieri.

[SKYMTL]

I am very excited for this car 

I heard the exhaust note.  It's kinda sad given the mission of this car.

YMMV.

Duly noted, though exhaust notes don't do much for me in the first place.

Oh...I like a nice exhaust note in sporty cars.  It really adds to the experience and enjoyment IMO.  And a soft one takes away from that.  It's why I had to put a proper one on my 911.

For example, imagine driving the new Alfa Giulia with a mousey exhaust?  Would take away from the experience IMO.

YMMV.

This is precisely why the cars now pipe in artificial noises. People want to hear the car but modern cars are so quiet and isolated from the elements.

Yes and no.  I would say a lot of this fake noise push has come from the move to smaller displacement 4 cylinder and 6 cylinder turbo engines. 

By and large those things sound terrible, regardless of the amount of ridiculous burping, farting, pops, backfires and other general nonsense manufacturers are engineering into the exhaust notes.  Hence why the cabin experience is being enhanced with false sounds. 

I mean just listen to this:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWM9WyuGW0M 

The move to small displacement turbos has caused folks to be brainwashed into thinking that sounds "good". 

[aquadorhj]

Mustang, Camaro, any Ferrari, etc,  make some noise. It's part of the experience. Pretty much anything else, quiet please. 

Case and point:  Fusion Sport.  ZERO exterior exhaust note.....and fake engine noises pumped through the speakers. 

I'm happy this thread came up again since I was just talking about the Stinger in a "Name That Ugly Car" conversation I had the other day.

sad to say, i saw the stinger on korean tv show yesterday, in motion, and it didn't really look fetching.
it doesn't look svelte and substantial like bmw 6 series,
it doesn't look smooth and clean like audis

at a glance it looks like fisker karma in profile, not a compliment,

it looks more like caricature of 'sports sedan' from ..say pontiac.  but then i know holden used to make decent looking rwd...

[OliverD]

Mustang, Camaro, any Ferrari, etc,  make some noise. It's part of the experience. Pretty much anything else, quiet please. 

Case and point:  Fusion Sport.  ZERO exterior exhaust note.....and fake engine noises pumped through the speakers. 

I'm happy this thread came up again since I was just talking about the Stinger in a "Name That Ugly Car" conversation I had the other day.

sad to say, i saw the stinger on korean tv show yesterday, in motion, and it didn't really look fetching.
it doesn't look svelte and substantial like bmw 6 series,
it doesn't look smooth and clean like audis

at a glance it looks like fisker karma in profile, not a compliment,

it looks more like caricature of 'sports sedan' from ..say pontiac.  but then i know holden used to make decent looking rwd...

Yeah, that sounds bad.

I want cars to sound like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdEW2qjtV0w

[evil_twin]

Save the V8s!!!

Fake engine noises are a sign of the apocalypse.  I don't care how anyone justifies this as some sort of means to an end, it's ridiculous.   

[Sir Osis of Liver]

I want a car that sounds like this:

https://youtu.be/e2e0LTQnniY?t=5