{"id":3949,"date":"2019-04-03T15:04:20","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T15:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leithcars.com\/blogs\/1421\/?p=3949"},"modified":"2019-04-03T15:04:20","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T15:04:20","slug":"2020-kia-stinger-gt-wagon-isnt-she-a-beaut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/?p=3949","title":{"rendered":"2020 Kia Stinger GT Wagon – Isn’t She a Beaut?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Will Kia introduce the classic \u201cshooting-brake\u201d body style to the Stinger GT? A Kia Stinger GT Wagon just makes good sense.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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You already know, at least I hope you know, that the 2019 Kia Stinger GT<\/strong><\/a> is a world-class sports car worthy of your consideration. It\u2019s like nothing Kia has ever built before, a low-slung rear-wheel (or all-wheel-drive) four-door sports car with a hatch in back. Its thrust provided by a twin-turbocharged three-hundred-sixty-five horse V6 that pushes you back in your seat during a 4.7-second blast to 60 mph. So why not build a Kia Stinger GT Wagon too? After all, if you build it, they will come\u2026right?<\/p>\n

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The new Kia Stinger GT is an already amazing, world-class sports sedan. (Top, right corner) Kia Stinger GT Wagon concept.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Just look at that beautiful sport wagon profile (top right), or as they say in Europe, \u201cshooting-brake\u201d which sounds a bit cooler. In fact, the name \u201cshooting-brake\u201d is said to refer to the wagons people in England would take on \u201cshooting parties\u201d for wild game in the late 19th<\/sup> century. The word \u201cbrake\u201d developing from the term \u201cbreak\u201d used to describe the process of hooking a wagon chassis to a horse to \u201cbreak\u201d them.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, there are still a select few wagons on the prowl in America but not nearly as many as they have to choose from across the big pond. Even Kia builds a station wagon version of its awesome front-wheel-drive Optima sedan (in Europe) but sadly, it\u2019s not offered here.<\/p>\n

So, to truly stand out from the crowd, to offer an option to those of us who like the versatility of a wagon with its sport sedan handling and mini-SUV utility, it seems only logical to embrace the 2020 Kia Stinger GT Sport Wagon. Here\u2019s why it makes sense.<\/p>\n

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Station wagons new and old like the 2019 Buick Regal TourX (top center), 2017 Subaru Outback (bottom left), 2005 Mazda 6 Sport Wagon (bottom center), and 2012 Acura TSX Sport Wagon (bottom right) continue to serve with honor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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If you haven\u2019t guessed by now, I\u2019m a fan of sport wagons, shooting-brakes, station wagons or whatever you want to call them. Fun fact; In America, the \u201cstation wagon\u201d name developed from the days of trains, horses, and wagons as a traveler by train would be picked up at the train \u201cstation\u201d by a \u201cwagon\u201d that could carry them and their bags to their final destination.<\/p>\n

See that beautiful Squall Blue \u201905 Mazda 6 Sport Wagon (bottom center) above? That was mine, bought right after my wife and I had our first of two boys. It not only served us well for eight years as a solid and safe family hauler, but it also provided me with a means of escape to the lake with my canoe or to take on a challenging mountain bike trail. It was a low profile, super sleek wagon with a 220 hp V6, a Yakima luggage rack on top and retractable cargo net behind the rear seats. My wagon had all the utility of a CUV but with great handling and road manners like a sports sedan. That\u2019s why we need a Kia Stinger GT Wagon, a long, low, sleek, agile, and powerful sedan with the extra utility of a wagon out back. Who\u2019s with me?<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for us in the States, it\u2019s a dwindling market. Subaru has been making the venerable Outback in its current generation for almost a decade so there is a good supply of Subie wagons in the used car market but so many great wagons of yesteryear like the 2012 Acura TSX Sport Wagon and my old Mazda 6 wagon have gone the way of the Dodo bird.<\/p>\n

But fear not my fellow wagon enthusiasts because I have compiled a list of some of the best new sport wagon\/shooting-brakes available to you today in the good \u2018ole U.S. of A. These super wagons would provide a great benchmark for Kia if they decide to engineer a Kia Stinger GT Wagon for us.<\/p>\n

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Porsche surprised us with this tantalizing wagon version of its super sports sedan, Panamera in 2018. The Porsche Panamera 4 Sport Turismo will take you 0 – 60 in a blistering 5.2 seconds while your groceries are securely strapped in the back.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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This mighty Benz has to be considered the boss-daddy of traditional luxury sport wagons, the 2019 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Wagon & AMG variant, “the fastest wagon on the road.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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When Agent 007<\/em> takes his favorite lady out to the country for a picnic, I bet he\u2019d choose a Jaguar XF Sportbrake like this 2019 model over a tight-fitting Aston Martin Coupe any day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Low, lean, and ready for \u201call-roads\u201d, the 2019 Audi A4 Allroad has an almost cult following among all-wheel-drive wagon aficionados and shows no signs of yielding to the growing number of CUVs on the road.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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If a classic Euro-wagon is your jam, you better get yourself a BMW 3-Series Sportwagon or its M variant before they\u2019re gone. BMW will not<\/strong><\/em> be bringing the wagon version of its new generation 3-Series sedan to America.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The newest wagon introduced to American buyers of late is the all-new Buick Regal TourX. (Even though Buick has been shy to call it a wagon), it is<\/em> a \u201cwagon\u201d and with standard all-wheel-drive, it is pretty darn capable too.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Volkswagen\u2019s super-rugged Golf Alltrack has drive settings for sand, rock, mud, snow, and normal plus a slightly increased ride height compared to the Golf SportWagen, the more urban adventure version of VDub\u2019s \u201cWagen.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Here is the 2019 Kia Stinger GT2 Sport Sedan in Ceramic Grey. It sure would look great as a Kia Stinger GT Wagon, right?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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So, there you have it. Seven<\/del>, (soon to be six) cool and fully capable utility vehicles that just happen to be \u201cwagons\u201d that you can find today plus a few notable models on the used car market, (and I didn\u2019t even mention Volvo). Yes, it is a dwindling field of dreams but for those of us who like to haul <\/em>when we \u201chaul\u201d and look good doing it, it\u2019s a field that needs the presence of a 2020 Kia Stinger GT Sport Wagon, don\u2019t you think?<\/p>\n

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Written by Mark Arsen for LeithCars.com<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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