In April of this year, foreign automotive publications reported that Kia may refuse to release the Stinger liftback, which began production only three years ago. It turned out that the car can lose the entire line of internal combustion engines.
According to Top Gear, the COVID-19 pandemic is putting additional stress on Kia's parent company, Hyundai Motor Company, and in March of this year, sales of the model fell by half in the US market and tripled in Europe. Such indicators force the management of Hyundai Motor Company to do something to correct the situation, and the head of the design department of Kia, Karim Habib, hints that the Stinger can become an electric car. “As technology evolves towards electric vehicles, and the appetite for this type of car changes, the concept (Stinger. - Ed.) Probably also needs to evolve,” he said, without voicing any more details.
Hyundai already has experience in building electric vehicles. Since 2018, it has been selling an electric version of the Kona crossover, which is equipped with a 64kWh battery. Don't forget about the i10 BlueOn electric car, which the company produced between 2009 and 2010. It was created based on the standard Hyundai i10.
Hyundai Motor Company also has an Electric Global Modular Platform in its arsenal, so the automaker could well use it to create an electric version of the Stinger liftback.
However, the model has not even reached the middle of its life cycle, and it is not yet clear how its fate will turn out.
Kia hints Stinger sport liftback could go electric
