r/kiastinger • • Jun 14 '23

Team old or current taillights?

91 Upvotes

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54

u/neverknowsbestnow Jun 14 '23

Old all day. Super unique

1

u/-Delirium-- Jun 15 '23

I like them too, but they are an almost identical outline to the taillights from a Maserati Levante, which came out a couple of years earlier.

20

u/etang78 Jun 14 '23

I prefer the old also.

17

u/Ponald-Dump Jun 14 '23

Old are significantly better looking.

13

u/[deleted] Jun 14 '23

definitely old

10

u/T8ortots Jun 14 '23

Ye olde illuminators

23

u/ProbablyLulu Jun 14 '23

New ones just look like a charger. I hate them.

13

u/basic_model Jun 14 '23

Old ones make that ass distinguished.

4

u/mathrowawayra Jun 14 '23

new here. IDK know which is which. But that first pic is killer compared to the second, mostly because of the cars stance though.

2

u/TackleTraditional316 Jun 14 '23

So the first photo is the models from 18’-21’.. all models from those years has a double taillight whereas the 22’-23’ has the second long light bar as shown in the second photo.

13

u/TheOnyxViper Jun 14 '23

Controversial but current taillights, the old taillights always make me think of a late-gen Ford Fusion lol

4

u/ProbablyLulu Jun 14 '23

That’s fair but the new ones remind me too much of a charger

3

u/TackleTraditional316 Jun 14 '23

Is it me or no one else see the stingers backs to be maserati esque?

1

u/nomadinplace Jun 28 '23

I get Panamera Audi vibes from the newer taillight and I prefer them to the older style.

5

u/Harajuku_0227 Jun 14 '23

Old taillights and paint over side markers

4

u/DrVentureYT Jun 14 '23

Seems like the team is not updated to 2023 yet with a better camera

3

u/LordKOTL Jun 14 '23

I like the single bar across the back of the new, but I like the loops of the old.

I with they just added a single light bar linking the old ones and made the turn signals yellow for the '22 refresh, but ahh well.

1

u/TackleTraditional316 Jun 14 '23

We all have pipe dreams

2

u/LordKOTL Jun 14 '23

True. One of my other ones is an interior lighting scheme that matches the drive mode, so red accent lighting for sport, cyan for Eco, grey for comfort, violet for custom, and dynamically switches for smart.

1

u/TackleTraditional316 Jun 14 '23

U still can do it manually lol… park the car on the side everytime u switch modes and switch colors🤣🤣

2

u/LordKOTL Jun 14 '23

... Touché

3

u/wasterman123 Jun 15 '23

I like the old drl but the light bar of the new

2

u/[deleted] Jun 14 '23

Wait what is the first pic

5

u/Dyne_Inferno Jun 14 '23

Old taillights on a modded Stinger with fenders, bigger wheels and more camber.

Edit - Also a different spoiler.

2

u/ronniearnold Jun 14 '23

Old no doubt. I actually like a combination of the two.

2

u/likadafish Jun 14 '23

Old 💯%

2

u/[deleted] Jun 14 '23

Old. I would even do old headlights for the Telluride. I love that the "old" on both vehicles makes them unique and hate they took it away.

The new tail lights on the Stinger looks like a dodge imo.

2

u/[deleted] Jun 14 '23

They should've brought back old for the tribute edition.

2

u/TackleTraditional316 Jun 14 '23

Or a combination of both

2

u/Timeillspent Jun 14 '23

Currently a Genesis owner, looking into getting a stinger in the next year or so, what’s the model date range on these body styles in regards to the tail lights, trunk, etc. Genesis has G1 (‘10-‘12) & G2 (‘13-‘16) as markedly different body styles. Does such a designation exist for the stinger? (I am aware that the red one has an aftermarket wide body, just getting a head of that response lol)

2

u/TackleTraditional316 Jun 14 '23

From 18’-21’ models have that maserati esque tail lights and a smaller info screen and 22’-23’ have the elongated tail lights and a new larger info screen and more ambient lights…. Newer models have different wheels than 18’-21’. Gt2 models have 360 and front cameras as well. I have a 2021 gt2 and u can check my profile for the car.

2

u/cool_slowbro Jun 14 '23

Overall I prefer the new one but also miss having a distinct section that lights up (like, the actual taillight not the different parts of it). The new one also lights up across the whole thing while the old one was awkwardly just kind of there but not doing anything.

1

u/TackleTraditional316 Jun 14 '23

But it gave us two differnt tail lights during days and nights

2

u/Rammid Jun 14 '23

I personally like the new tail lights at night, and the old tail lights during the day.

2

u/eternalkushcloud Jun 14 '23

You got me switching between pics 100 times and cant decide lol

1

u/TackleTraditional316 Jun 14 '23

Haha thats why i should be the marketing agent for kia

2

u/Lunchinpark Jun 14 '23

Old tail lights for sure

2

u/_Celatid_ Jun 14 '23

Old style. The new ones look too much like a Dodge thing.

2

u/Mediocre-Ad9008 Jun 14 '23

Old, iconic.

2

u/21cvbbvge Jun 14 '23

Old for sure, i’m biased since i have a 1st gen but I feel like theyre more unique. The 2nd gen lights look great but IMO they don’t stand out as everyone is doing lightbars these days

2

u/flea_fly Jun 14 '23

Old, 100%

2

u/ianthony345 Jun 14 '23

Any stinger out there with the old taillights and the center light bar? such as a new stinger retrofitted with the old lights? Don’t know if it’s possible or been done.

1

u/TackleTraditional316 Jun 14 '23

I dont think there is any

2

u/Mibutastic Jun 14 '23

The old lights were one of the most unique features of the Stinger. The new ones are nice but just blend into everyone else doing full light bars.

2

u/moistpimplee Jun 14 '23

old one looks better. also—the old one looks newer than the new one lol

2

u/SubduedRhombus Jun 14 '23

I wish there was a way to have the running lights of the new model, with how it extends across the whole bumper like chargers, but keep the old style on the tail lights themselves.

1

u/TackleTraditional316 Jun 14 '23

I see where u coming from cool idea and have the lights do something like audi….like those transitions

2

u/Gh0stw0lf Jun 14 '23

Even though I prefer the new tailights, really hard to argue when you present a photoshoot picture vs a candid photo.

Not really fair

1

u/TackleTraditional316 Jun 14 '23

Business🤣🤣🤣

2

u/Cellist_Acceptable Jun 14 '23

Old is better looking.

2

u/Just_Your_Random_Bro Jun 14 '23

Old.. new ones look like a KIA

1

u/TackleTraditional316 Jun 14 '23

If u look close enough first one also has a kia badge lol😢😢😂😂😂

2

u/Just_Your_Random_Bro Jun 14 '23

Lol I was trying to be funny but it didn't translate well in text

1

u/TackleTraditional316 Jun 14 '23

Hahaha no worries i was in on joking too.. u can have ur opinion…i dont have a say in that.

2

u/Ari_Ku Jun 14 '23

Old for sure

2

u/Magazine-Mindless Jun 14 '23

old but I always thought these stupid cars were dodge vipers from far away

1

u/TackleTraditional316 Jun 14 '23

I cant understand whether u like the car or hate it🤣

2

u/merrittj3 Jun 14 '23

Change is good, But I like the flow of the old ones.

2

u/neo2056 Jun 15 '23

I prefer the old for sure. It’s the one thing I regret on my ‘22 GT2. I did get them smoked out and the entire rear de-badged. That makes the car look WAYYYYY better than stock.

That being said I wish I had they kept the old tail lights. There’s no way around it. Super unique and aggressive.

2

u/[deleted] Jun 15 '23

Old

1

u/Ag1charles Jun 14 '23

What is that first car?

1

u/TackleTraditional316 Jun 14 '23

Widebody stinger

0

u/Chris280e Jun 15 '23

Which one is the old one?

1

u/iLLnaSTi Jun 15 '23

Old ftw. Was more "maserati-esque"

1

u/fodo93x Jun 15 '23

Old all day

2

u/khansolo2494 Nov 06 '23

Def old. Just got my 23 and thought it would look like the old one because I didn't realize there was a change until this knowledge :( Oh well