The Kia EV8 electric vehicle will replace the Stinger.

Scheduled to enter production in 2026, the successor to the Kia Stinger, codenamed GT1, will be based on the brand’s upcoming electric vehicle platform. The Hyundai and Kia group continues to unveil new models based on their e-GMP platform.

A modular platform

However, automotive manufacturers are already planning their next-generation vehicles, as suggested by a leaked production schedule. For Kia, this will start with a high-performance successor to the Stinger, codenamed GT1 and called EV8, although the name has not been confirmed yet.

A base for other models

Around mid-2023, Hyundai introduced the platform under the name Integrated Modular Platform (IMA), but in these documents, it is simply referred to as the eM platform. It is expected to debut with the new Genesis GV90 in 2025, after which Hyundai and Kia will release their own models based on this architecture. Several specifications regarding the platform and, in particular, the replacement of the Stinger by Kia, have been revealed through a leaked document found by the Korean Car Blog.

603 horsepower and two engines

It indicates that the car will have a dual-motor powertrain capable of reaching 603 horsepower. This would make the most powerful iteration of the GT1/EV8 more powerful than the EV6 GT, which generates 577 horsepower. Meanwhile, other variants of the GT1 are expected to produce between 215 horsepower and 429 horsepower. These engines will be powered by a 113.2 kWh battery pack. To put this into perspective, the EV9 battery pack is only 99.8 kWh.

700 to 800 km of range

According to the leaked Kia document, this configuration should allow the GT1 to achieve a range between 700-800 km per charge. This range compares favorably even to that of the Mercedes EQS, which, with its 107.8 kWh battery pack, can travel up to 750 km on a single charge according to the WLTP test cycle. Production of the GT1 is expected to begin in 2026 at Kia’s Hwaseong 3 plant. This launch will be part of a broader product offensive by the Hyundai group, starting with the Genesis GV90 in 2025 and including new vehicles from the Kia and Hyundai brands.

With information from Carscoops

The text “La Kia EV8 électrique remplacera la Stinger” comes from “L’annuel de l’automobile – Actualité automobile”