Standing-start accel times omit 1-ft rollout of 0.3 sec.
Tires: Pirelli P Zero All Season, 245/40R-19 94W M+S Turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 16-valve inline-4, aluminum block and head, port and direct fuel injectionīrakes (F/R): 13.6-in vented disc/12.8-in disc Until then, roast 'em if you got 'em.įront-engine, front-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 4-door sedan 2022 k5 launches with new gt-line awd premium package additional safety and convenience features IRVINE, Calif., J For 2022, the head-turning K5 gains the new Kia badging and also convenience features such as Surround View Monitor, additional wireless chargers and standard navigation on the GT-Line, EX and GT trims. Whether Kia gives it all-wheel drive or better tires, the GT needs more traction. The K5 GT is a well-designed package, handsome inside and out. The torque also climbs to an impressive 311 pound-feet to propel your compact sedan to new heights. In the Kia showroom, $34K or so apparently buys you horsepower or handling but not both at the same time. The Kia K5 GT engine is a 2.5-liter four-cylinder that increases the output to 290 horsepower. But it's far more composed getting there, and the Stinger would likely walk away from the K5 on a challenging road. The base Stinger employs a 255-hp 2.0-liter turbo-four, and its 60-mph run (6.0 seconds) lags behind the K5 GT's time. But it's also more expensive than another rapid sedan that we like a whole lot- Kia's own Stinger, which carries a base price of $34,135 in rear-wheel-drive GT-Line form. At the as-tested price of $35,835, the K5 GT is a good deal for a car this quick and luxurious. Our test car included the $4000 GT1 package, which gave it a 10.3-inch touchscreen with navigation, Bose audio, ventilated front seats (heated seats are standard), and a mess of other goodies. If the K5 GT isn't exactly well-rounded, it does deliver a whole lot of sneaky family-car speed for $31,585 to start. Passing on two-lanes will not be a problem. For instance: 60 to 90 mph during its acceleration run requires just 4.9 seconds. You just need to look a little farther down the test results to find numbers that take traction out of the equation. But also, yes, it has a really responsive engine.
Here, the K5's 5-to-60-mph time-just 5.5 seconds, 0.3 second slower than its standing-start sprint-merely demonstrates that the Kia is fighting ferocious wheelspin whether you launch from rest or a rolling start. Normally, when a car's rolling-start time is really close to its 60-mph time, that signifies a responsive engine. In frigid Michigan February temperatures, our K5 GT's best straight-line runs happened after a drag-strip-style burnout session to warm up the tires and clean them off. Besides summer rubber, summer itself might help. And we're pretty sure about that because the K5's mechanical doppelganger, the Hyundai Sonata N Line, hits that mark in 5.0 seconds flat on summer tires. We reckon that summer tires would knock a couple tenths of a second off the GT's 5.2-second 60-mph run. Our K5 GT test car rode on 19-inch 245/40R-19 Pirelli P Zero All Season tires.
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