Kia Stinger Engines by Year

The rear- and all-wheel-drive Stinger was Kia's sport sedan.

Pick a year to see every engine offered that model year, with its code, rated horsepower and the trims it came in. Each engine links to its full specs.

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CK (2018–2023): 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023

CK (2018–2023)

2018 Stinger engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four turbo Theta II G4KL	255 hp net	Base, Premium
3.3L / 201 V6 turbo Lambda II G6DP	365 hp net	GT, GT1, GT2

2019 Stinger engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four turbo Theta II G4KL	255 hp net	Base, Premium
3.3L / 201 V6 turbo Lambda II G6DP	365 hp net	GT, GT1, GT2, GTS

2020 Stinger engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four turbo Theta II G4KL	255 hp net	GT-Line
3.3L / 201 V6 turbo Lambda II G6DP	365 hp net	GT, GT1, GT2

2021 Stinger engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four turbo Theta II G4KL	255 hp net	GT-Line
3.3L / 201 V6 turbo Lambda II G6DP	365 hp net	GT, GT1, GT2

2022 Stinger engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 153 inline-four turbo Smartstream G2.5 T-GDi G4KR	300 hp net	GT-Line
3.3L / 201 V6 turbo Lambda II G6DP	368 hp net	GT1, GT2

2023 Stinger engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 153 inline-four turbo Smartstream G2.5 T-GDi G4KR	300 hp net	GT-Line
3.3L / 201 V6 turbo Lambda II G6DP	368 hp net	GT2

Working on one of these engines?

• Engine displacement from bore and stroke
• Static and dynamic compression ratio
• Which camshaft for your build
• What size carburetor
• Horsepower to torque at any RPM
• Torque converter stall speed

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