About a week ago, in the middle of April 2020, we told you that you should hold off on buying a new Kia Stinger because the next-gen 2021 Stinger was going to be so much better. The highlights of the next-gen model were said to include a larger, more powerful four-cylinder in the base model with the high-end model expected to see some tweaks, power upgrades, and improved technology. Now, a new report out of South Korea has cast shade on the previous report in the very worst way. As it turns out, the Kia Stinger might not be long for this world….at least not in the short term.

Is the Next-Gen Kia Stinger Canceled?

The current word coming from the Korean Car Blog, says that the second-generation Kia Stinger is in trouble. In fact, it could be canceled outright. The outlet doesn’t name a source for its report, but what it’s saying does, at the very least, make a little bit of sense.

The real question right now is how far along Kia is in the design and development stage. We knew that a second-gen Stinger was on the cards, and with the current model being out since 2017, there’s a good chance Kia has already put in some pretty serious work. Of course, the same report is saying that the Genesis G70 is also on the chopping block, something that makes sense considering that it shares its engines and RWD platform with the Stinger.

With that said, we should also point out that things haven’t exactly been looking that good for the Stinger anyway. Despite the fact that it’s more comfortable than a BMW 5 Series, sales have been casually dropping. In 2019, for example, Kia only managed to put 13,3884 stingers in garages – about 3,000 less than in 2018. So far this year, thanks to the continued popularity in SUVs and the global pandemic, Kia sales are said to be down too. At this point we have to question if a facelift is even going to happen, but we’ll just have to wait and see how things turn out.